The largest arts festival on the planet is back. Every August, thousands of performers from around the world descend on ...

“The book festival has been getting pelters over the last year or two and it’s on all sides,” he told The Herald. “It’s getting pelters because people think it’s either too woke or not woke enough, or ...

Why Scottish crime author Val McDermid is wrong for criticising activists who led the 2023 protests against main sponsor Baillie Gifford, which ...

Libraries across the Falkirk district will be live streaming select events from the Edinburgh International Book Festival for the first time this August.

Like the Fringe, the International Festival takes place in venues across the city, with its headquarters at The Hub on ...

Campaign group Arts Workers for Palestine Scotland has criticised the Edinburgh International Festival for a ‘deep failure of ...

THREE of Edinburgh’s bookshops have teamed up this year to create a free alternative to the Edinburgh International Book ...

From the legendary Ian McEwan to 2024 winner Samantha Harvey, here are all of the previous Booker Prize winners and nominees at the 2025 Edinburgh International Book Festival.

International Booker Prize-nominated author Hwang Sok-yong will attend the Edinburgh International Book Festival on Aug. 19, in a session titled “Hwang Sok-yong ...

Baillie Gifford no longer sponsors the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society but did make a charitable donation to them.

Whether you are in Edinburgh for a day or the full three weeks - these tips will help you have a smooth and enjoyable festival.August is fast approaching, which means it’s nearly time for the streets, ...

The facility is a partnership with Edinburgh International Book Festival and Edinburgh City Libraries (Lesley Martin/PA) “So to see something as wonderful as this being reopened is all to the credit ...