There are events for just about every age and interest at the Book Festival, bringing readers and writers together for inspiration, entertainment and discussion. Over 900 authors appear in around 800 events, including novelists, poets, scientists, sportsmen, illustrators, comics creators, historians, musicians, biographers, Nobel and Booker prize-winners and many more besides.
To infinity and beyond! Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing by taking part in some intergalactic willow weaving. Join willow weaver David Powell to create an enormous willow sculpture of an astronaut.
Join one of our Festival authors each morning for a magical half hour of storytelling, poetry, song or rhyme. This daily changing event is suitable for children of all ages. Appearing today: Edinburgh for Under Fives.
Sergei Yesenin burns like a comet through the darkness of revolutionary Russia. The young poet was a superstar in his day; adored by millions, he met everyone from the Romanovs to Rasputin, and his poems went into space with Yuri Gagarin. His life,...
Calling all fans of Werner Holzwarth’s classic tale, The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew it was None of His Business. Drop in for activities inspired by the mole with some very unpleasant business dropped on his head. Help him discover who did the...
As the centre ground erodes and culture wars rage, two intersectional books challenge beliefs and topple foundational myths. In Stop Being Reasonable, rising star reporter Eleanor Gordon-Smith speaks to people who have profoundly changed their opinions....
Festival favourite Tracey Corderoy tells a story all about storytelling itself. Come along to take a thrilling trip from Starry Space to the Deep Dark Ocean as lost characters from different worlds visit the One-Stop Story Shop hoping to find a new...
In Women of Westminster, Labour MP Rachel Reeves tells the overlooked stories of leading and lesser known British politicians who have shaped a nation, from the earliest suffrage campaigns to Harriet Harman’s legislation on the gender pay gap. Join...