The Big Scottish Book Club - Edinburgh Festival Special

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Damian Barr interviews some of the biggest names in fiction, non-fiction and poetry.

The biggest names in fiction, non-fiction and poetry talk inspiration, influences and the joy of a good book with Damian Barr.

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Damian Barr

Colson Whitehead

Eleanor Catton

Judy Murray

Pauline Law

Colin Lennox

Donald MacInnes

The Big Scottish Book Club: Series 5: Edinburgh Festival Special

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Damian Barr presents a special on the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

Damian Barr presents an Edinburgh International Book Festival special, with Judy Murray, Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead and Booker Prize winner Eleanor Catton.

The Big Scottish Book Club is back with an Edinburgh International Book Festival special as it celebrates its 40th anniversary.

Damian Barr is joined by some of the biggest names at the festival, including American author and double Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead discussing the second book in his Harlem trilogy, The Crook Manifesto, and his bestseller The Underground Railroad. Eleanor Catton talks about adapting her Booker Prize-winning book The Luminaries for the screen, as well as her new novel, Birnam Wood. Meanwhile, Judy Murray is giving us her book recommendations and talking about her first foray into fiction - The Wild Card.

The Big Scottish Book Club: Series 5

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