Jeanette Winterson (2010 event)
Legendary writer Jeanette Winterson inspired her audience with tremendous charm on 16 August, speaking movingly of happiness and the pursuit thereof. This brilliant event was full of intelligent questions from the audience and great energy from Winterson herself. When she attended her photocall, the Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit writer proceeded to throw oranges at the photographers!
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Jeanette Winterson (2010 event)
Rachel Kushner (2018 Event)
Markus Zusak at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Charly Cox, Theresa Lola & Tayi Tibble at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Charles Fernyhough and Ben Marcus (2012 event)
Ben Mezrich (2011 Event)
Richard Ford
Gordon Brown (2014 event)
Miguel Syjuco reading Be Here Now
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and Bidisha (2015 Event)