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The Edinburgh International Book Festival takes place from 15-30 August 2026. The programme will be available in June 2026. Sign up for our ebulletins or follow us on social media to hear announcements and updates.

In the meantime, you can enjoy watching nearly 150 events from the 2025 Festival on our website

2024 Book Festival Highlights

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Freedom in four flavours
Freedom in four flavours by James Thornton

We live both free and bound. There are many ways to map the contours of how we are free and where we are bound…