One of the 800 authors at Scotland's 2008 Edinburgh Book Festival, high-profile Scottish nationalist Sean Connery will launch his written personal memoirs titled "Being a Scott". The festival is the first time the 78-year old Scottish actor will have allowed anyone to observe his memoirs, after going through many ghostwriters, co-writers, and publishers—finally settling on Murray Grigor-- Scottish filmmaker, writer, and exhibition designer, who won the UK/US Bicentennial Fellowship in the Arts for his research film on Frank Lloyd Wright.

Not the usual biography garbage full of sex, lies and affairs, this memoir was written about Scottish culture and its life, the gothic tendency in Scots literature, architecture and sports. A vocal supporter of the pro-independence Scottish National Party, Sean Connery lives in the Bahamas and vows he will stay there until Scotland gains independence from the United Kingdom.

The Edinburgh festival will also celebrate the 100^th anniversary of the James Bond creator, Ian Fleming, in addition to being Britain's leading literary gathering. Held every August in the capital of Scotland, other events are jazz, comedy, and performing arts festivals. This year will also see Salman Rushdie, Louis de Bernieres, and Margaret Atwood.

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