COVID-19: Edinburgh August festivals cancelled
Edinburgh’s August festivals announce the cancellation of all five major festivals set to take place in the Scottish capital
Mez McConnell
The Creaking on the Stairs
Uncomfortable but thought-provoking reading from popular Edinburgh pastor
Talks
Alistair Moffat: An Abandoned Mythical Land
A pilgrimage to rekindle the feelings this place once made the author feel
Rory Stewart: Lessons from Literature for Today’s Politics
The surprise leadership contender from this year’s race to be PM proves himself to be a breath of fresh air in politics
Robert Macfarlane: A Journey into Deep Time
An engrossing but sometimes troubling look at what’s beneath
Keith Hartley & Typex: Looks a Scream
Andy Warhol is the focus of two new and very different books
Sarah Henstra & Elle Nash: Sex, Violence and Obsession
Two coming of age novels bring up interesting questions
Sue Perkins: Blundering Through Asia
Natural, likeable storyteller discusses her fascinating travels in South East Asia
Afternoon Tea with Sabrina Ghayour: Step into Sabrina’s Kitchen
New Queen of Eastern cooking has the Spiegeltent salivating
