Podcasts about edinburgh book festival

Latest up from Spoken Label (Spoken Word / Poetry Podcast) featuresmaking his debut, Joe Walsh.Joe is from Edinburgh and lives in Aberdeenshire currently. He has had a variety of jobs including working as a butcher and in the bar-trade before working in Social Services. He then qualified as a Social Worker and after 25 years retired early to concentrate on writing. He has had poems published in anthologies by Seahorse Publications, Blot from The Blue Publications, Inherit the Earth Publications and Dreich Publications. He also has three slim collections of poetry, and a book of short stories published. He is working on a novel and a further collection of poetry. His short story ‘The Big Thing That's Everywhere was showcased at the Edinburgh Book Festival in 2022. He is a regular at Open Mic spoken word events in Aberdeen and Edinburgh as well as online Zoom Open Mic events based in Scotland, Ireland, England and Australia.Joe's books include 'Oppressive Love', 'oblivion disguised', 'scunner' and'Joe A.k.a.'All of his books can be purchased on AmazonJoe is on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/alexander.walsh.1042

The two writers choose favourite books. Recorded at the Edinburgh Book Festival

For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali catches up with previous guest, the writer and poet Andrés N. Ordorica to hear all about his debut novel How We Named The Stars, which is published with Saraband Books. Andrés talks about why this was a story he wanted to tell, creating the central characters of Daniel and Sam, writing in the second person, bringing the reader into the book, writing about love and loss and how that can change both reader and writer, the structure of the novel, and his approach to populating it with a supporting cast. The two also discuss how Andrés engages readers' senses in both How We Named The Stars and with his poetry, the differences between the two forms, and what's coming next. They also look forward to this year's Edinburgh Book Festival where Andrés will be appearing, and chat about the wider affects of Festival season on the city itself. Andrés is one of our favourite writers, and How We Named The Stars is not only a stunning debut, it's one of the most moving and emotional reads of this year, or any year, and it was a pleasure to get such a personal and thoughtful insight. For full details, including all the ways to listen, go to https://www.scotswhayhae.com

Lesley's back frae film making in Denmark and the first part of this week's episode are her hame thochts frae abroad. Not giving the game away too much but safe to say she loved what she saw and reflects on what Scotland can and should learn from our Nordic neighbour.One of the other benefits of being away and so busy has been her non exposure to X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. So she missed the online stooshie over what exactly Kezia Dugdale said about Scottish independence at the Edinburgh Book Festival. Being one of the other guests at that event Lesley sets the record straight.Yet another Land Reform Bill is about to be presented to the Scottish Parliament.Will it "turbocharge land reform" as Michael Russell claims it needs to? Lesley argues in her latest article in The National that land ownership and local democracy are not only the key to a fairer Scotland but are absolutely essential to creating confidence in independence. ★ Support this podcast ★

Red Szell chats to Joseph Coelho about becoming the new children's laureate, we listen back to a live interview with John Gordon Sinclair with Robert Kirkwood on stage at the Edinburgh Book Festival and as the Booker shortlist is released we hear from former winner Bernardine Evaristo with the books of her life.

Booker Prize winning author Damon Galgut talks to Janice Forsyth about his career so far

Literacy and Digital Tech Josh Davidson was one of the first students in the United Kingdom to complete an MA in Digital Art. In every professional role he has had, he has tried to retain his creativity and enthusiasm for new approaches and ideas. It is this willingness to experiment in his work that led to him being recognised with several industry awards. He is the creator and Managing Director of Night Zookeeper; a magical, inspirational brand where children discover and create their own imaginative animals. These animals join an interactive world, which encourages children to learn to read and write. Their unique creations can feature in storybooks, an animated series on Sky Kids and even in a collectable card game. The TV series was the first in the world to be co-created alongside children and had 150,000 entries.  Josh is a passionate public speaker on games, literacy education and creativity. He has spoken at many international conferences including MipJunior, Apps World, Future Book, Kidscreen, the Children's Media Conference, Edinburgh Book Festival, London Book Fair and the Sharjah International Book Fair. Additionally, he has been interviewed across BBC stations in the United Kingdom and has given keynotes at Creative Mornings London and many more. His storybooks have been published by Oxford University Press and translated into several languages.  In This Episode  In this episode we spoke about the value of holding on to creativity and gamification in our learning world. As a child with dyslexia, Josh understands what it's like to have numerous stories in your head but getting them out is what is difficult. Creating a digital platform for reading and writing was his way to support the kids like himself that have all the stories in their heads, but have trouble getting them out. Josh and I we explored the importance of supporting learning in our quickly changing technological world through: Using the internet as a space to create, not just consume Learning through Gamification Digital stories and games Building literacy through digital tech~How digital technology for literacy broadens the world, connects kids and gives a voice Resources You can find Josh on Twitter @thewikiartist You can learn more about Night Zookeeper through their website. If you are in the US connect HERE. Canada connect HERE. If you are in the UK connect HERE. Australia connect HERE. Looking for more support in your homeschool journey? I've got you! Check out my Patreon Community where I offer monthly Live Q&A on all your homeschool, unschool and self directed learning questions. For the summer of 2022- this live support is open to ALL Patron levels. You also have access to my downloads, special videos, insights and interviews with my family! https://www.patreon.com/honeyimhomeschoolingthekids Honey! I'm Homeschooling Club on Clubhouse App offer free weekly discussion groups and support. Follow me on Instagram If you would like to listen to another wonderful episode on building literacy in the home through natural learning, check out this episode: https://imhomeschooling.com/building-literacy-at-home/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'If he wants to follow me, I can't stop him.' After a random encounter with poet and author Ellis Gunn at an auction, a stranger decides to stalk her. Years later, she sits down to write about the experience – and realises it's connected to a lifetime of gendered abuse, including surviving both sexual assault and domestic violence. In this wide-ranging and compelling interview, Ellis discusses what she learned through the experience of writing her debut memoir, Rattled, including the psychological impacts of stalking, the reactions of her family and friends, and the concepts of agency deletion and radical empathy.  Ellis Gunn is a Scottish writer and poet who now lives in Australia. Her poetry, essays and reviews have been published widely in the UK and she has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh Book Festival and the British Embassy in Berlin. She lives near the beach with her partner, two children, a cat and some ants. Learn more about Ellis on her website, and buy a copy of 'Rattled' from your local bookshop, Booktopia or wherever else books are sold.  Ashley is teaching in-person at Writing NSW! Crafting Memoir: An Introduction. Saturday 7 May 2022, 10am-4pm, in-person at Writing NSW, Callan Park, Sydney. Visit Writing NSW to learn more about their online course program.  Books and authors discussed in this episode: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk; 'Tribes and Traitors', Hidden Brain podcast from Shankar Vedantam; Troll Hunting: Inside the World of Online Hate and Its Human Fallout by Ginger Gorman; The Writing Life by Annie Dillard;  The Luminous Solution by Charlotte Wood; How to Be Australian by Ashley Kalagian Blunt; Outline by Rachel Cusk; The Break by Katherena Vermette Get in touch! Ashley's website: ashleykalagianblunt.com Ashley's Twitter: @AKalagianBlunt Ashley's Instagram: @akalagianblunt James' website: jamesmckenziewatson.com James' Twitter: @JamesMcWatson James' Instagram: @jamesmcwatson

The latest SWH! podcast is a rather special one. It's a collaboration with the Edinburgh International Book Festival and Publishing Scotland as part of the Scottish Publisher Showcase at this year's book festival. There are interviews with eight representatives from a variety of publishers who tell us all about who they are, what they do, the challenges they face, and the books they are excited about. As well as those core conversations we talk to Nick Barley, the Director of the Edinburgh Book Festival, and Vikki Reilly from Publishing Scotland. Put together it makes for a fascinating insight into, and overview of, publishing in Scotland today, and we hope you'll be encouraged to investigate further, which you can do by visiting edbookfest.co.uk & publishingscotland.org.

Aside from sitting down to actually write, where else do we get our creative energy and ideas from? From solo afternoon trips to the cinema, visits to modern art installations and long drives alone, this episode is all about how we feed our creativity, spark new ideas and solve creative problems. Becoming aware of how we feed our creativity is one thing - but how do we then protect that creative time? Penny and Ali talk about how they prioritise those activities by treating it as part of the process and why they think we should all take it seriously. Links mentioned in the show https://www.5x15.com/ (5x15 spoken word events) https://www.hayfestival.com/p-1408-hay-player-annual-subscription.aspx#:~:text=Hay%20Player%20contains%20thousands%20of%20audio%20and%20film,access%20to%20culture%2C%20ideas%2C%20literature%20and%20the%20arts. (Hay Festival Player) https://www.arvon.org/ (Arvon at Home) https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/look-and-listen/player?type=&year=&query= (Edinburgh Book Festival ) https://mrbsemporium.com/gifts/reading-subscriptions/ (Mr B's Emporium Book Subscription) https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/subscribe (Galley Beggar's Press subscription) https://www.waterstones.com/book/girl-a/abigail-dean/9780008389055 (Girl A - Abigail Dean) https://www.waterstones.com/book/pew/catherine-lacey/9781783785179 (Pew - Catherine Lacey) https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-silence/don-delillo/9781529057096 (The Silence - Don Delillo) https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-divers-game/jesse-ball/9781783785872 (The Divers' Game - Jesse Ball)

This year’s Young Alumna of the Year for the University of Auckland, Courtney Sina Meredith is a respected arts manager and distinguished author whose work delves into issues such as racism, sexism and poverty and draws on her Samoan roots. She is the Director of Tautai, Aotearoa’s leading Pacific arts organisation. Recognised as a global thinker she was invited to the House of Lords by BBC, selected by Roxanne Gay and Jackie Kay into 21st Century Women for the Edinburgh Book Festival and cited by The Guardian as a potential future Booker Prize Winner. Courtney has been awarded prestigious creative opportunities around the globe and is the author of four books, the most recent being The Adventures of Tupaia. Which is a finalist in the Elsie Locke Award for Non Fiction category in this year’s New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

Local writer Greg Mosse is one of the judges in the Weald and Downland Living Museum's historical fiction short story competition – along with our own Suzie Wilde. He joined this week's P pod to speak with Claire Vennis about his career and the competition. A great encourager of writers, Greg has delivered successful writing workshops for Guardian Masterclasses, Edinburgh Book Festival, Cheltenham Festival, Chichester Festival Theatre and many others. This is an extended version of the interview carried in this week's P pod.

Sadly, there will be no Edinburgh Book Festival this year due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Bit here is a short walk around the festival in 2019

I first came across Camilla Grudova's work at the Edinburgh Book Festival, when I attended a joint reading between her and Helen McClory (whose A Voice Spoke To Me At Night I have also read for this series). I was instantly captivated by her claustrophobically intimate tales of a vague Mitteleuropa that seemed to summon up both Kafka and Beckett, by way of Orwell's steamed-cabbage tenements, with a very unique voice. More info here - https://pietersender.wordpress.com/2020/05/10/readings-rhinoceros-camilla-grudova/ More info - https://pietersender.wordpress.com/2020/05/10/readings-rhinoceros-camilla-grudova/ The Doll's Alphabet is available her - https://fitzcarraldoeditions.com/books/the-dolls-alphabet

Alison Weir spricht über die sechs Ehefrauen von Heinrich VIII. Am Rande des Edinburgh Book Festival 2018 traf ich die britische Autorin und sprach mit ihr über Katharina, Anne, Jane, Anna, Catherine und Katherine gemäß des Kinderreims: "divorced - beheaded - died - divorced - beheaded - survived".

Alison Weir spricht über die sechs Ehefrauen von Heinrich VIII. Am Rande des Edinburgh Book Festival 2018 traf ich die britische Autorin und sprach mit ihr über Katharina, Anne, Jane, Anna, Catherine und Katherine gemäß des Kinderreims: "divorced - beheaded - died - divorced - beheaded - survived".

For the latest SWH! podcast Ali headed to Edinburgh to speak to the American writer Elle Nash who was over for a couple of events at the Book Festival. The conversation focused on her powerful novel 'Animals Eat Each Other', which is published by 404 Ink. The two discuss the novel's themes and content, Elle's intentions for the novel, how her style developed, the importance of names and language, the psychology of desire, the quest for identity, and much more. You'll also hear 404 Ink's Laura Jones discussing why they felt they had no choice but to publish Elle once they had read her book. We consider it an instructive and insightful discussion which will interest writers, readers, and book lovers of all kinds. Have a listen and see if you agree.

Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Cha - Episode 74 In this episode Pat chats to Scottish poet/writer Ali Whitelock. Her first book ‘poking seaweed with a stick and running away from the smell’ was launched at Sydney Writers Festival in 2008. The book received critical acclaim in Australia and the UK. Ali is now living in Australia where she ia a full time writer. Recently she's been back in Scotland performing at the Edinburgh Fringe and Edinburgh Book Festival. In September she'll be heading over to Ireland with shows in Limerick, Belfast, Dublin & Cork.(Details at aliwhitelock.com) You can catch Ali at Waterstones Byres Road on Thursday 29 August, when she'll be performing with Magi Gibson and Jenny Lindsay. Links Ali Whitelock Pat's Guide to Glasgow West End Twitter: @glasgowswestend Music by Jim Byrne

Pour tous les amoureux de la culture, Edimbourg est the place to be l'été: la capitale de l'Ecosse se transforme en capitale mondiale de la culture, grâce à ses nombreux festivals de renommée internationale. Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh Book Festival, Edinburgh Art Festival, et on en passe: on fait un tour d'horizon des festivals d'août, avec quelques recommandations de choses à voir, et des astuces pour s'organiser et ne pas se ruiner ! On a aussi parlé à Christian Allard, candidat sur la liste du SNP pour les élections européennes le 23 mai 2019. Ecosse Toujours est sur les réseaux sociaux! ! Facebook (@ecossetoujours), Twitter (ecosse_toujours), Instagram (ecosse.toujours). Also: - Sarah, aka @French_Kilt, et la page Facebook et le site du même nom - Assa, aka @Terfele, et la page Facebook et le site Kiltissime ! Bonne écoute

I've loved Jasper Fforde for years and years. Ever since Lost in Austen, I was hooked on his witty book-nerd stories. A little bit sci-fi, a little bit fantasy, and a whole lot wacky dry British wit, it was an easy sell to see him speak at the Edinburgh Book Festival. But when he spoke about the devastating experience of writer's block he endured through the process of writing his latest novel, Early Riser, I knew we had to have him on the show. His honesty about how fragile the writing routine actually is – and what got him through to writing again as well as ever – felt like essential information for all of you. In addition, we get into one of my favorite writing tricks ever- the narrative dare. This one is required listening, promise! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Damian in conversation with Maggie O'Farrell at the Edinburgh Book Festival. She reads from her astonishing memoir I am I am I am. It details her many and various brushes with death and her astonishing will to survive. A warning: someone fainted at the first reading. it's not gory but it is very intense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk to Sam Ruddock, director of Story Machine Productions, about reinventing live literature and how to create transformative experiences based on the reading of books. Hosted by Simon Jones, writer and Digital Marketing Manager at the National Centre for Writing. Find out more about the National Centre for Writing: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/ Mentioned events: Life & Times of Michael K: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/whats-on/life-times-of-michael-k/ Related links: Story Machine Productions: https://storymachineproductions.co.uk/ Neil Gaiman on finding your tribe: http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2008/03/at-eastercon.html Norfolk & Norwich Festival: https://nnfestival.org.uk/ Wigtown: http://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/ Edinburgh Book Festival: https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/ Extract from 'The Quiet' by Carys Davies, one of the stories in the 2017 show The Story Machine: Under Surveillance, co-produced by National Centre for Writing and Norfolk & Norwich Festival. Sound design by Jose McGill, featuring the voice of Joanna Swann. Music by Bennet Maples: https://sonicfruit.co.uk/

Alexander McCall Smith sprach mit mir über seine Serie 44 Scotland Street. Das Interview entstand während des Edinburgh Book Festival 2018.

Lee Hutchison is joined for interviews and conversations with an incredible diverse range of talent and performers who have come to Edinburgh for the largest arts festival in the world.(00:01:39)Firstly, Lee speaks with Robert Picardo, Sylvester McCoy and John Bett to discuss their play, A Joke.  https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/joke(00:10:22)Heather Palmer and Sha Nazir talk about the graphic novel, We Shall Fight Until We Win.https://bhpcomics.squarespace.com/we-shall-fight-until-we-win/(00:26:34)Sooz Kempner speaks with Lee about her shows Super Sonic 90s Kid & Jonny Woo's All Star Brexit Cabaret.  https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/sooz-kempner-super-sonic-90s-kid(00:36:15)Scottish comic Steve McClean discusses Star Wars fandom and his show, Action Figure Archieve. https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/action-figure-archive-with-steve-mclean(00:52:49)Javier and Gary make up The Just Us League and talk about their sketch show, MarvelUs: All The Marvel Shows. Kind Of.https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/marvelus-all-the-marvel-movies-kind-of-2018(01:08:49)Phoebe Katis takes us behind the scenes of her two musical shows, 007: Voices of Bond & The Carole King Story. https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/carole-king-storyhttps://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/007-voices-of-bond  

We talk to indie author Joanna Penn about being an early adopter of self-publishing and how the landscape has changed in the last decade. Hosted by Simon Jones, writer and Digital Marketing Manager at the National Centre for Writing. Find out more about the National Centre for Writing: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/introducing-the-national-centre-for-writing/ Mentioned events: NCW at Edinburgh Book Festival: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/whats-on/meet-the-national-centre-for-writing-edinburgh-international-literature-festival/ Useful links: The Creative Penn: thecreativepenn.com Ingram Spark: https://www.ingramspark.com/ Music by Bennet Maples: sonicfruit.co.uk/

This month World Book Club is celebrating its 15th birthday and has come to where it all began – in September 2002 - The Edinburgh Book Festival, to talk to Irish literary superstar Sebastian Barry about his poignant and much garlanded novel The Secret Scripture. Now in her hundredth year Roseanne McNulty, once the most beautiful girl in County Sligo, has long been locked up in an mental asylum for reasons which gradually become clear as she decides to put down a secret record of her remarkable story. Set against an Ireland besieged by conflict The Secret Scripture is at once an epic story of love and heart-rending betrayal and a vivid reminder of the stranglehold that the Catholic Church had on individual lives for much of the twentieth century. (Picture courtesy of The Irish Times.)

We visit the Edinburgh international book festival to speak with Man Booker nominee Whitehead, Norwegian author Lars Mytting and British novelist Rachel Seiffert

We come to you from the Edinburgh Book Festival with special guests Ian Rankin and Val McDermid to talk about Scottish Crime writing.

This week we're joined by comic creator and graphic novelist Karrie Fransman, to discuss stretching the limits of what a comic means, visual novels, the Edinburgh Book Festival - and then, somehow - nostril sessions, DARK SECRETS and more. Check out Karrie on Twitter @KarrieFransman and visit her lovely, varied website right here: karriefransman.com Don't forget to let us know what you think @uncaringunicast and if you so desire, follow co-hosts Danny @madquills and Yashoda @theoncominghope. Next fortnight we have another writer and visual-maker, slightly more TV oriented. More info next week to whet your incorrigible little appetites.

In this special Edinburgh Book Festival edition of the Granta Podcast Laura Barber talks to Kapka Kassabova (Street Without a Name, Twelve Minutes of Love) and Peter Stamm (Seven Years) about the often paradoxical relationship between writing and place.

John Wilson talks to Booker T, and meets members of the Author's Cricket team at Lords. Writer James Meek discusses his latest novel The Heart Broke In. Mark Lawson talks to Sir Tom Stoppard about Parade's End and Anna Karenina and meets Ian McEwan at the Edinburgh Book Festival to discuss his new novel, Sweet Tooth. Kirsty Lang talks to Philippa Gregory about her latest book, The Kingmaker's Daughter.

Ian and Ali set up camp in Charlotte Square in Edinburgh to record their Edinburgh Book Festival podcast...