Community Secrets In brief Date - 20 August 2026Venue - Courtyard TheatreFestival - Edinburgh International Book Festival Buy your ticket on EIBF's website About the eventWe all love a good secret, especially when they’re as gripping as they are wildly entertaining. In Frances Crawford’s A Bad, Bad Place, a 12-year-old girl and her nan are dragged into the hunt for a murderer, while Jennie Godfrey’s The Barbecue at No.9 follows a Live Aid watch party as it turns sinister.In this lively event, Crawford and Godfrey talk writing mystery and plotting the perfect thriller with splashes of humour. This event will be chaired by Mary Paulson-Ellis (Writer in Residence).How to attendThis event is part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. It is costed, and tickets are available through the Book Festival website. Buy your ticket on EIBF's website Are you interested in English Literature at Edinburgh?We offer a wide range of undergraduate programmes, taught masters, and research degrees, including a Masters by Research and a PhD. As an undergraduate, you will read works of literature written in English from around the world, and encounter a range of ideas about the nature and purpose of literary study.Our courses explore the relationship between literary texts and the construction of national, international and imperial cultures. Working with colleagues in LLC and across the wider University, we are able to support postgraduate research which crosses boundaries between languages and disciplines. Find out more about studying English Literature Tags English and Scottish Literature Aug 20 2026 14.00 - 15.00 Community Secrets A joint discussion between authors Frances Crawford and Jennie Godfrey, chaired by Mary Paulson-Ellis (Writer in Residence), on writing thrillers with a lighter touch. Part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Courtyard Theatre The Courtyard Edinburgh Futures Institute EH3 9EF Find the venue: Courtyard Theatre Buy your ticket on EIBF's website This article was published on Monday 6 July 2026
Community Secrets In brief Date - 20 August 2026Venue - Courtyard TheatreFestival - Edinburgh International Book Festival Buy your ticket on EIBF's website About the eventWe all love a good secret, especially when they’re as gripping as they are wildly entertaining. In Frances Crawford’s A Bad, Bad Place, a 12-year-old girl and her nan are dragged into the hunt for a murderer, while Jennie Godfrey’s The Barbecue at No.9 follows a Live Aid watch party as it turns sinister.In this lively event, Crawford and Godfrey talk writing mystery and plotting the perfect thriller with splashes of humour. This event will be chaired by Mary Paulson-Ellis (Writer in Residence).How to attendThis event is part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. It is costed, and tickets are available through the Book Festival website. Buy your ticket on EIBF's website Are you interested in English Literature at Edinburgh?We offer a wide range of undergraduate programmes, taught masters, and research degrees, including a Masters by Research and a PhD. As an undergraduate, you will read works of literature written in English from around the world, and encounter a range of ideas about the nature and purpose of literary study.Our courses explore the relationship between literary texts and the construction of national, international and imperial cultures. Working with colleagues in LLC and across the wider University, we are able to support postgraduate research which crosses boundaries between languages and disciplines. Find out more about studying English Literature Tags English and Scottish Literature Aug 20 2026 14.00 - 15.00 Community Secrets A joint discussion between authors Frances Crawford and Jennie Godfrey, chaired by Mary Paulson-Ellis (Writer in Residence), on writing thrillers with a lighter touch. Part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Courtyard Theatre The Courtyard Edinburgh Futures Institute EH3 9EF Find the venue: Courtyard Theatre Buy your ticket on EIBF's website This article was published on Monday 6 July 2026
Aug 20 2026 14.00 - 15.00 Community Secrets A joint discussion between authors Frances Crawford and Jennie Godfrey, chaired by Mary Paulson-Ellis (Writer in Residence), on writing thrillers with a lighter touch. Part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
