Heading to Edinburgh Book Festival

I might have gone a little overboard with the requesting tickets for this event but I am also not sure if I will get the chance again so I decided to give it my all this time around! Over the space of four days, I am going to be attending numerous events. Most of which I am incredibly excited about!

Saturday 10th August

I have signed up for one event on the Saturday which is to go see Yasmin Rahman. As I was unable to go to her panel at YALC, I’m really excited to finally get a chance to hear her talk.
I’ve now started All The Things We Never Said and it is so incredible so I cannot wait to listen to her talk about friendships which are so important in the book.

Sunday 11th August

So this is the first day where I have a fair few events to go to but I will be starting the day off with the amazing Malorie Blackman and I am incredibly excited! Malorie is one of my favourite authors and I cannot wait to listen to her speak once again.

I will then be going to a Feminist Fantasy panel with Deirdre Sullivan & Maria Turtschaninoff which sounds really fantastic and well worth a listen so I am very much interested in this.

My last event on the Sunday is with M A Bennett & Gabriel Dylan who are talking about Unnerving the Dead. It sounds spooky and fab. Being in the middle of Edinburgh for this talk just feels right.

Monday 12th August

I’ll be starting the day off with the crime duo, Hannah Beckerman & Bev Thomas, which I’m excited about. I have read a lot more crime in recent years but I’ve not heard too many author talks on the subject so I am definitely intrigued about it.

I’m then going to an event with Holly Smale & Catherine Wilkins as they talk about teen geeks and as a geek myself, and a fan of Geek Girl, I am really interested in this one and am excited to see what it’s going to be like.

I am also very excited as the next panel I will be going to is with the lovely Abi Elphinstone. I am a bit behind on her books but I know that they are very good so I am very excited to hear more about them.

This is the day when I try and cram everything in, the next panel I will be heading to is with Tom Huddleston & Jamie Smith where they talk about Fantasy Worlds. I thought it would be interesting to see how this differs from the Feminist Fantasy talk on the Sunday!

Lastly, I will be finishing the Sunday with a talk from Chris Brookmyre. I’ve not actually read anything by Chris but I’ve heard he’s very good and I’m interested to see if he can intrigue me enough to pick up his book!

Tuesday 13th August

Finally, I will be heading to a talk run by Joanne Harris. This is an author that I’ve never seen before and one that I’ve only read one book for but I absolutely loved it so I am incredibly excited to see her and listen to her panel.