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Author walks out of Edinburgh book festival over sponsor’s fossil fuel links

Activist Mikaela Loach staged protest over investment firm’s ‘bankrolling’ of the climate crisis

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023

Authors walk out of Edinburgh book festival event in protest at fossil fuel link

It comes as more than 50 writers have raised concerns about the festival’s main sponsor, investment management firm Baillie Gifford.

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023

Authors threaten to boycott 2024 Edinburgh International Book Festival over sponsor’s fossil fuel links

Writers have raised concerns about the event’s main sponsor, investment management firm Baillie Gifford

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023

Greta Thunberg accuses Edinburgh book festival sponsor of ‘greenwashing’

Climate activist pulls out of event, saying sponsor Baillie Gifford invests heavily in fossil fuel industry

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2023

Edinburgh book festival hoping Greta Thunberg will bring back audiences

Fallout from Covid crisis has left event struggling financially after last year’s ‘traumatic’ fall in sales

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2023

Edinburgh Book Festival director to step down following 'toxic' workplace allegations

THE director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Nick Barley, is to step down from the role after 14 years.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 2, 2023

Edinburgh book festival 'benefits from exploitation', former staff claim

FORMER members of staff at the Edinburgh International Book Festival have said that the charity “profits from the exploitation of its workforce”…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 27, 2022

Organisers hail success of Edinburgh International Book Festival

The festival featured more than 600 events and elicited an ‘overwhelmingly positive response’.

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022

Edinburgh Book Festival emphasises safety following attack on Salman Rushdie

The Edinburgh Book Festival has reaffirmed its desire to provide a “safe space” while standing up for freedom of speech, following the attack on…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 15, 2022

Edinburgh International book festival announces new hybrid format

Director Nick Barley says lessons from the pandemic include providing a more accessible festival, so half of this year’s offering will be available online

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022