EIBF 2023: Carol Ann Duffy
Few of the guests at the Edinburgh International Book Festival have the creative freedom or the boldness of Carol Ann Duffy. However, as a former Poet Laureate and one of…
Carol Ann Duffy: My LGBT Literary Hero
You may remember Carol Ann Duffy’s poetry from school. The former Poet Laureate’s work appears, quite rightly, on almost every English Literature syllabus across the country. She has a poem…
The 2015 Edinburgh International Book Festival: Opening Weekend
Ben Okri at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2015. Photo: Alan McCredie For most of us, Edinburgh in August is synonymous with the Fringe. And why wouldn’t it be? With…