First Minister John Swinney is fast following in Nicola Sturgeon’s footsteps and becoming a mainstay at book festivals, but ...

It emerged last month that US Government funding for the Edinburgh International Book Festival was to be axed by President ...

book signings, theatrical performances, poetry readings and storytelling. This year’s festival takes place from 12-28 August, in parallel with the Edinburgh International Festival (it’s worth ...

Discover the best of Edinburgh, just half an hour away by train. The team at Skiddle, the what’s on guide that packs ...

The Edinburgh International Book Festival returns to the heart of the city from Saturday 12th August until Monday 28th August. This year’s Festival boldly explores what identity means in an era ...

Entry to the Book Festival Village in Charlotte Square Gardens is FREE and everyone is welcome ... To celebrate Winton’s first visit to Edinburgh since 1993, he looks back over an oeuvre that includes ...

Jonathan Safran Foer talks about the process of writing his first novel in over a decade. Erica Jong reads from her new book, Fear of Dying, and discusses sex, death, and ageing.

National Treasures will make their way to Harmony Garden in the Scottish Borders in June for one of the best parties in ...

Baillie Gifford has been met with boycotts due to its investments in fossil fuels and firms operating in Israel, leading to the end of its sponsorship of Edinburgh Book Festival.

With tickets for this year’s Edinburgh International Festival now on sale ... At The Lyceum, composer/librettist Huang Ruo’s Book of Mountains and Seas uses reimagined Chinese myth to explore ...

Compelling voices, unforgettable stories and exciting performances is the promise from International Literature Festival ...

The Edinburgh International Festival has been going since 1947 and features performers from around the world. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world's largest arts festival, with more than ...