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9-24 August
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2025 Festival:
9-24 August
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2011 Book Festival Highlights - Week Two

Reading in the gardens

Reading in the gardens

Reading in Charlotte Square Gardens

Rodge Glass and Pat Mills
Reading outside the Spiegeltent
Reading in the gardens
Press shot
Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian
Reading in the gardens: Reading in Charlotte Square Gardens
  • Sculpture given anonymously to Book Festival |
  • Robert Coover |
  • Will Eaves, Peggy Hughes and Ryan Van Winkle |
  • Sheltering from the rain |
  • Val McDermid |
  • Unbound audience in the Spiegeltent |
  • Staff in the RBS Children's Bookshop |
  • Sally Magnusson |
  • Vivian French addressing the audience |
  • Robert Coover talks to Stuart Kelly |
  • Little girls taking a rest |
  • Nick Sharratt signing books |
  • Kristin Hersh performing in the Spiegeltent |
  • Kristin Hersh |
  • reviewing the news |
  • No such thing as too much coffee |
  • Never too young for the Book Festival |
  • Leftovers in the LRB signing tent |
  • One to ones in the Writers' Retreat |
  • Relaxing in the sun |
  • Reading whilst on duty |
  • Never too old for a kids book |
  • Opening the doors |
  • Nick Sharratt |
  • Late night Unbound |
  • Meeting in Charlotte Square Gardens |
  • Grant Morrison talking to Alan Morrison 2 |
  • Inside the Imagination Lab |
  • Inside the Spiegeltent |
  • John Byrne on stage |
  • John Byrne signing |
  • Iain Banks |
  • John Byrne |
  • Iain Banks and Alex Salmond |
  • Getting ready for Pants! |
  • Grant Morrison signing queue |
  • Grant Morrison talking to Alan Morrison |
  • Cyclist David Millar |
  • Edna O'Brien |
  • Dan Boultwood, Tony Lee and Philip Ardagh |
  • Enjoying the Gardens |
  • Darren Shan, Barry Hutchison, Alexander Gordon Smith and Philip Ardagh |
  • Darren Shan with fans |
  • Finding out what's on |
  • Director of the Book Festival Nick Barley |
  • Evan Davis |
  • Mysterious paper sculpture |
  • Book Sculpture made for City of Literature |
  • Browsing the graphic novels |
  • Behind the scenes with Dan Boultwood and Tony Lee |
  • Baker Street Irregulars with Dan Boultwood and Tony Lee |
  • Book Festival exclusive |
  • Charlotte Square Gardens in the sun |
  • Alan Hollinghurst photoshoot |
  • Alan Hollinghurst with Steven Gale |
  • Asking a question |
  • Amnesty event |
  • Andy Stanton viewing his audience |
  • Andy Stanton entertaining |
  • A C Grayling |
  • Always time for reading |
  • Ali Bowden giving publishing advice |
  • Andy Stanton and young fan |
  • Will Self | Will Self in photography corner
  • Author food | What we feed the authors
  • Unbound Words Per Minute | Words Per Minute put on a great Unbound performance in our Spiegeltent
  • Unbound Words Per minute | Alan Bissett reads during Unbound on Words Per Minute night
  • Unbound audience | James Yorkston entertained our Spiegeltent audience with his Unbound performance
  • Tools of the trade | Essential items for many of our children's events
  • The Guardian blog team recording in the bookshop | The blog team from the Guardian interview our book-buying customers the Guardian Books Blog
  • The gardens at dusk | Charlotte Square Gardens is beautiful at any time of day
  • Tasty treats | Yum. Our Festival catering is great!
  • Steve Bell photoshoot | Cartoonist Steve Bell gets his picture taken
  • Simon Callow | Simon Callow charmed the Book Festival audience
  • Sapphire on stage | The legendary Sapphire had her audience enthralled
  • Rodge Glass and Pat Mills | Rodge Glass with Pat Mills - legend of the graphic novel world
  • Reading outside the Spiegeltent | The decking outside our Speigeltent is the perfect place to relax with a book
  • Reading in the gardens | Reading in Charlotte Square Gardens
  • Press shot | Book Festival staff have fun posing as Alasdair Gray look alikes for a press photographer
  • Nobel Laureate Gao Xingjian | Gao Xingjian, Chinese author and Nobel Laureate
  • Nick Sharratt signing his picture books | Nick Sharratt was our fantastic Illustrator in Residence. He signed lots of books for his eager fans
  • name in lights | The Book Festival name in lights!
  • Michael Ondaatje | Michael Ondaatje
  • Mark Kermode | Mark Kermode on stage
  • Mark Kermode | Mark Kermode off the telly spoke about films
  • Liz Lochhead | Liz Lochhead signs her book
  • Liz Lochhead | Scotland's Makar Liz Lochhead on stage
  • Julya Rabinowich | Debut novelist Julya Rabinowich was in our Newton First Book Award for her book Splithead
  • Jo Nesbo | Jo Nesbo
  • Joan Bakewell | Joan Bakewell
  • Jenni Murray | Jenni Murray presents the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Scottish Book of the Year awards
  • Jamila Gavin | Jamila Gavin reads a short piece at Bonhams Ten at Ten
  • James Yorkston with Ian Rankin | Ian Rankin chats with musician James Yorkston
  • James Robertson with Irvine Welsh | James Robertson chats with Irvine Welsh
  • James Robertson | James Robertson meets his fans at the after-event book signing
  • Jacqueline Wilson | Teen favourite Jacqueline Wilson signs books for her fans
  • Jackie Kay wins | Jackie Kay is announced as the winner of the SMIT Book of the Year award
  • Jackie Kay portrait | The much-loved Jackie Kay
  • Jackie Kay | Jackie Kay
  • Ingrid Betancourt | Ingrid Betancourt signs her remarkable book for a reader
  • Ian Rankin with book sculpture | Ian Rankin poses with one of the lovely book sculptures left on the Book Festival site
  • Ian Rankin photoshoot | Ian Rankin smiles for the press
  • Gillian Philip | Gillian Philip book signing
  • Gala day balloons | Balloons on RBS Schools Gala Day
  • Frances photographs Ian Rankin and Anna Burkey | Anna Burkey from Edinburgh City of Literature gets her picture taken with Ian Rankin
  • Fleck rehearsal | Will Self, Liz Lochhead and Alasdair Gray in the final rehearsal for Fleck
  • Fleck rehearsal | The cast of Fleck gather for a rehearsal
  • Fleck rehearsal | The cast of Fleck taking direction in a final run-through
  • Edward L Glaeser | Edward L Glaeser spoke about cities
  • Ed Stourton | Ed Stourton entertained an audience of dog-lovers with tales of his own pooch
  • Doug Johnstone | Doug Johnstone signs his book
  • Chan Koonchung | Chinese writer Chan Koonchung
  • Chan Koonchung | Chan Koonchung gave a fascinating talk about China
  • Carol Ann Duffy | Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy signs books for a poetry fan
  • Book Festival entrance | Busy Book Festival entrance
  • Ben Mezrich on stage | Ben Mezrich chats with Decca Aitkenhead about his latest work Sex on the Moon
  • Andy Briggs Tarzan event | Andy Briggs entertains the kids with his modern take on Tarzan
  • Ali Sparkes | Ali Sparkes signs copies of her book for her young fans
  • Ali Lewis | Ali Lewis signing copies of her book Everybody Jam
  • Alasdair Gray signing Fleck | Alasdair Gray signing his book
  • Alan Bissett book signing | Alan Bissett signing his book
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