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  • Andrew O’Hagan appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
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Andrew O'Hagan, FRSL is a Scottish novelist and non-fiction author. He is also an Editor at Large of Esquire, London Review of Books and critic at large for T: The New York Times Style Magazine.
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  • Andrew O’Hagan appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Andrew O'Hagan, FRSL is a Scottish novelist and non-fiction author. He is also an Editor at Large of Esquire, London Review of Books and critic at large for T: The New York Times Style Magazine.
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  • Andrew O’Hagan appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Andrew O'Hagan, FRSL is a Scottish novelist and non-fiction author. He is also an Editor at Large of Esquire, London Review of Books and critic at large for T: The New York Times Style Magazine.
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  • Andrew O’Hagan appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Andrew O'Hagan, FRSL is a Scottish novelist and non-fiction author. He is also an Editor at Large of Esquire, London Review of Books and critic at large for T: The New York Times Style Magazine.
    EEM_Edinburgh International Festival...JPG
  • Andrew O’Hagan appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Andrew O'Hagan, FRSL is a Scottish novelist and non-fiction author. He is also an Editor at Large of Esquire, London Review of Books and critic at large for T: The New York Times Style Magazine.
    EEM_Edinburgh International Festival...JPG
  • Andrew O’Hagan appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Andrew O'Hagan, FRSL is a Scottish novelist and non-fiction author. He is also an Editor at Large of Esquire, London Review of Books and critic at large for T: The New York Times Style Magazine.
    EEM_Edinburgh International Festival...JPG
  • Andrew O’Hagan appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Andrew O'Hagan, FRSL is a Scottish novelist and non-fiction author. He is also an Editor at Large of Esquire, London Review of Books and critic at large for T: The New York Times Style Magazine.
    EEM_Edinburgh International Festival...JPG
  • Andrew O’Hagan appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Andrew O'Hagan, FRSL is a Scottish novelist and non-fiction author. He is also an Editor at Large of Esquire, London Review of Books and critic at large for T: The New York Times Style Magazine.
    EEM_Edinburgh International Festival...JPG
  • Quintin Jardine appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Quintin Jardine is a Scottish author of three series of crime novels, featuring the fictional characters Bob Skinner, Oz Blackstone, and Primavera Blackstone.
    EEM_Edinburgh International Festival...JPG
  • Quintin Jardine appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Quintin Jardine is a Scottish author of three series of crime novels, featuring the fictional characters Bob Skinner, Oz Blackstone, and Primavera Blackstone.
    EEM_Edinburgh International Festival...JPG
  • Quintin Jardine appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Quintin Jardine is a Scottish author of three series of crime novels, featuring the fictional characters Bob Skinner, Oz Blackstone, and Primavera Blackstone.
    EEM_Edinburgh International Festival...JPG
  • Quintin Jardine appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Quintin Jardine is a Scottish author of three series of crime novels, featuring the fictional characters Bob Skinner, Oz Blackstone, and Primavera Blackstone.
    EEM_Edinburgh International Festival...JPG
  • Quintin Jardine appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Quintin Jardine is a Scottish author of three series of crime novels, featuring the fictional characters Bob Skinner, Oz Blackstone, and Primavera Blackstone.
    EEM_Edinburgh International Festival...JPG
  • Quintin Jardine appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Quintin Jardine is a Scottish author of three series of crime novels, featuring the fictional characters Bob Skinner, Oz Blackstone, and Primavera Blackstone.
    EEM_Edinburgh International Festival...JPG
  • Quintin Jardine appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Quintin Jardine is a Scottish author of three series of crime novels, featuring the fictional characters Bob Skinner, Oz Blackstone, and Primavera Blackstone.
    EEM_Edinburgh International Festival...JPG
  • Peter Stanford appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Peter James Stanford is a British writer, editor, journalist and presenter, known for his biographies and writings on religion and ethics.
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  • Peter Stanford appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Peter James Stanford is a British writer, editor, journalist and presenter, known for his biographies and writings on religion and ethics.
    EEM_Edinburgh International Festival...JPG
  • Linda Grant appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Linda Grant is an English Novelist and Journalist. Her fiction draws heavily on her Jewish background, family history, and the history of Liverpool.
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  • Linda Grant appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Linda Grant is an English Novelist and Journalist. Her fiction draws heavily on her Jewish background, family history, and the history of Liverpool.
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  • Linda Grant appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Linda Grant is an English Novelist and Journalist. Her fiction draws heavily on her Jewish background, family history, and the history of Liverpool.
    EEM_Edinburgh International Festival...JPG
  • Linda Grant appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Linda Grant is an English Novelist and Journalist. Her fiction draws heavily on her Jewish background, family history, and the history of Liverpool.
    EEM_Edinburgh International Festival...JPG
  • Linda Grant appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Linda Grant is an English Novelist and Journalist. Her fiction draws heavily on her Jewish background, family history, and the history of Liverpool.
    EEM_Edinburgh International Festival...JPG
  • Quintin Jardine appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Quintin Jardine is a Scottish author of three series of crime novels, featuring the fictional characters Bob Skinner, Oz Blackstone, and Primavera Blackstone.
    EEM_Edinburgh International Festival...JPG
  • Peter Stanford appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Peter James Stanford is a British writer, editor, journalist and presenter, known for his biographies and writings on religion and ethics.
    EEM_Edinburgh International Festival...JPG
  • Peter Stanford appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Peter James Stanford is a British writer, editor, journalist and presenter, known for his biographies and writings on religion and ethics.
    EEM_Edinburgh International Festival...JPG
  • Peter Stanford appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Peter James Stanford is a British writer, editor, journalist and presenter, known for his biographies and writings on religion and ethics.
    EEM_Edinburgh International Festival...JPG
  • Linda Grant appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival<br />
<br />
Linda Grant is an English Novelist and Journalist. Her fiction draws heavily on her Jewish background, family history, and the history of Liverpool.
    EEM_Edinburgh International Festival...JPG
  • Pictured:  Hollywood star Isla Fisher attends the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017 to promote her book "Marge In Charge"<br />
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Alex Todd | EEm Saturday 19th August 2017
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  • Pictured:  Hollywood star Isla Fisher attends the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017 to promote her book "Marge In Charge"<br />
<br />
Alex Todd | EEm Saturday 19th August 2017
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  • Pictured:  Hollywood star Isla Fisher attends the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017 to promote her book "Marge In Charge"<br />
<br />
Alex Todd | EEm Saturday 19th August 2017
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_19082017_4.jpg
  • Pictured:  Hollywood star Isla Fisher attends the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017 to promote her book "Marge In Charge"<br />
<br />
Alex Todd | EEm Saturday 19th August 2017
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_19082017_3.jpg
  • Pictured:  Hollywood star Isla Fisher attends the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017 to promote her book "Marge In Charge"<br />
<br />
Alex Todd | EEm Saturday 19th August 2017
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_19082017_8.jpg
  • Pictured:  Hollywood star Isla Fisher attends the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017 to promote her book "Marge In Charge"<br />
<br />
Alex Todd | EEm Saturday 19th August 2017
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_19082017_6.jpg
  • Pictured:  Hollywood star Isla Fisher attends the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017 to promote her book "Marge In Charge"<br />
<br />
Alex Todd | EEm Saturday 19th August 2017
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_19082017_5.jpg
  • Pictured:  Hollywood star Isla Fisher attends the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017 to promote her book "Marge In Charge"<br />
<br />
Alex Todd | EEm Saturday 19th August 2017
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_19082017_2.jpg
  • Pictured:  Hollywood star Isla Fisher attends the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017 to promote her book "Marge In Charge"<br />
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Alex Todd | EEm Saturday 19th August 2017
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_19082017_1.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017 Author Elif Åžafak is a Turkish author, columnist and speaker. She has been called Turkey's most popular female novelist. Åžafak has published 15 books, 10 of which are novels. She writes fiction in both Turkish and English ;(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
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  • Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017 Author Elif Åžafak is a Turkish author, columnist and speaker. She has been called Turkey's most popular female novelist. Åžafak has published 15 books, 10 of which are novels. She writes fiction in both Turkish and English ;(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_11.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017 Author Elif Åžafak is a Turkish author, columnist and speaker. She has been called Turkey's most popular female novelist. Åžafak has published 15 books, 10 of which are novels. She writes fiction in both Turkish and English ;(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_8.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival, Thursday 17th August 2017<br />
Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC, is a crossbench member of the British House of Lords and a former British Conservative politician until 2011, as Member of the British Parliament for Bath from 1979 to 1992<br />
(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_28.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017<br />
Denise Mina is a Scottish crime writer and playwright. She has written the Garnethill trilogy and another three novels featuring the character Patricia "Paddy" Meehan, a Glasgow journalist<br />
(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_21.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017 Author Elif Åžafak is a Turkish author, columnist and speaker. She has been called Turkey's most popular female novelist. Åžafak has published 15 books, 10 of which are novels. She writes fiction in both Turkish and English ;(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_13.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017 Author Elif Åžafak is a Turkish author, columnist and speaker. She has been called Turkey's most popular female novelist. Åžafak has published 15 books, 10 of which are novels. She writes fiction in both Turkish and English ;(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_12.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017 Author Elif Åžafak is a Turkish author, columnist and speaker. She has been called Turkey's most popular female novelist. Åžafak has published 15 books, 10 of which are novels. She writes fiction in both Turkish and English ;(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_10.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017 Author Elif Åžafak is a Turkish author, columnist and speaker. She has been called Turkey's most popular female novelist. Åžafak has published 15 books, 10 of which are novels. She writes fiction in both Turkish and English ;(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_9.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017 Author Elif Åžafak is a Turkish author, columnist and speaker. She has been called Turkey's most popular female novelist. Åžafak has published 15 books, 10 of which are novels. She writes fiction in both Turkish and English ;(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_7.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival, Thursday 17th August 2017<br />
Yiyun Li is a Chinese American writer, writing in English. Her short stories and novels have won several awards and distinctions. She is presently an editor of the Brooklyn-based literary magazine A Public Space.<br />
(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
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  • Edinburgh International Book Festival, Thursday 17th August 2017<br />
Yiyun Li is a Chinese American writer, writing in English. Her short stories and novels have won several awards and distinctions. She is presently an editor of the Brooklyn-based literary magazine A Public Space.<br />
(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_31.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival, Thursday 17th August 2017<br />
Yiyun Li is a Chinese American writer, writing in English. Her short stories and novels have won several awards and distinctions. She is presently an editor of the Brooklyn-based literary magazine A Public Space.<br />
(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_33.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival, Thursday 17th August 2017<br />
Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC, is a crossbench member of the British House of Lords and a former British Conservative politician until 2011, as Member of the British Parliament for Bath from 1979 to 1992<br />
(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_29.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival, Thursday 17th August 2017<br />
Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC, is a crossbench member of the British House of Lords and a former British Conservative politician until 2011, as Member of the British Parliament for Bath from 1979 to 1992<br />
(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_30.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival, Thursday 17th August 2017<br />
Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC, is a crossbench member of the British House of Lords and a former British Conservative politician until 2011, as Member of the British Parliament for Bath from 1979 to 1992<br />
(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_27.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival, Thursday 17th August 2017<br />
Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC, is a crossbench member of the British House of Lords and a former British Conservative politician until 2011, as Member of the British Parliament for Bath from 1979 to 1992<br />
(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_24.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival, Thursday 17th August 2017<br />
Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC, is a crossbench member of the British House of Lords and a former British Conservative politician until 2011, as Member of the British Parliament for Bath from 1979 to 1992<br />
(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_26.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival, Thursday 17th August 2017<br />
Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC, is a crossbench member of the British House of Lords and a former British Conservative politician until 2011, as Member of the British Parliament for Bath from 1979 to 1992<br />
(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_23.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival, Thursday 17th August 2017<br />
Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC, is a crossbench member of the British House of Lords and a former British Conservative politician until 2011, as Member of the British Parliament for Bath from 1979 to 1992<br />
(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_25.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017<br />
Denise Mina is a Scottish crime writer and playwright. She has written the Garnethill trilogy and another three novels featuring the character Patricia "Paddy" Meehan, a Glasgow journalist<br />
(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_20.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017<br />
Denise Mina is a Scottish crime writer and playwright. She has written the Garnethill trilogy and another three novels featuring the character Patricia "Paddy" Meehan, a Glasgow journalist<br />
(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_18.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017<br />
Denise Mina is a Scottish crime writer and playwright. She has written the Garnethill trilogy and another three novels featuring the character Patricia "Paddy" Meehan, a Glasgow journalist<br />
(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_19.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017<br />
Denise Mina is a Scottish crime writer and playwright. She has written the Garnethill trilogy and another three novels featuring the character Patricia "Paddy" Meehan, a Glasgow journalist<br />
(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_22.jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017<br />
Denise Mina is a Scottish crime writer and playwright. She has written the Garnethill trilogy and another three novels featuring the character Patricia "Paddy" Meehan, a Glasgow journalist<br />
(c) Alex Todd | Edinburgh Elite media
    EEm_Book_Fest_AT_17082017_17.jpg
  • Pictured: Selva Almada <br />
<br />
Argentinian writer Selva Almada has won the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s 2019 First Book Award. Her debut novel The Wind That Lays Waste was chosen by readers and visitorsto the 2019 event, having been translated into English for the first time this year by Chris Andrews. <br />
<br />
When it was first published in 2012 the novel was highlighted as one of the best novels of the year by Argentinian journalists. It has since been translated into  French, Portuguese, German and Dutch, and been the basis for an opera created by Beatriz Catani and Luis Menacho.<br />
<br />
Almada went on to write Chicas Muertas (Dead Girls), a non-fiction chronicle of three teenage girls murdered in the 1980s, which established her as one of Argentina’s most prominent feminist thinkers as well as a powerful voice in contemporary Latin American fiction. Edinburgh-based Charco Press, who published The Wind That Lays Waste, are set to publish Chicas Muertas in English for the first time next year.<br />
<br />
Selva Almada has also been a finalist of the Rodolfo Walsh Award and of the Tigre Juan Award in Spain.<br />
<br />
Ger Harley | EEm 18 August 2019
    EEm_Selva_Almada_wins_Award_GER_1511...jpg
  • Pictured: Selva Almada <br />
<br />
Argentinian writer Selva Almada has won the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s 2019 First Book Award. Her debut novel The Wind That Lays Waste was chosen by readers and visitorsto the 2019 event, having been translated into English for the first time this year by Chris Andrews. <br />
<br />
When it was first published in 2012 the novel was highlighted as one of the best novels of the year by Argentinian journalists. It has since been translated into  French, Portuguese, German and Dutch, and been the basis for an opera created by Beatriz Catani and Luis Menacho.<br />
<br />
Almada went on to write Chicas Muertas (Dead Girls), a non-fiction chronicle of three teenage girls murdered in the 1980s, which established her as one of Argentina’s most prominent feminist thinkers as well as a powerful voice in contemporary Latin American fiction. Edinburgh-based Charco Press, who published The Wind That Lays Waste, are set to publish Chicas Muertas in English for the first time next year.<br />
<br />
Selva Almada has also been a finalist of the Rodolfo Walsh Award and of the Tigre Juan Award in Spain.<br />
<br />
Ger Harley | EEm 18 August 2019
    EEm_Selva_Almada_wins_Award_GER_1511...jpg
  • Pictured: Selva Almada <br />
<br />
Argentinian writer Selva Almada has won the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s 2019 First Book Award. Her debut novel The Wind That Lays Waste was chosen by readers and visitorsto the 2019 event, having been translated into English for the first time this year by Chris Andrews. <br />
<br />
When it was first published in 2012 the novel was highlighted as one of the best novels of the year by Argentinian journalists. It has since been translated into  French, Portuguese, German and Dutch, and been the basis for an opera created by Beatriz Catani and Luis Menacho.<br />
<br />
Almada went on to write Chicas Muertas (Dead Girls), a non-fiction chronicle of three teenage girls murdered in the 1980s, which established her as one of Argentina’s most prominent feminist thinkers as well as a powerful voice in contemporary Latin American fiction. Edinburgh-based Charco Press, who published The Wind That Lays Waste, are set to publish Chicas Muertas in English for the first time next year.<br />
<br />
Selva Almada has also been a finalist of the Rodolfo Walsh Award and of the Tigre Juan Award in Spain.<br />
<br />
Ger Harley | EEm 18 August 2019
    EEm_Selva_Almada_wins_Award_GER_1511...jpg
  • Pictured: Selva Almada <br />
<br />
Argentinian writer Selva Almada has won the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s 2019 First Book Award. Her debut novel The Wind That Lays Waste was chosen by readers and visitorsto the 2019 event, having been translated into English for the first time this year by Chris Andrews. <br />
<br />
When it was first published in 2012 the novel was highlighted as one of the best novels of the year by Argentinian journalists. It has since been translated into  French, Portuguese, German and Dutch, and been the basis for an opera created by Beatriz Catani and Luis Menacho.<br />
<br />
Almada went on to write Chicas Muertas (Dead Girls), a non-fiction chronicle of three teenage girls murdered in the 1980s, which established her as one of Argentina’s most prominent feminist thinkers as well as a powerful voice in contemporary Latin American fiction. Edinburgh-based Charco Press, who published The Wind That Lays Waste, are set to publish Chicas Muertas in English for the first time next year.<br />
<br />
Selva Almada has also been a finalist of the Rodolfo Walsh Award and of the Tigre Juan Award in Spain.<br />
<br />
Ger Harley | EEm 18 August 2019
    EEm_Selva_Almada_wins_Award_GER_1511...jpg
  • Pictured: Selva Almada <br />
<br />
Argentinian writer Selva Almada has won the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s 2019 First Book Award. Her debut novel The Wind That Lays Waste was chosen by readers and visitorsto the 2019 event, having been translated into English for the first time this year by Chris Andrews. <br />
<br />
When it was first published in 2012 the novel was highlighted as one of the best novels of the year by Argentinian journalists. It has since been translated into  French, Portuguese, German and Dutch, and been the basis for an opera created by Beatriz Catani and Luis Menacho.<br />
<br />
Almada went on to write Chicas Muertas (Dead Girls), a non-fiction chronicle of three teenage girls murdered in the 1980s, which established her as one of Argentina’s most prominent feminist thinkers as well as a powerful voice in contemporary Latin American fiction. Edinburgh-based Charco Press, who published The Wind That Lays Waste, are set to publish Chicas Muertas in English for the first time next year.<br />
<br />
Selva Almada has also been a finalist of the Rodolfo Walsh Award and of the Tigre Juan Award in Spain.<br />
<br />
Ger Harley | EEm 18 August 2019
    EEm_Selva_Almada_wins_Award_GER_1511...jpg
  • Pictured: Selva Almada <br />
<br />
Argentinian writer Selva Almada has won the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s 2019 First Book Award. Her debut novel The Wind That Lays Waste was chosen by readers and visitorsto the 2019 event, having been translated into English for the first time this year by Chris Andrews. <br />
<br />
When it was first published in 2012 the novel was highlighted as one of the best novels of the year by Argentinian journalists. It has since been translated into  French, Portuguese, German and Dutch, and been the basis for an opera created by Beatriz Catani and Luis Menacho.<br />
<br />
Almada went on to write Chicas Muertas (Dead Girls), a non-fiction chronicle of three teenage girls murdered in the 1980s, which established her as one of Argentina’s most prominent feminist thinkers as well as a powerful voice in contemporary Latin American fiction. Edinburgh-based Charco Press, who published The Wind That Lays Waste, are set to publish Chicas Muertas in English for the first time next year.<br />
<br />
Selva Almada has also been a finalist of the Rodolfo Walsh Award and of the Tigre Juan Award in Spain.<br />
<br />
Ger Harley | EEm 18 August 2019
    EEm_Selva_Almada_wins_Award_GER_1511...jpg
  • Pictured: Selva Almada <br />
<br />
Argentinian writer Selva Almada has won the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s 2019 First Book Award. Her debut novel The Wind That Lays Waste was chosen by readers and visitorsto the 2019 event, having been translated into English for the first time this year by Chris Andrews. <br />
<br />
When it was first published in 2012 the novel was highlighted as one of the best novels of the year by Argentinian journalists. It has since been translated into  French, Portuguese, German and Dutch, and been the basis for an opera created by Beatriz Catani and Luis Menacho.<br />
<br />
Almada went on to write Chicas Muertas (Dead Girls), a non-fiction chronicle of three teenage girls murdered in the 1980s, which established her as one of Argentina’s most prominent feminist thinkers as well as a powerful voice in contemporary Latin American fiction. Edinburgh-based Charco Press, who published The Wind That Lays Waste, are set to publish Chicas Muertas in English for the first time next year.<br />
<br />
Selva Almada has also been a finalist of the Rodolfo Walsh Award and of the Tigre Juan Award in Spain.<br />
<br />
Ger Harley | EEm 18 August 2019
    EEm_Selva_Almada_wins_Award_GER_1511...jpg
  • Edinburgh author Alexander McCall Smith is to receive a prestigious award from his home city.<br />
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency writer has been named as the 2020 winner of the Edinburgh Award.<br />
<br />
The City of Edinburgh Council said it was in recognition of his writing success, legal career and academic work.
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  • Edinburgh International Book Festival launch, Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 31 July 2020. Nick Barley, Director of Edinburgh International Book Festival, launches the online 2020 programme in an empty Charlotte Square Gardens with no tents as an alternative to the usual book festival being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<br />
<br />
Sally Anderson | EdinburghElitemedia.co.uk
    Edinburgh_International_Book_Festiva...jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival launch, Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 31 July 2020. Nick Barley, Director of Edinburgh International Book Festival, launches the online 2020 programme in an empty Charlotte Square Gardens with no tents as an alternative to the usual book festival being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<br />
<br />
Sally Anderson | EdinburghElitemedia.co.uk
    Edinburgh_International_Book_Festiva...jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival launch, Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 31 July 2020. Nick Barley, Director of Edinburgh International Book Festival, launches the online 2020 programme in an empty Charlotte Square Gardens with no tents as an alternative to the usual book festival being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<br />
<br />
Sally Anderson | EdinburghElitemedia.co.uk
    Edinburgh_International_Book_Festiva...jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival launch, Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 31 July 2020. Nick Barley, Director of Edinburgh International Book Festival, launches the online 2020 programme in an empty Charlotte Square Gardens with no tents as an alternative to the usual book festival being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<br />
<br />
Sally Anderson | EdinburghElitemedia.co.uk
    Edinburgh_International_Book_Festiva...jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival launch, Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 31 July 2020. Nick Barley, Director of Edinburgh International Book Festival, launches the online 2020 programme in an empty Charlotte Square Gardens with no tents as an alternative to the usual book festival being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<br />
<br />
Sally Anderson | EdinburghElitemedia.co.uk
    Edinburgh_International_Book_Festiva...jpg
  • Edinburgh International Book Festival launch, Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 31 July 2020. Nick Barley, Director of Edinburgh International Book Festival, launches the online 2020 programme in an empty Charlotte Square Gardens with no tents as an alternative to the usual book festival being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<br />
<br />
Sally Anderson | EdinburghElitemedia.co.uk
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  • Edinburgh International Book Festival launch, Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 31 July 2020. Nick Barley, Director of Edinburgh International Book Festival, launches the online 2020 programme in an empty Charlotte Square Gardens with no tents as an alternative to the usual book festival being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<br />
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  • Edinburgh International Book Festival launch, Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 31 July 2020. Nick Barley, Director of Edinburgh International Book Festival, launches the online 2020 programme in an empty Charlotte Square Gardens with no tents as an alternative to the usual book festival being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<br />
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  • Edinburgh International Book Festival launch, Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 31 July 2020. Nick Barley, Director of Edinburgh International Book Festival, launches the online 2020 programme in an empty Charlotte Square Gardens with no tents as an alternative to the usual book festival being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<br />
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  • Edinburgh International Book Festival launch, Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 31 July 2020. Nick Barley, Director of Edinburgh International Book Festival, launches the online 2020 programme in an empty Charlotte Square Gardens with no tents as an alternative to the usual book festival being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<br />
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  • Edinburgh International Book Festival launch, Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 31 July 2020. Nick Barley, Director of Edinburgh International Book Festival, launches the online 2020 programme in an empty Charlotte Square Gardens with no tents as an alternative to the usual book festival being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<br />
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  • Edinburgh International Book Festival launch, Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 31 July 2020. Nick Barley, Director of Edinburgh International Book Festival, launches the online 2020 programme in an empty Charlotte Square Gardens with no tents as an alternative to the usual book festival being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<br />
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  • Edinburgh International Book Festival launch, Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 31 July 2020. Nick Barley, Director of Edinburgh International Book Festival, launches the online 2020 programme in an empty Charlotte Square Gardens with no tents as an alternative to the usual book festival being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<br />
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  • Edinburgh International Book Festival launch, Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 31 July 2020. Nick Barley, Director of Edinburgh International Book Festival, launches the online 2020 programme in an empty Charlotte Square Gardens with no tents as an alternative to the usual book festival being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<br />
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  • Edinburgh International Book Festival launch, Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 31 July 2020. Nick Barley, Director of Edinburgh International Book Festival, launches the online 2020 programme in an empty Charlotte Square Gardens with no tents as an alternative to the usual book festival being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.<br />
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  • Asking the big questions Nick Barley, Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival launches the 2017 Book Festival programme. The Book Festival examines not only the big, global questions exploring truth and post-truth, terrorism and fanaticism, gender, diversity and identity, death, globalisation but also celebrates the most joyful, intimate and personal stories of individuals. From 12 to 28 August, conversations, performances, lectures, workshops and discussions featuring 1000 writers from over 50 countries offer multiple perspectives, interpretations and translations of the changing world. <br />
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Pictured: Nick Barley, Director Edinburgh International Book Festival & Janet Smyth, Children & Education Programme Director
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  • Asking the big questions Nick Barley, Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival launches the 2017 Book Festival programme. The Book Festival examines not only the big, global questions exploring truth and post-truth, terrorism and fanaticism, gender, diversity and identity, death, globalisation but also celebrates the most joyful, intimate and personal stories of individuals. From 12 to 28 August, conversations, performances, lectures, workshops and discussions featuring 1000 writers from over 50 countries offer multiple perspectives, interpretations and translations of the changing world. <br />
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Pictured: Nick Barley, Director Edinburgh International Book Festival & Janet Smyth, Children & Education Programme Director
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  • Asking the big questions Nick Barley, Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival launches the 2017 Book Festival programme. The Book Festival examines not only the big, global questions exploring truth and post-truth, terrorism and fanaticism, gender, diversity and identity, death, globalisation but also celebrates the most joyful, intimate and personal stories of individuals. From 12 to 28 August, conversations, performances, lectures, workshops and discussions featuring 1000 writers from over 50 countries offer multiple perspectives, interpretations and translations of the changing world. <br />
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Pictured: Nick Barley, Director Edinburgh International Book Festival & Janet Smyth, Children & Education Programme Director
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  • Asking the big questions Nick Barley, Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival launches the 2017 Book Festival programme. The Book Festival examines not only the big, global questions exploring truth and post-truth, terrorism and fanaticism, gender, diversity and identity, death, globalisation but also celebrates the most joyful, intimate and personal stories of individuals. From 12 to 28 August, conversations, performances, lectures, workshops and discussions featuring 1000 writers from over 50 countries offer multiple perspectives, interpretations and translations of the changing world. <br />
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Pictured: Nick Barley, Director Edinburgh International Book Festival & Janet Smyth, Children & Education Programme Director
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  • Asking the big questions Nick Barley, Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival launches the 2017 Book Festival programme. The Book Festival examines not only the big, global questions exploring truth and post-truth, terrorism and fanaticism, gender, diversity and identity, death, globalisation but also celebrates the most joyful, intimate and personal stories of individuals. From 12 to 28 August, conversations, performances, lectures, workshops and discussions featuring 1000 writers from over 50 countries offer multiple perspectives, interpretations and translations of the changing world. <br />
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Pictured: Nick Barley, Director Edinburgh International Book Festival & Janet Smyth, Children & Education Programme Director
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  • Asking the big questions Nick Barley, Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival launches the 2017 Book Festival programme. The Book Festival examines not only the big, global questions exploring truth and post-truth, terrorism and fanaticism, gender, diversity and identity, death, globalisation but also celebrates the most joyful, intimate and personal stories of individuals. From 12 to 28 August, conversations, performances, lectures, workshops and discussions featuring 1000 writers from over 50 countries offer multiple perspectives, interpretations and translations of the changing world. <br />
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Pictured: Nick Barley, Director Edinburgh International Book Festival & Janet Smyth, Children & Education Programme Director
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  • Asking the big questions Nick Barley, Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival launches the 2017 Book Festival programme. The Book Festival examines not only the big, global questions exploring truth and post-truth, terrorism and fanaticism, gender, diversity and identity, death, globalisation but also celebrates the most joyful, intimate and personal stories of individuals. From 12 to 28 August, conversations, performances, lectures, workshops and discussions featuring 1000 writers from over 50 countries offer multiple perspectives, interpretations and translations of the changing world. <br />
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Pictured: Nick Barley, Director Edinburgh International Book Festival
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  • Asking the big questions Nick Barley, Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival launches the 2017 Book Festival programme. The Book Festival examines not only the big, global questions exploring truth and post-truth, terrorism and fanaticism, gender, diversity and identity, death, globalisation but also celebrates the most joyful, intimate and personal stories of individuals. From 12 to 28 August, conversations, performances, lectures, workshops and discussions featuring 1000 writers from over 50 countries offer multiple perspectives, interpretations and translations of the changing world. <br />
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Pictured: Nick Barley, Director Edinburgh International Book Festival
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  • Asking the big questions Nick Barley, Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival launches the 2017 Book Festival programme. The Book Festival examines not only the big, global questions exploring truth and post-truth, terrorism and fanaticism, gender, diversity and identity, death, globalisation but also celebrates the most joyful, intimate and personal stories of individuals. From 12 to 28 August, conversations, performances, lectures, workshops and discussions featuring 1000 writers from over 50 countries offer multiple perspectives, interpretations and translations of the changing world. <br />
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Pictured: Nick Barley, Director Edinburgh International Book Festival & Janet Smyth, Children & Education Programme Director
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  • Asking the big questions Nick Barley, Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival launches the 2017 Book Festival programme. The Book Festival examines not only the big, global questions exploring truth and post-truth, terrorism and fanaticism, gender, diversity and identity, death, globalisation but also celebrates the most joyful, intimate and personal stories of individuals. From 12 to 28 August, conversations, performances, lectures, workshops and discussions featuring 1000 writers from over 50 countries offer multiple perspectives, interpretations and translations of the changing world. <br />
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Pictured: Nick Barley, Director Edinburgh International Book Festival
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  • Asking the big questions Nick Barley, Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival launches the 2017 Book Festival programme. The Book Festival examines not only the big, global questions exploring truth and post-truth, terrorism and fanaticism, gender, diversity and identity, death, globalisation but also celebrates the most joyful, intimate and personal stories of individuals. From 12 to 28 August, conversations, performances, lectures, workshops and discussions featuring 1000 writers from over 50 countries offer multiple perspectives, interpretations and translations of the changing world. <br />
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Pictured: Nick Barley, Director Edinburgh International Book Festival
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  • Asking the big questions Nick Barley, Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival launches the 2017 Book Festival programme. The Book Festival examines not only the big, global questions exploring truth and post-truth, terrorism and fanaticism, gender, diversity and identity, death, globalisation but also celebrates the most joyful, intimate and personal stories of individuals. From 12 to 28 August, conversations, performances, lectures, workshops and discussions featuring 1000 writers from over 50 countries offer multiple perspectives, interpretations and translations of the changing world. <br />
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Pictured: Nick Barley, Director Edinburgh International Book Festival
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  • Asking the big questions Nick Barley, Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival launches the 2017 Book Festival programme. The Book Festival examines not only the big, global questions exploring truth and post-truth, terrorism and fanaticism, gender, diversity and identity, death, globalisation but also celebrates the most joyful, intimate and personal stories of individuals. From 12 to 28 August, conversations, performances, lectures, workshops and discussions featuring 1000 writers from over 50 countries offer multiple perspectives, interpretations and translations of the changing world. <br />
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Pictured: Nick Barley, Director Edinburgh International Book Festival
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  • Asking the big questions Nick Barley, Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival launches the 2017 Book Festival programme. The Book Festival examines not only the big, global questions exploring truth and post-truth, terrorism and fanaticism, gender, diversity and identity, death, globalisation but also celebrates the most joyful, intimate and personal stories of individuals. From 12 to 28 August, conversations, performances, lectures, workshops and discussions featuring 1000 writers from over 50 countries offer multiple perspectives, interpretations and translations of the changing world. <br />
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Pictured: Nick Barley, Director Edinburgh International Book Festival
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  • Asking the big questions Nick Barley, Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival launches the 2017 Book Festival programme. The Book Festival examines not only the big, global questions exploring truth and post-truth, terrorism and fanaticism, gender, diversity and identity, death, globalisation but also celebrates the most joyful, intimate and personal stories of individuals. From 12 to 28 August, conversations, performances, lectures, workshops and discussions featuring 1000 writers from over 50 countries offer multiple perspectives, interpretations and translations of the changing world. <br />
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Pictured: Nick Barley, Director Edinburgh International Book Festival
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  • Pictured: Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 23 August 2019 . <br />
Haylen Beck is the pen name of international prize-winning crime writer Stuart Neville, who talks about his novel 'Lost You' at the book festival today.<br />
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