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The Front List: Mark Kermode MK3D Wed 13 Aug 13:30 - 14:30 Why not try?

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We are Edinburgh International Book Festival: the world-leading festival of words, literature, and ideas.

Every August we celebrate the written word, bringing together over 600 events with the most exciting writers and thinkers on the planet to ignite imaginations, foster human connection, and challenge the status quo.

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Full 2025 Book Festival programme is announced with key theme of Repair
Tuesday 10 June

We’re delighted to announce our 2025 programme, with close to 700 events featuring 641 writers from 35 countries, across 6 continents. Taking place from 9-24 August, and returning to Edinburgh Futures Institute (EFI) for the second year, our events inspire vital discussion and dissection of the cultural zeitgeist on a global stage…

Line-up announced for 2025’s The Front List series
Wednesday 30 April

We’re delighted to announce the second year of The Front List, in partnership with Underbelly. Taking place at the beautiful McEwan Hall, next to our main Festival venue at the Edinburgh Futures Institute, this year’s The Front List is expanded to 14 events, following the huge popularity of 2024’s inaugural series…

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Robert Harris: Scandalous Notes

Polly Atkin: Interior Lives, Exterior Worlds

Poets for Peace with Joseph Coelho, Nikita Gill, Jackie Kay & Simon Lamb

Jackie Kay: The People's Poet

On Food and Community: Sami Tamimi

Andrew O'Hagan: How the Mighty Have Fallen

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