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Edinburgh Live
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Live
Nicola Sturgeon is due to release memoirs at Edinburgh International Book Festival
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Former first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon will launch her memoir at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. She will launch her memoir, Frankly, at the festival on August 14. The festival has revealed a line-up for an expanded series, The Front List, between August 12 and August 24, at McEwan Hall, next to the main venue, the Edinburgh Futures Institute. Included in the line-up are Maggie O'Farrell and Ian McEwan, and also Gavin And Stacey co-creator and writer, Ruth Jones, who will discuss her new novel, By Your Side. Writers RF Kuang; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; and Asako Yuzuki, winner of 2024 Waterstones Book of the Year; will also appear, along with Ally McCoist, who will discuss Dear Scotland: On The Road With The Tartan Army. Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sentstraight to your messages. Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the late Russian dissident, Alexei Navalny, will offer political insights, along with a-Nehisi Coates, Anne Applebaum, and Edward Wong, diplomatic correspondent at the New York Times. More than 600 events will be announced on June 10, with participants from the United States, Japan, Russia, and Nigeria as well as the UK. A spokesperson said: "We are thrilled to be launching Frankly, the highly anticipated memoir from Scotland's first female - and longest-serving - first minister, as Nicola Sturgeon shares the story of her journey from shy, working-class child to one of our country's most significant political leaders. "We're joined by acclaimed and international writers, speaking about their careers and works. The luminous Maggie O'Farrell celebrates 25 years of creativity since her debut publication, and Ian McEwan looks back over his remarkable body of work and forward to what comes next. "With the Trump administration continuing to unravel the last 70 years of established world order with breathtaking speed, essential political insight comes from The Atlantic columnist and author, Anne Applebaum, and New York Times diplomatic correspondent, Edward Wong, who together take on recent seismic political shifts and explore whether democracy can ever be truly protected. "Poignantly, Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in a Russian prison last year, speaks about her late husband's courageous work, Patriot, and continuing his crucial activism." Sign up for Edinburgh Live newsletters for more headlines straight to your inbox Jenny Niven, book festival director and chief executive, said: "We are thrilled to be returning to the beautiful McEwan Hall, and expanding our partnership with Underbelly to present 14 The Front List events in 2025. "At this challenging moment in history and politics, we'll be offering a comprehensively informed and critical eye on international affairs, and also the chance to escape them through the work of some of the world's foremost fiction writers, entertainment, and sporting figures. "There's plenty more to come in our full programme announcement, but we hope our line-up for The Front List offers a delicious taster of the many flavours and perspectives you can expect from this year's Book Festival events." Tickets for The Front List events go on sale to the public at 10am on Tuesday May 6 and are available here.
STV News
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- STV News
Sturgeon to launch memoir at Edinburgh International Book Festival
Former first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon will launch her memoir at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. She will launch her memoir, Frankly, at the festival on August 14. The festival has revealed a line-up for an expanded series, The Front List, between August 12 and August 24, at McEwan Hall, next to the main venue, the Edinburgh Futures Institute. Included in the line-up are Maggie O'Farrell and Ian McEwan, and also Gavin And Stacey co-creator and writer, Ruth Jones, who will discuss her new novel, By Your Side. Writers RF Kuang; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; and Asako Yuzuki, winner of 2024 Waterstones Book of the Year; will also appear, along with Ally McCoist, who will discuss Dear Scotland: On The Road With The Tartan Army. Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the late Russian dissident, Alexei Navalny, will offer political insights, along with a-Nehisi Coates, Anne Applebaum, and Edward Wong, diplomatic correspondent at the New York Times. More than 600 events will be announced on June 10, with participants from the United States, Japan, Russia, and Nigeria as well as the UK. A spokesperson said: 'We are thrilled to be launching Frankly, the highly anticipated memoir from Scotland's first female – and longest-serving – first minister, as Nicola Sturgeon shares the story of her journey from shy, working-class child to one of our country's most significant political leaders. 'We're joined by acclaimed and international writers, speaking about their careers and works. The luminous Maggie O'Farrell celebrates 25 years of creativity since her debut publication, and Ian McEwan looks back over his remarkable body of work and forward to what comes next. 'With the Trump administration continuing to unravel the last 70 years of established world order with breathtaking speed, essential political insight comes from The Atlantic columnist and author, Anne Applebaum, and New York Times diplomatic correspondent, Edward Wong, who together take on recent seismic political shifts and explore whether democracy can ever be truly protected. 'Poignantly, Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in a Russian prison last year, speaks about her late husband's courageous work, Patriot, and continuing his crucial activism.' Jenny Niven, book festival director and chief executive, said: 'We are thrilled to be returning to the beautiful McEwan Hall, and expanding our partnership with Underbelly to present 14 The Front List events in 2025. 'At this challenging moment in history and politics, we'll be offering a comprehensively informed and critical eye on international affairs, and also the chance to escape them through the work of some of the world's foremost fiction writers, entertainment, and sporting figures. 'There's plenty more to come in our full programme announcement, but we hope our line-up for The Front List offers a delicious taster of the many flavours and perspectives you can expect from this year's Book Festival events.' Tickets for The Front List events go on sale to the public at 10am on Tuesday May 6 and are available at Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
The National
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The National
Nicola Sturgeon to launch memoir at Edinburgh book festival
The festival has revealed a line-up for an expanded series, The Front List, between August 12 and August 24, at McEwan Hall, next to the main venue, the Edinburgh Futures Institute. The former first minister will be launching her memoir, Frankly, at the festival on August 14. Also included in the line-up are Maggie O'Farrell and Ian McEwan, as well as Gavin And Stacey co-creator and writer, Ruth Jones, who will discuss her new novel, By Your Side. READ MORE: Scottish Government responds to EHRC update on trans people using single-sex spaces Writers RF Kuang; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; and Asako Yuzuki, winner of 2024 Waterstones Book of the Year; will also appear, along with Ally McCoist, who will discuss Dear Scotland: On The Road With The Tartan Army. Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the late Russian dissident, Alexei Navalny, will offer political insights, along with a-Nehisi Coates, Anne Applebaum, and Edward Wong, diplomatic correspondent at the New York Times. More than 600 events will be announced on June 10, with participants from the United States, Japan, Russia, and Nigeria as well as the UK. A spokesperson said: 'We are thrilled to be launching Frankly, the highly anticipated memoir from Scotland's first female – and longest-serving – first minister, as Nicola Sturgeon shares the story of her journey from shy, working-class child to one of our country's most significant political leaders. 'We're joined by acclaimed and international writers, speaking about their careers and works. The luminous Maggie O'Farrell celebrates 25 years of creativity since her debut publication, and Ian McEwan looks back over his remarkable body of work and forward to what comes next. 'With the Trump administration continuing to unravel the last 70 years of established world order with breathtaking speed, essential political insight comes from The Atlantic columnist and author, Anne Applebaum, and New York Times diplomatic correspondent, Edward Wong, who together take on recent seismic political shifts and explore whether democracy can ever be truly protected. 'Poignantly, Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in a Russian prison last year, speaks about her late husband's courageous work, Patriot, and continuing his crucial activism.' Jenny Niven, book festival director and chief executive, said: 'We are thrilled to be returning to the beautiful McEwan Hall, and expanding our partnership with Underbelly to present 14 The Front List events in 2025. 'At this challenging moment in history and politics, we'll be offering a comprehensively informed and critical eye on international affairs, and also the chance to escape them through the work of some of the world's foremost fiction writers, entertainment, and sporting figures. 'There's plenty more to come in our full programme announcement, but we hope our line-up for The Front List offers a delicious taster of the many flavours and perspectives you can expect from this year's Book Festival events.' Tickets for The Front List events go on sale to the public at 10am on Tuesday May 6 and are available at
ITV News
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- ITV News
Sturgeon to launch memoir at Edinburgh International Book Festival
Former first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon will launch her memoir at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. She will launch her memoir, Frankly, at the festival on August 14. The festival has revealed a line-up for an expanded series, The Front List, between August 12 and August 24, at McEwan Hall, next to the main venue, the Edinburgh Futures Institute. Included in the line-up are Maggie O'Farrell and Ian McEwan, and also Gavin And Stacey co-creator and writer, Ruth Jones, who will discuss her new novel, By Your Side. Writers RF Kuang; Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; and Asako Yuzuki, winner of 2024 Waterstones Book of the Year; will also appear, along with Ally McCoist, who will discuss Dear Scotland: On The Road With The Tartan Army. Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the late Russian dissident, Alexei Navalny, will offer political insights, along with a-Nehisi Coates, Anne Applebaum, and Edward Wong, diplomatic correspondent at the New York Times. More than 600 events will be announced on June 10, with participants from the United States, Japan, Russia, and Nigeria as well as the UK. A spokesperson said: 'We are thrilled to be launching Frankly, the highly anticipated memoir from Scotland's first female – and longest-serving – first minister, as Nicola Sturgeon shares the story of her journey from shy, working-class child to one of our country's most significant political leaders. 'We're joined by acclaimed and international writers, speaking about their careers and works. The luminous Maggie O'Farrell celebrates 25 years of creativity since her debut publication, and Ian McEwan looks back over his remarkable body of work and forward to what comes next. 'With the Trump administration continuing to unravel the last 70 years of established world order with breathtaking speed, essential political insight comes from The Atlantic columnist and author, Anne Applebaum, and New York Times diplomatic correspondent, Edward Wong, who together take on recent seismic political shifts and explore whether democracy can ever be truly protected. 'Poignantly, Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in a Russian prison last year, speaks about her late husband's courageous work, Patriot, and continuing his crucial activism.' Jenny Niven, book festival director and chief executive, said: 'We are thrilled to be returning to the beautiful McEwan Hall, and expanding our partnership with Underbelly to present 14 The Front List events in 2025. 'At this challenging moment in history and politics, we'll be offering a comprehensively informed and critical eye on international affairs, and also the chance to escape them through the work of some of the world's foremost fiction writers, entertainment, and sporting figures. 'There's plenty more to come in our full programme announcement, but we hope our line-up for The Front List offers a delicious taster of the many flavours and perspectives you can expect from this year's Book Festival events.'
The Herald Scotland
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Festival reveals plans for Nicola Sturgeon memoir launch
Organisers have lifted the lid on the first headline events to be confirmed in the 2025 programme. Read more: Others confirmed to appear in the festival's biggest venue, the McEwan Hall, including authors Maggie O'Farrell, Ian McEwan, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, R F Kuang and Asako Yuzuki. Audiences at the festival will be among the first to get their hands on Ms Sturgeon's book, Frankly, which its publisher says will be 'remarkable for its honest and self-reflection.' Due for release on August 14, the day she is appearing at the book festival, Frankly is billed as 'a deeply personal memoir' which will reveal 'the person behind the politician.' Brian Cox will be among the special guests at the Edinburgh International Book Festival this year. (Image: Oxford Union) Revealing the title and cover for the book in March, Ms Sturgeon said: 'I have poured my heart into this book. It tells the story of my personal journey, it recounts the extraordinary events that I have been privileged to live and to lead through. 'It takes you behind the scenes of the incredible experiences I've had along the way, and my interactions with some colourful characters. 'The title sums up what the book is – open, honest, candid – about my mistakes and my heartbreaks as well as my triumphs and achievements.' Other special guests confirmed for the festival's McEwan Hall line-up, The Front List, include the American journalists Anne Applebaum, Edward Wong and Ta-Nehisi Coates. Ruth Jones, co-creator of Gavin and Stacey with James Corden, will be discussing her new novel, while Ally McCoist will be discussing his own recent memoir, Dear Scotland: On the Road with the Tartan Army. Brian Cox will be among Mark Kermode's special guests in his event. The Front List events were launched at the McEwan Hall last summer as part of a new partnership between the book festival and Fringe promoters Underbelly, who also use the venue. The strand has been expanded from nine to 14 events for this year's edition. Festival director Jenny Niven said: 'At this challenging moment in history and politics, we'll be offering a comprehensively informed and critical eye on international affairs, and also the chance to escape them through the work of some of the world's foremost fiction writers, entertainment, and sporting figures. There's plenty more to come in our full programme announcement, but we hope our line-up for The Front List offers a delicious taster of the many flavours and perspectives you can expect from this year's festival events.' Marina Dixon, head of programming at Underbelly, said: 'Our partnership with the book festival continues to bring some of the most vital, thought-provoking voices of our time to the heart of the city and the festival season and so we're absolutely delighted to welcome back The Front List. 'At Underbelly, we're passionate about creating space for bold ideas and unexpected conversations—and The Front List does exactly that.' Tickets for The Front List events in the book festival go on sale to the public at 10 am on May 6.
