News at the Library of Mistakes

Want to fully understand financial history? Then study Russia at the Library of Mistakes

The latest blog from our librarian Dr Helen Williams Not all our books are on financial history. For anyone wanting to find out more about ...
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Library of Mistakes looks at…itself!

With our podcast series now established in the top 2% of global downloads (who knew that financial history could be so zeitgeist?!), we’re excited to ...
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‘Weekend of Mistakes’ returns after sold-out first year with expanded programme featuring “Pre-Eminent Economists, Thinkers and Authors”

Following the sell-out success of last’s year’s event, Edinburgh’s renowned Library of Mistakes is again partnering with Hay Castle Trust to present the second Weekend ...
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Hear board member Klyzza Lidman interviewed by our social media guru Leila Johnston

At the Library of Mistakes, we are more than just a physical location – we are a community and that’s why we are delighted that ...
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A review of LOMs Festival Event by Charlie Ellis

The creative value of mistakes Charlie Ellis “If you don’t make mistakes, you’ll never make anything” For the last few weeks, hundreds of Edinburgh Festival ...
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Our Keeper’s favourite books

As a library, we’re obsessed with books – and always looking for the good ones! Below, our Keeper, Russell Napier, outlines a few of his ...
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Weekend of Mistakes 2024

Weekend of Mistakes – a celebration

Join us for a 90 second recap video of our inaugural Weekend of Mistakes at the beautiful Hay-on-Wye. Like what you see? The event in ...
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Helen Williams – Now we are 10!

Our librarian tells how she came to work at Edinburgh's Library of Mistakes. I first heard of the Library of Mistakes in December 2013, when ...
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Standing on the shoulders of (gi)ants

Designing promotional materials for the Library of Mistakes You’re probably well acquainted with our iconic logo and straplines – our brand is really important to ...
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Kwasi Kwarteng tells Library of Mistakes bond markets don’t act rationally

Press release For immediate release Former Chancellor of the exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng claimed that bond markets don’t act rationally, speaking in a wide-ranging interview with ...
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Podcasts

Recent Lectures

Hosted at The Library of Mistakes

Harry Nimmo on Biggest ain’t best

Thu 20 March 2025

Harry will talk about the key lessons learnt when picking stocks, constructing portfolios and building a specialist investment business. He’ll look at the characteristics in…

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The Stories We Tell – Narrative Economics and the Stage

Wed 19 March 2025

This is a companion event to the recent staging of Liam’s play, The Land That Never Was, about legendary Scottish conman Gregor MacGregor, who sold…

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JP Smith on Emerging Markets — Great Expectations, Dismal Reality?

Wed 12 February 2025

Since 2010 emerging market equities have recorded a dismal performance in both absolute and relative terms, despite the overwhelmingly bullish consensus. In this lecture Smith…

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