Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Monday, August 11, 2014
Inner voices, independence and literary other halves: Day one at the Edinburgh international books festival
The literary buzz landed on the Scottish capital along with a mix of poetic and prosaic discussions about authors’ wives, hearing voices and, of course, Scottish independence
Day one in Charlotte square. Photograph: Murdo Macleod for the Guardian
Edinburgh is in full festival bloom – not just because of the omnipresent fringe, but now also thanks to the prestigious book festival, which kicked off today and took over the cosy Charlotte Square for the 31st year in a row. The line-up is quite spectacular, with big names including George RR Martin and Haruki Murakami.
Here is a round-up of what happened on the first day.
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