Janet Smyth is the Children’s Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, and as such is responsible for selecting which authors and events make up the Children’s programme at the book festival. Janet took time out of her busy schedule to answer my questions. Andy Jamieson: This is your second year as Children’s Director […]
Jonathan Emmett is one of the finest children’s picture book writers at work today. His most recent book, Callum’s Incredible Construction Kit (out now, £6.99, published by Egmont Books), is his 50th book. He kindly took time out of his busy schedule to answer my questions…. Andy Jamieson: What was the inspiration for your […]
Axe Cop It all started with two brothers messing around one day; they came up with idea of a cop who fights crime, with, you guessed it it, his axe. Oh, sorry, I should also mention; the two brothers are called Ethan and Malachai Nicolle. Ethan was twenty-nine when all this started, and Malachai […]
Manhattan In Reverse by Peter F. Hamilton (published by MacMillan, out now, £7.99) Peter F. Hamilton doesn’t write much short fiction, but this collection begs the question “why not?”. Although he is famous for his giant tome-like novels, he clearly has talent for short stories too. From the initial, century spanning ‘Watching Trees Grow’ to the […]
Chris Priestley at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Sunday 26th August, 5 til 6pm When this man speaks, you listen. Chris Priestley returned to the Edinburgh International Book Festival for the second year running, and was pleasingly enough in a bigger venue more suited to him (the RBS Corner Theatre, instead of the smaller, […]
Sunday 26th August, 5pm til 6pm, RBS Corner Theatre, EIBF, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh For those of you out there paying attention, Chris Priestley is one of the finest literary horror writers of recent times. It just so happens his books are sold in the teen/YA section of bookstores. Some attempt by his publisher, Bloomsbury, has […]