Take a look at how we've done over the years by downloading our Annual Reviews below.
Annual Review 2010
Jackie Kay, A L Kennedy, Jeanette Winterson, Nicholas Parsons and Elaine C Smith captured the spirit of the Festival and had audiences transfixed at their barnstorming solo performances...
Annual Review 2009
Acclaimed poet Ruth Padel, great-great-granddaughter of Charles Darwin, kicked off our series of events which attempted to re-evaluate the groundbreaking...
Annual Review 2008
The festival launched with a total of 120 authors appearing in 84 events. Twenty five years later we presented over 800 authors in nearly 750 events....
Annual Review 2007
With more new authors, more events, more enthusiasm, the Edinburgh International Book Festival continues to go from strength to strength...
Annual Review 2006
Months on from last summer’s Book Festival, people are still talking about it. They’re talking not just about the authors they heard or the books they’ve read, but also about the ideas the Book Festival generated and the issues it tackled...
Annual Review 2005
The Edinburgh International Book Festival is the largest festival of its kind in the world. A vibrant meeting place for the greatest international writers and thinkers and the finest Scottish authors, the Book Festival has grown rapidly to its current position of global importance...
Annual Review 2004
In 2004, the Edinburgh International Book Festival continued to go from strength to strength. This was particularly true with its acclaimed programme of children’s events. Introducing young people to the joys of reading can be a life enhancing experience...