As dead as August is on the rest of the world’s cultural calendar, there might well be no more important month in Scotland. In addition to the Fringe Theater Festival, every August brings the Edinburgh International Book Festival (EIBF), this year running August 11-27. With over 800 authors and around a quarter of a million…Continue Reading
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Angela James is the Executive Editor of Carina Press. We live in an age of want-it-now, get-it-now technology, an age where people are used to being able to adapt their entertainment to suit their schedules: DVRs, movies on demand, iTunes, game systems that provide immediate access to products, other gamers, and even movies. Consumers expect…Continue Reading