From the blog The Elegant Variation:
THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD
As part of its City of Literature push, Edinburgh would like to become a "city of refuge" for persecuted writers.
The Scottish capital could offer sanctuary to those unable to work and live safely in their home country.
If senior councillors give the proposal their backing on Tuesday, the Lord Provost Lesley Hinds will launch a consultation on the move.
Edinburgh would then look to bid for official status, aiming to be accepted in time for this year's book festival.
The idea has been brought forward by the Scottish branch of PEN, a worldwide association of writers committed to protecting freedom of expression.
Note from Peggy: I applaud the idea of a City of Literature. May all our villages have such aspirations.
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One more reason I'd love to go to Scotland! My next book, I swear, is going to require research over there. :)
One branch of my forebears came from Scotland, I'm told, but I've never been. One of the two books I've recently started requires a visit to the little town of Yeovil near Stonehenge, the other a couple of weeks in Brittany. Either way, it's a good trip. My current plan is that the England trip comes first.
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