Raj Chakraborty interviews Joel Bakan about his book and documentary ‘The Corporation’, at the 2005 Edinburgh International Book Festival. Joel Bakan is an author, filmmaker and a professor of law at the University of British Columbia. His work examines the …

Jim Kelly interviews author Carlo Gebler at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2005 about the focus on history in Irish writing. Carlo Gebler is an Irish author and playwright, and has published many fiction and non-fiction novels, plays and short …

Author and journalist Jimmy Burns discusses his writing on football and the impact certain clubs like Barcelona have on the world of football. Burns has written for the Financial Times, The Observer and The Economist among others. His writing, particularly …

To commemorate Hilary Mantel’s unprecedented second Man Booker literary award, we have an interview with Colleen Connors from 2004 in which Mantel discusses her memoir ‘Giving up the Ghost’.

Tana McPhee interviews Ariel Dorfman in 2004 on his novel ‘Burning City’ written with his son, Joaquin.

Raj Chakraborti’s interview with Tariq Ali at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2004.

In 2004 Colleen Connors interviewed British journalist, Christina Lamb, about her book, Sewing Circles of Herat. The book is based on a group of female writers who disguise themselves as a sewing group. Under Taliban ruling, it is impossible for …

Yorkshire poet Tim Turnbull has been writing since the early nineties. Whilst studying at university, he became a regular on the London performance scene. Much of his work has been published in magazines over the years, and Turnbull has been …

Andy Field interviews acclaimed children’s author, Brian Jacques. Jacques was best known for his Redwall series, a set of fantasy novels that told the story of anthropomorphic animals who could speak. There are 22 books in total, which have been …

Tana McPhee interviews Lars Saabye Christensen about his novel, The Half Brother.

The poet Don Paterson has recently spoken out against Scotland’s main arts funding body, Creative Scotland. In an article due to be published in Unstated: Writers on Scottish Independence, Paterson questions the funding body’s policies and role within Scottish arts …

Raj Chakraborti’s interview with George Monbiot at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2003. Monbiot outlines Keynes ‘reserve fund’ solution to the deepening crisis of inequality highlighting movements in Brazil, Mexico and South Africa that set a tone for peaceful …

Francesca Atkinson interviews Jeanette Winterson on her novel The Powerbook.

Journalist Fergal Keane discusses his Amnesty International event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, whilst also discussing human rights and the importance of such a topic.

Part of the 11/9 publishing imprint series that fosters new Scottish talent, David Cameron and Tom Bryan discuss their new works, Rousseau Moon and The Wolfclaw Chronicles, respectively.

Author Graham Swift discusses his book, Last Orders at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2001.

Robert Morgan’s interview with celebrated ‘vain and greedy’ but iconoclastic author and playwright Gore Vidal at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2001.

Francesca Atkinson in discussion with Frank McCourt on ‘Tis the sequel to Angela’s Ashes.

Wole Soyinka talks about his book Burden of Memory at the 2000 Edinburgh International Book Festival.

Anthony Bourdain discusses his book Kitchen Confidential, a look into the often salacious world of running a restaurant.

Described by the press as ‘the most sophisticated drugs baron of all time’, Welsh author Howard Marks discusses his ideas on the legalisation of drugs in the UK in this interview at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, where he was promoting …

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka speaking on the work of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Committee at the 2000 Edinburgh International Book Festival.