Three weeks of Festival Fun!
29 Aug '25
Our three weeks of August festivals have come to an end – and they have been a blast. A huge thank you from the Birlinn and Polygon team to all of...
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Alexander McCall Smith celebrates 75 Years Young
24 Aug '23
Congratulations to Alexander McCall Smith who turns a very youthful 75 today. We wish him a wonderful day visiting Cafe Canna, a fabulous restaurant...
Mara Menzies on stage at Edinburgh International Book Festival 2023
24 Aug '23
As part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival’s Outrider project, performance storyteller and award-winning writer Mara Menzies (author of...
Edinburgh International Book Festival announces new Festival Director
21 Jun '23
Edinburgh International Book Festival announces Jenny Niven as new Festival Director Today the Edinburgh International Book Festival announces that...
ALL TOGETHER NOW… Edinburgh International Book Festival is Back (let summer begin)
09 Jun '22
2022 Programme announced and live for ticket booking! All Together Now is the rallying call from the Edinburgh International Book Festival which...
Highlights from EIBF 2021
31 Aug '21
Mara Menzies The live audience at the EIBF Sculpture Court theatre were held in suspenseful silence by Mara Menzie’s performance reading of a...
A New Chapter for The Edinburgh International Book Festival
24 Aug '21
This year, The Edinburgh International Book Festival are staging a hybrid programme of over 250 events from their new home at the University of...
