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On Tuesday 30 October Marie MacPherson will launch her book The First Blast of the Trumpet at the Edinburgh Central Library on George IV Bridge. ‘The First Blast of the Trumpet is a fictional account of the early undocumented life of John Knox. Marie MacPherson, a renowned academic, will be presenting a short [more...]

Join Black & White Publishing when they launch their latest novel If I Touched the Earth by Cynthia Rogerson on Tuesday 23rd October. The event is open to the public and refreshments are provided. The launch starts at 6.30pm at the Blackwells on South Bridge (no 53-59). For more information and [more...]

Fancy some new, non-mainstream reading material? The Humble eBook Bundle is offering a selection of up to eight eBooks, and you can set the price! That’s right, the folks over at the Humble Bundle are allowing you to set your own price based on what you think the package is worth. [more...]

 This six year old is really sweet in her guesses about the contents of books by their covers. Sometimes she’s bang on with her estimations.  At other times she veers into the weird and wonderful netherworld of childhood imagination.  Note that classic vintage editions of these books from the psychedelic [more...]

Over at the Edinburgh: City of Literature website, is a cool new thing  called Palimpsest: Literary Edinburgh.  This is a smartphone app due to be launched for the Edinburgh Book Festival, that will highlight the rich literary history of Edinburgh.  People who are interested in participating can contribute their own time, [more...]