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Eoin McNamee Event
In March Irish author Eoin McNamee came up to Edinburgh as part of a week-long tour of the UK to talk to pupils about his new book The Ring of Five.
Watch our video interview with him or look at pictures from the event below.
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Pupil feedback:
"I really enjoyed hearing some of his book The Ring of Five. I would love to read the whole thing." Gorden, age 10, Abbeyhill Primary School.
"I enjoyed the talk, it was very interesting listening to Eoin McNamee. I like the book because it was very exciting. I liked how Eoin told us about his life." Andrew, age 11, Maddiston Primary School.
"I thought the Eoin McNamee presentation was good. I thought that the trip to Scottish Book Trust was exciting and very worthwhile because I met an author and it broadened my knowledge on books." Ryan, age 10, Maddiston Primary School.







