He said it was the “gems” in among the big names and the opportunity for visitors to discover new or less well-known talent that had made the festival the foremost literary event in the world.

Mr Holloway recommended the Canadian author Alistair MacLeod

via BBC NEWS | Scotland | Edinburgh, East and Fife | ‘Take a chance’ on Book festival.

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