Across 17 days in August, approximately 225,000 people visited this year’s Edinburgh International Book Festival in Charlotte Square Gardens – a massive number by any reckoning. Such popularity is perhaps not a surprise; with a programme which featured hundreds of authors, EIBF 2012 really did have something for everyone. But how was the geek community […]
The Hydrogen Sonata, the new Culture novel by Iain M. Banks, is out in early October. He is one of the world’s foremost science-fiction writers as well as a prominent fiction writer (as Iain Banks). Mr Banks took time out from his busy schedule to answer my questions…. Andy Jamieson: What inspired your new […]
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 […]
Festival season has come around again in the fair city of Edinburgh, kicking off with the 66th Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), which will run for the next two weeks. This year, for the first time ever, the Geekzine will have a presence at the festival itself, and we’ll be bringing you reviews of the […]
The Edinburgh Bookshop, one of Edinburgh’s best kept secrets is 5 today. Congratulations to Malcolm and Vanessa Robertson, the proprietors. To commemorate the event, Dr Seuss’ Cat in the Hat will be entertaining for most of the day, along with various story times, and other such delights. Where: The Edinburgh Bookshop, 219 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh, […]