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Behind-the-Scenes

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  • Bookshop | © Robin Mair
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  • Caleb Femi | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Chatting in the Courtyard | © Robin Mair
  • Courtyard | © Robin Mair
  • Graeme Armstrong and Jenni Fagan | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Macastory | © Robin Mair
  • Opening Night | © Robin Mair
  • Opening Night | © Robin Mair
  • Opening Night | © Robin Mair
  • Opening Night | © Robin Mair
  • Opening the Gates | © Robin Mair
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Staff and Audience Member | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Staff Watching an Event | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Staff with Book Festival Mask | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • The Gruffalo | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Watching the Big Screen | © Robin Mair
  • Watching the Big Screen | © Robin Mair
  • Zoë Wicomb | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Audience Questions | © Robin Mair
  • Caleb Femi | © Robin Mair
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  • Signs | © Robin Mair
  • Caleb Femi and Tice Cin | © Robin Mair
  • Bookshop Staff | © Robin Mair
  • FOH Staff | © Robin Mair
  • Pat Nevin Book Signing | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Val McDermid | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Behind the Scenes | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Audience | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Big Screen in the Courtyard | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Busy Crowds | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Mya-Rose Craig and Nadine Aisha Jassat | © Robin Mair
  • James Robertson and Anthony Baxter | © Robin Mair
  • Edinburgh College of Art | © Robin Mair
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Robin Mair
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Robin Mair
  • Behind-the-Scenes | © Robin Mair
  • Helena Attlee Book Signing | © Robin Mair
  • Maureen Phillip and Alexandra Strick | © Robin Mair
  • Big Book | © Robin Mair
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Robin Mair
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Robin Mair
  • Big Book | © Robin Mair
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  • Harry Josephine Giles | © Robin Mair
  • Watch the Big Screen | © Robin Mair
  • Entrance | © Robin Mair
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Robin Mair
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  • Alex Renton, Lisa Williams & Sally Magnusson | © Robin Mair
  • Sea State | © Robin Mair
  • Alexander McCall Smith | © Robin Mair
  • Behind-the-Scenes | © Robin Mair
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  • Jamie Crewe | © Robin Mair
  • Shola von Reinhold | © Robin Mair
  • Bookshop | © Robin Mair
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  • Book Signing | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Watching the Big Screen | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Bookshop | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Salena Godden | © Pako Mera
  • Entrance | © Pako Mera
  • Behind-the-Scenes | © Pako Mera
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  • Pako_Shola Von Reinhold and Jamie Crewe | © Pako Mera
  • Pako_Salena Godden Bringing Death to Life | © Pako Mera
  • Edmund de Waal Book Signing | © Robin Mair
  • Audience Questions | © Robin Mair
  • Helen McClory and Bryan M Ferguson | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Relaxing in the Bar | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Relaxing in the Bar | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Val McDermid on the Big Screen | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Mary Paulson Ellis | © Pako Mera
  • Doug Johnstone | © Pako Mera
  • Children's Play Area | © Pako Mera
  • Eilidh Akilade | © Robin Mair
  • Relaxing in the Stretch Tent | © Robin Mair
  • Bernardine Evaristo | © Robin Mair
  • Pat Barker | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Maggie_O'Farrell | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Audience | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Maggie O'Farrell Book Signing | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Book Signing | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • FOH Staff | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Browsing in the Bookshop | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Bookshop | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Audience | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Vivian Gornick | © Robin Mair
  • Salman Rushdie | © Robin Mair
  • Behind-the-Scenes | © Robin Mair
  • Mara Menzies | © Robin Mair
  • Kevin Barry | © Robin Mair
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Robin Mair
  • Security | © Robin Mair
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Robin Mair
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Robin Mair
  • Jeanette Winterson | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Bookshop Staff | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Browsing in the Signing Tent | © Roberto Ricciuti
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  • Watching the Big Screen | © Roberto Ricciuti
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  • Ice Cream in the Courtyard | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Playing in the Courtyard | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Watching the Big Screen | © Robin Mair
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Robin Mair
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Robin Mair
  • Watching the Big Screen | © Robin Mair
  • Alex Wheatle | © Robin Mair
  • Watching the Big Screen | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Watching the Big Screen | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Festival Bookshop | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Audience | © Pako Mera
  • Alison Watt and Andrew O'Hagan | © Pako Mera
  • Ian Rankin | © Robin Mair
  • Watching the Big Screen | © Robin Mair
  • Songs from Scotland | © Robin Mair
  • Songs from Scotland | © Robin Mair
  • Watching the Big Screen | © Robin Mair
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Robin Mair
  • Songs from Scotland | © Robin Mair
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  • Books from Scotland | © Robin Mair
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  • Watching the Big Screen | © Robin Mair
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Robin Mair
  • Entrance | © Robin Mair
  • Food | © Robin Mair
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  • Audience Queueing | © Robin Mair
  • Venues at Night | © Robin Mair
  • Pets | © Robin Mair
  • Browsing the Bookshop | © Robin Mair
  • Crowds in the Courtyard | © Robin Mair
  • Pumla Dineo Gqola and Jacqueline Rose | © Pako Mera
  • Jackie Kay | © Pako Mera
  • Audience Members | © Pako Mera
  • Nick Barley | © Pako Mera
  • Audience Members | © Pako Mera
  • Suzanne Bonnar | © Pako Mera
  • Elif Shafak | © Robin Mair
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Robin Mair
  • Audience Members | © Robin Mair
  • Watching the Big Screen | © Robin Mair
  • Festival Village | © Robin Mair
  • Watching the Big Screen | © Robin Mair
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Robin Mair
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Robin Mair
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Robin Mair
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Robin Mair
  • Festival Village | © Robin Mair
  • Tice Cin Book Signing | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Stuart Kelly | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Denise Mina | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Behind-the-Scenes | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Watching the Big Screen | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Watching the Big Screen | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Audience Members | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Audience Members | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Browsing the Bookshop | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Book Bug | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Audience Questions | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Daisy Lafarge | © Robin Mair
  • Devi Sridhar | © Robin Mair
  • Dean Atta | © Robin Mair
  • Tracey Thorn | © Pako Mera
  • You've Never Slept in Mine Performance | © Pako Mera
  • David Keenan | © Pako Mera
  • Relaxing in the Bar | © Pako Mera
  • Venues at Night | © Pako Mera
  • Gordon Brown | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Gemma Cairney | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Pets in the Courtyard | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Good Grief | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Watching the Big Screen | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Audience Members | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Kiran Millwood Hargrave | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Audience Members | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Arifa Akbar Book Signing | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Abir Mukherjee | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Kazuo Ishiguro | © Roberto Ricciuti
  • Sprog Rock | © Robin Mair
  • Hysteria | © Robin Mair
  • Sprog Rock | © Robin Mair
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  • Douglas Stuart | © Pako Mera
  • Relaxing in the Courtyard | © Robin Mair
  • Leone Ross | © Robin Mair
  • Ian Rankin | © Robin Mair
  • Audience Members | © Pako Mera
  • Douglas Stuart and Nicola Sturgeon | © Pako Mera
  • Schools Gala Day: Chae Strathie | © Pako Mera
  • Schools Gala Day: Abi Elphinstone | © Pako Mera
  • Schools Gala Day: Maisie Chan | © Pako Mera
  • Schools Gala Day: David McPhail | © Pako Mera
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