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Edinburgh International Book Festival

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Book Fiction (Adults)
Translating Shakespeare: A Workshop with Daniel Hahn
Venue A
17.00
19 Aug
Translating Shakespeare: A Workshop with Daniel Hahn
Daniel Hahn
Book Non-book
Translation Surgery: A Workshop with Polly Barton (120 mins)
Venue A
12.00
20 Aug
Translation Surgery: A Workshop with Polly Barton (120 mins)
Polly Barton
Book Non-fiction (Adults)
Turi King: The Secrets of Our DNA
Courtyard Theatre
15.45
19 Aug
Turi King: The Secrets of Our DNA
Professor Turi King, Jo Sharp
Book Fiction (Childrens)
Underwater Escapades with Chris Riddell
Venue C
16.30
18 Aug
Underwater Escapades with Chris Riddell
Chris Riddell
Book Fiction (Childrens)
Unicorn Boy with Dave Roman
Venue C
14.45
30 Aug
Unicorn Boy with Dave Roman
Dave Roman
Book Fiction (Adults)
Valeria Luiselli & Sara Torres: The Trouble with Beginnings
Venue NW
17.00
29 Aug
Valeria Luiselli & Sara Torres: The Trouble with Beginnings
Valeria Luiselli, Sara Torres, Octavia Bright
Book Non-fiction (Adults)
Victoria Bennett: The Apothecary by the Sea
Venue B
14.00
30 Aug
Victoria Bennett: The Apothecary by the Sea
Victoria Bennett, Alice Tarbuck
Book Poetry (Adults)
Vona Groarke & Tom Pow: The Poet’s Attention
Venue B
15.45
18 Aug
Vona Groarke & Tom Pow: The Poet’s Attention
Tom Pow, Vona Groarke, Marjorie Lotfi
Book Non-fiction (Adults)
Ways of Seeing Food: A Writing Workshop with Tamar Adler
Elliott's Studio
12.00
27 Aug
Ways of Seeing Food: A Writing Workshop with Tamar Adler
Tamar Adler
Book Fiction (Childrens)
What If...? with Tom Schamp
Venue C
13.30
18 Aug
What If...? with Tom Schamp
Tom Schamp
Book Fiction (Childrens)
When Chaos Comes Calling with Louie Stowell
Venue T
10.00
30 Aug
When Chaos Comes Calling with Louie Stowell
Louie Stowell
Book Fiction (Childrens)
Who Am I? with Jacqueline Wilson
Venue T
13.30
23 Aug
Who Am I? with Jacqueline Wilson
Jacqueline Wilson
Book Fiction (YA)
Winners, Liars… and Crafts with Aleema Omotoni
Venue C
17.30
21 Aug
Winners, Liars… and Crafts with Aleema Omotoni
Aleema Omotoni
Book Fiction (Adults)
Writing Magical Realism: A Workshop with Jan Carson
Venue A
17.00
18 Aug
Writing Magical Realism: A Workshop with Jan Carson
Jan Carson
Book Poetry (Adults)
Writing Things: A Poetry Workshop with Vona Groarke
Venue A
11.00
18 Aug
Writing Things: A Poetry Workshop with Vona Groarke
Vona Groarke
Book Fiction (YA)
Writing the Darkness with Patrick Ness
Courtyard Theatre
15.30
28 Aug
Writing the Darkness with Patrick Ness
Patrick Ness
Book Non-fiction (Adults)
Xiao Hai: Adrift in the South
Venue NW
18.45
29 Aug
Xiao Hai: Adrift in the South
Xiao Hai, Anthony Tao
Book Fiction (Adults)
Y M Abdel-Magied & Meena Kandasamy: Putting the World to Rights
Venue NW
17.00
24 Aug
Y M Abdel-Magied & Meena Kandasamy: Putting the World to Rights
Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Meena Kandasamy
Book Fiction (YA)
YA Book Prize 2026: Discover the Winner
Venue T
12.45
27 Aug
YA Book Prize 2026: Discover the Winner
Book Fiction (YA)
YA Book Prize 2026: Meet the Shortlist
Venue T
12.45
26 Aug
YA Book Prize 2026: Meet the Shortlist
Book Fiction (Childrens)
YA Book Prize 2026: Meet the Shortlist
Venue T
11.00
27 Aug
YA Book Prize 2026: Meet the Shortlist
Jodie Barnacle-Best
Book Fiction (Childrens)
You Donut Want to Miss This with Neill Cameron
Venue T
13.30
22 Aug
You Donut Want to Miss This with Neill Cameron
Neill Cameron
Book Non-fiction (Childrens)
You are Ready! with Jodie Ounsley
Spiegeltent
10.30
22 Aug
You are Ready! with Jodie Ounsley
Jodie Ounsley
Book Fiction (Adults)
Yuliana Ortiz Ruano: Carnaval Fever
Venue B
14.15
21 Aug
Yuliana Ortiz Ruano: Carnaval Fever
Yuliana Ortiz Ruano