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The Edinburgh International Book Festival takes place from 10-25 August 2024. The programme will be available from 4 June. Sign up for our ebulletins or follow us on social media to hear announcements and updates.
In the meantime, you can enjoy watching Festival events on the website, have a look at our Festival photographs, listen to or download free podcasts of event recordings and watch exclusive interviews and Festival highlights from past Book Festivals on our YouTube channel and your favourite podcast platforms.
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Future Library Announcement: Future Writer, Future Readers
Since 2014, authors have contributed to Future Library, a collection of writing that will not be published for 100 years. The venerable group includes Margaret Atwood, David Mitchell, Han Kang, and Judith Schalansky. This project was conceived by artist Katie Paterson, and supported by the City of Oslo. Join Paterson, Schalansky, and Future Library Trust chairwoman Anne Beate Hovind as they discuss the project, and announce the next writer. Chaired by Cal Flyn…
What's on
- 2024 Festival:
- 10-25 August
- Programme launch:
- 4 June 2024