Press Releases

Up-to-date news from the Book Festival press office will be posted here as we have it. Please browse the latest and archive press releases below.

The Edinburgh International Book Festival invites authors and audiences to rethink the world around them

The Edinburgh International Book Festival invites authors and audiences to rethink the world around them
Thu 21 June 2012

In a fast-paced world filled with ever-changing soundbites and 140 character opinions, the Edinburgh International Book Festival provides the perfect environment to…

2012 Adult Programme Highlights

2012 Adult Programme Highlights
Thu 21 June 2012

Edinburgh International Book Festival’s RBS Children’s Programme explores everything from aliens to zombies, Doctor Who to dyslexia

Edinburgh International Book Festival’s RBS Children’s Programme explores everything from aliens to zombies, Doctor Who to dyslexia
Thu 21 June 2012

The RBS Children’s Programme at the Edinburgh International Book Festival is set to delight young audiences again this August…

Edinburgh takes the lead on the importance of writing in the world today: Edinburgh World Writers’ Conference 2012-2013

Edinburgh takes the lead on the importance of writing in the world today: Edinburgh World Writers’ Conference 2012-2013
Thu 21 June 2012

This August, in an ambitious programming partnership between the Edinburgh International Book Festival and the British Council…