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Kate Foster: The Repentants

Betrayal flows through Kate Foster’s chilling new novel: the story of two women, bonded forever in their exile to the world’s most desolate prison.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Baby and Toddler Rhymetime with Craigmillar Books for Babies

Let your little stars twinkle with Craigmillar Books for Babies in this special Baby and Toddler Rhymetime.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Ann Pettifor: The Global Casino

Political economist and director for PRIME, Ann Pettifor is famous for predicting the 2008 global financial crash.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Pop in and Play with Dads Rock

Are you ready to rock? Dads Rock are here and they want to make some noise with you!

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

ScotlandsFest: Brave New Music – The Martyn Bennett Story

ScotlandsFest: Brave New Music – The Martyn Bennett Story at St Columba's-by-the-Castle, Edinburgh

St Columba's-by-the-Castle, Edinburgh

The Book Festival Ceilidh

Nothing brings people together like a good birl! Join us tonight for a barnstorming dance, complete with one of Scotland’s favourite ceilidh bands, The Occasion…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Turi King: The Secrets of Our DNA

Renowned genealogist Professor Turi King uses her renowned skills to reshape our understanding of our ancestors, from unearthing their previously known medical…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Beyond the Fence

Local authors Karen Haase and Julie Martin-Jones both discovered they enjoyed writing during an optician's appointment.

Market Place, Knaresborough

Scots Rhymetime with Craigmillar Books for Babies

Dinnae fash yersel like a craw on a waw, come doon and join Craigmillar Books for Babies with a special Scots Rhymetime!

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Chris Brookmyre: Quite Ugly One Evening

Chris Brookmyre is an icon of Scottish crime fiction and a regular Festival favourite.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

In Conversation with... Andy Burnham

In Conversation with... Andy Burnham at The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

Citizen Collective: 26 Collective Street

It’s New Year’s Eve on 26 Collective Street, a century-old building filled with stories and poems – open a door and dip into a life.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at Canongate Kirk: Young Religious Poets Competition Final

Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at Canongate Kirk: Young Religious Poets Competition Final at Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh

Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh

Margaret Busby: Part of the Story

The UK’s first Black female publisher and editor of groundbreaking anthologies Daughters of Africa and New Daughters of Africa – it’s hard to overstate Margaret…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Callum McSorley: Rat Race

DCI Alison McCoist is Glasgow’s most unpopular detective, and the thrillers starring her are the filthiest, funniest crime novels in Scotland.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Graeme Armstrong: Raveheart

Named one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists in 2023, Graeme Armstrong is back with his hotly anticipated second book Raveheart.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

The Provocateurs: Bridget Jones Meets the Existentialists / Forensic Jewellery

The Provocateurs: Bridget Jones Meets the Existentialists / Forensic Jewellery at The Stand Comedy Club II, Edinburgh

The Stand Comedy Club II, Edinburgh

Tice Cin & Jacqueline Crooks: City Soundscapes

Big city life is equal parts exhilarating and gruelling in these lyrical, inventive novels from Tice Cin and Jacqueline Crooks.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Translating Shakespeare: A Workshop with Daniel Hahn

Three of Daniel Hahn’s literary translations have been longlisted for the International Booker Prize, and today he turns his attention to translating the work o…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

The Front List: Diana Gabaldon

It's been 35 years since Claire Randall first slipped through time, landing in the arms of Jamie Fraser and at the heart of a love story spanning centuries.

McEwan Hall, Edinburgh

Reading Group

Why not come along and join in with this informal and friendly group where we read and discuss a lively mix of books?

Bolton-le-Sands Library, Carnforth

Governor's Lecture Series - "Operation Postmaster: Delivering the True Story"

Join Ashley Barnett as he tells the true story of Operation Postmaster, which has recently appeared on the public stage following its ‘inclusion’ in the 2024 Gu…

Royal Hospital Chelsea, London

ScotlandsFest: Between the Stones: Scotland Through Outlander

ScotlandsFest: Between the Stones: Scotland Through Outlander at St Columba's-by-the-Castle, Edinburgh

St Columba's-by-the-Castle, Edinburgh

Gwen Adshead: Unspeakable

Silence can be as powerful as what is said aloud, as pioneering psychiatrist and psychotherapist Dr Gwen Adshead very well knows.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Simon Kuper: World Cup Fever

This August, doubtless hot on the heels of Scotland’s victorious 2026 campaign (!), sports journalist Simon Kuper joins us with World Cup Fever.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Jane Harper: Last One Out

Australia’s Crime Queen, Jane Harper, is internationally renowned for her atmospheric thrillers.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

ScotlandsFest: Heel for Heel – Scottish Dance Fever

ScotlandsFest: Heel for Heel – Scottish Dance Fever at St Columba's-by-the-Castle, Edinburgh

St Columba's-by-the-Castle, Edinburgh

Colin Bramwell & Ryan Van Winkle: Poetry in Practice

Two singular voices in Scottish poetry, Colin Bramwell and Ryan Van Winkle, join the Festival to share new work and discuss their practice of bringing poetry to…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Garth Cartwright & Madeline Potter: The Travelling Life

Caroline Eden talks to two writers shedding light on the experiences and vibrant traditions of Romani communities in Europe.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Mohammed Hanif: Rebel English Academy

Mohammed Hanif – the Booker-longlisted author of A Case of Exploding Mangoes – brings his fierce combination of incendiary wit and political nerve to his thrill…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Beyond the Margins: Poetry in Motion

We believe that everyone has a story to tell and that stories help us make sense of our world.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Jem Calder & Jack Edwards: Inklings Book Club — Live

Jack Edwards has a knack for knowing exactly which novels will set our hearts alight, and today ‘the internet’s resident librarian’ sits down with Jem Calder fo…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Polly Atkin & Gillian Best: Pain, Presence, Possibility

How do we live well in bodies that don’t make life easy? In Swimming the Seasons, Polly Atkin finds relief, freedom, and joy in year-round immersion in wild wat…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

The Provocateurs: Women Can’t Be Doctors? / Birthing Bravery

The Provocateurs: Women Can’t Be Doctors? / Birthing Bravery at The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

The Stand Comedy Club III & IV, Edinburgh

Anton Hur & Lee Seong-bok: That Summer’s End

Regarded as one of South Korea’s most influential poets, Lee Seong-bok is the author of eight extraordinary poetry collections and numerous other works, includi…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Darren McGarvey: Trauma Industrial Complex

What makes us share our inner world with strangers? Darren McGarvey is a broadcaster, hip-hop artist, and campaigner, and his newest book, Trauma Industrial Com…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Alexander McCall Smith: Perfectly Prolific

From the Georgian splendour of Edinburgh's New Town to the sunlit plains of Botswana, Alexander McCall Smith conjures incomparable worlds of warmth, humour, and…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Simon Sebag Montefiore

The Middle East has forever been the source of religions, prize of empires, spark-wheel of conflicts, well of radicalism and epicentre of our tumultuous world.

Topping & Company Booksellers, St Andrews

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ScotlandsFest: Iona with Love

ScotlandsFest: Iona with Love at St Columba's-by-the-Castle, Edinburgh

St Columba's-by-the-Castle, Edinburgh

Dan Jones: The Green Man

A learned monk. A town in turmoil. A mystery that may destroy faith itself. Dan Jones' The Green Man is a gripping medieval mystery set in 1367 Berwick, where c…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Peggy Brunache & Carrie Gibson: The Fight to be Free

Historian Carrie Gibson’s The Great Resistance chronicles thousands of acts of defiance in the fight to end slavery across the Americas and the Caribbean.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Page Turners Reading Group

Why not come along and join in with this informal and friendly group where we read and discuss a lively mix of books?

Longton Library, Preston

Luke Wright: Later Life Letter

In Later Life Letter, his fiercely moving memoir-in-poetry, Luke Wright explores the effect of his own ‘later life letter’ – the document written by a social wo…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Close Read: Intro to Gaelic Literature

In our popular Close Read series, a brilliant author guides you through a deep-diving discussion of a classic text or genre that’s inspired them.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Mairi Kidd, Marion Gibson & Steven Veerapen: The Witching Hour

At a time when women’s rights are once again at threat across the world, it’s perhaps no wonder that our fascination with the witch-hunts of the 1600s still bur…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Translation Surgery: A Workshop with Polly Barton (120 mins)

Polly Barton is the acclaimed translator of books including Asako Yuzuki’s publishing sensation, Butter, Mieko Kanai’s Mild Vertigo, and Saou Ichikawa’s Hunchba…

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

James Macintyre: Power with Purpose

His time in Number 10 may have been short, but more than 15 years since leaving Downing Street, Gordon Brown continues to wield significant influence.

Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

The Provocateurs: Memory Management / Breathe. Sleep. Wee.

The Provocateurs: Memory Management / Breathe. Sleep. Wee. at The Stand Comedy Club II, Edinburgh

The Stand Comedy Club II, Edinburgh