This is a recording of Muriel Spark, the Crème de la Crème, an event presented by the Edinburgh International Book Festival in association with publisher Birlinn Limited and the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh. It was held at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh on 31st January 2018 to celebrate the centenary of Muriel Spark’s birth. The event is introduced by Nick Barley, Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, and is hosted by Alan Taylor, Editor of the Scottish Review of Books and Rosemary Goring, Literary Editor of the Herald. The event was supported by Creative Scotland and recorded with the kind permission of all participants.