en-PI JellyCast http://www.jellycast.com () Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100 podcast https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/13 China. Its extraordinary economic and cultural transformation and the effects on the rest of the world was one of the Book Festival's major themes in 2007. In this podcast Helen Tse talks about her family and her memoir - the first ever by a British-born Chinese woman - all about the generations of women in her family in China. Radio presenter, columnist and novelist, Xinran Xue sheds new light on her homeland. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:13:08 +0000 Content https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/13 jellycast https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/13 No Podcast 00:19:24 https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/12 Always a favourite and always entertaining, Ian Rankin is the UK's biggest-selling crime author and recipient of countless awards. Here he chats to Tom Rice about Rebus, crime, writing and much more. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:50:13 +0000 Content https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/12 jellycast https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/12 No Podcast 00:17:52 https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/9 A bit of chat, a sneaky listen at each event and some audience feedback with Julian Clary and Rhona Cameron as they both launch their very first novels at the Book Festival in 2007. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:47:43 +0000 Content https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/9 jellycast https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/9 No Podcast 00:19:50 https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/8 Academy Award nominee William Nicholson (Shadowlands and Gladiator) and Charlie Fletcher (Taggart, Afterlife) both adapted their novels for the screen. What did it mean for the stories? They talk to Tom Rice before their event at the 2007 Book Festival and offer a few insights. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:15:02 +0000 Content https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/8 jellycast https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/8 No Podcast 00:19:32 https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/7 An international publishing phenomenon and a firm favourite at Book Festivals across the land, Alexander McCall Smith chats to Louisa Donaldson about life, Edinburgh, the festival and his massively popular series of books. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:55:59 +0000 Content https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/7 jellycast https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/7 No Podcast 00:09:11 https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/6 Iraqi exile Lewis Alsamari and Iranian Marina Nemat both wrote deeply moving and personal accounts of their experiences of escape to the West. Both appeared at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2007 and this podcast, featuring interviews with the authors and clips from their events, details some of those very personal experiences. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:46:47 +0000 Content https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/6 jellycast https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/6 No Podcast 00:19:51 https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/5 Best-loved chef and food-writer Claire MacDonald imparts a few foodie tips. Italian expert John Dickie chats about Italian cities and their world-famous cuisine. Both at Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2007. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:52:06 +0000 Content https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/5 jellycast https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/5 No Podcast 00:20:09 https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/4 The great Canadian writer Margaret Atwood talks about her ingenious invention the LongPen, her poetry and her fiction following sell-out events at Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2007. Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:40:48 +0000 Content https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/4 jellycast https://edbookfest.jellycast.com/node/4 No Podcast 00:16:26