Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood

Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'

Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'

Cabaret Acrobat, Danik Abishev

Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life

Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre

Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn

Howard Jacobson reads from his novel J

Etgar Keret and Alain Mabanckou at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet

Mexican Writing, An Insider's View with Gabriel Orozco at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Jazz Line-Up: Darius Brubeck Quartet

Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums