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20 Wednesday, July 31, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Commentary... A feast of books By Mac Hay Columnist A soon as you finish this article, go to the website of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, edbookfest. co.uk, and peruse what is available this year in Edinburgh, Scotland from August 10-26. This year9s festival, the largest in the world with over 1,000 authors, launched its theme, the lineup of authors, speakers, thinkers for 2019. This year being no excep- tion, speakers from all over the world will be available for your pleasure, to hear, to chat and to mingle with 220,000 people like you who appreciate and are stimu- lated by great subjects and presenters. It9s not too late to book your travel, as this corre- spondent has done. As the festival9s website says: <Join us for creative, joyful, interactive experi- ences with the world9s fin- est writers and thinkers. Whether you meet a hero you9ve always loved or find a new favorite, the Book Festival brings you every- thing that9s exciting, inspir- ing and refreshing in stories, ideas and words today.= <Stories are devices that help humans make sense of a complex world,= Book Festival Director Nick Barley said. <Whether we9re listening to scientists and politicians, myth-makers or poets, to understand the world around us 8We Need New Storie9 4 our theme this year.= A huge bonus about head- ing to Edinburgh in August is experiencing the warmth and genuine friendliness of both locals and fellow visi- tors, making we tourists feel like locals immediately. The Scots are curious and inter- ested in Americans, our life- style and politics. It9s always a pleasure to chat with the people you meet on trains, busses, pubs and events. August is festival month in Edinburgh. The Fringe Whatever Y r … Dream Des na о Festival with 56,000 events 4 music, song, theater along with the arts and interna- tional festivals, the bagpip- ing at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo 4 can fill your days with fun, stimulating enter- tainment not found anywhere else. Walking the city with the bonus of an excellent local bus system easily gets you around this compact city of 500,000. The <Hop-on-Hop Off= city tour bus will give you an outstanding over- view of Edinburgh. The famous Royal Mile includes the Castle, Scotland9s Parliament, the Whisky Experience, Holyrood Castle, scary Mary King9s Close, St. Giles Cathedral, numerous museums, pubs and restaurants. The Royal Botanic Garden, Rossylin Chapel of Dan Brown9s <The Da Vinci Code= fame and the Royal Yacht Britannia are also popular attractions. Local touring compa- nies offer day trips to the Stirling Highland Games, Stirling Castle, St. Andrews for golf, Culloden, site of Bonnie Prince Charles defeat by the British in 1746. Delta has direct flights from Portland, to London Heathrow; from there either get a connecting flight to Edinburgh (EDI) or take the train to Edinburgh 4 a pleasant four-hour way to combat jet lag, viewing the countryside. I encourage you to put this city, the festivals and events on your bucket list. And get ready for this fall9s Sisters-scaled version of a book festival, inspired in part by the legendary Edinburgh event. The Sisters Festival of Books is a three- day celebration of the liter- ary culture of Central Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, featuring local, regional, and national authors and occur- ring across multiple venues. The festival will take place Friday, October 18 through Sunday, October 20 in Sisters. 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