
Edinburgh International Book Festival - The People Speak
Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of the Rings, Captain Fantastic), Stephen Rea (The Crying Game, Interview with the Vampire) take part in a panel at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

Edinburgh International Book Festival - Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan is one of our greatest living writers, creating modern classics including Atonement, Enduring Love, On Chesil Beach, Amsterdam, The Children Act, and Saturday. Ahead of the highly anticipated publication of his new novel, What We Can Know, McEwan reflects on a truly remarkable career which has produced so many works which are at once timeless and yet always remain in close conversation with current affairs

Edinburgh International Book Festival - Sam Heughan
Sam Heughan launches his new book, The Cocktail Diaries where he shares his favourite cocktails, the stories behind them, and the memories they made.

Edinburgh International Book Festival - Naga Munchetty
In It’s Probably Nothing, Naga Munchetty explores the difficulties women still face in getting diagnosed and treated, and provides actionable lessons to help women advocate for themselves in medical settings.

Edinburgh International Book Festival - Asako Yuzuki
Asako Yuzuki has written over 20 novels in her native Japanese. She talks to us about her novel’s themes of sexism, fatphobia, the pleasures of consumption, and the unfairness of beauty standards, as well as her mission to elevate the status of Japan’s women through powerful storytelling.

Edinburgh International Book Festival - Mercedez Millionaire
Mercedez Millionaire is a Chicago-born producer, writer, and host of the DIVA TV Magazine and DIVA Radio shows

Edinburgh International Book Festival - Adam Kay & Henry Paker
Adam Kay and Henry Paker discuss their first ever fiction book, Dexter Procter the 10-Year-Old Doctor.

Edinburgh International Book Festival - Dr Punam Krishan
Dr Punam Krishan, author and resident GP on BBC Morning Live uses lessons from her latest book, The Superhero’s First Aid Manual, to teach how to stay calm and help in a crisis.

Edinburgh International Book Festival - Irvine Welsh
Irvine Welsh's sequel to Trainspotting, Men In Love sees the original characters getting their kicks elsewhere from the the anarchic, decadent peak of late 80s/early 90s rave culture

Elaine Castillo, Chris McQueer & Catherine Prasifka at Edinburgh International Book Festival
Chris McQueer (Hermit), Catherine Prasifka (This Is How You Remember It), and Elaine Castillo (Moderation), who have each written compelling novels set in the parallel country of the internet, many of whose inhabitants (including young men, children, anonymous moderators) are profoundly affected by its very different laws and norms

Edinburgh International Book Festival - Cressida Cowell
Cressida Cowell chats about what inspires her and reveals some exclusive behind the scenes stories from the new live action film based on the smash-hit Dragon World book series

Edinburgh International Book Festival - Yulia Navalnaya
Yulia Navalnaya, speaks about her late husband, Alexei Navalny's powerful book, Patriot, the uniquely courageous man she loved, and her determination to keep his campaigning and story alive
Edinburgh International Book Festival - Jenny Kleeman
Journalist and documentary maker Jenny Kleeman’s The Price of Life delves into the ethical and economic complexities of this profound question. In a world obsessed with data, Kleeman’s voice and insights are an essential part of the conversation.

Edinburgh International Book Festival - Samantha Harvey
Samantha Harvey’s 2024 Booker Prize-winning Orbital juxtaposes the majestic with the intimate in an exquisite depiction of awe, fragility, and contemplative observation. Harvey returns to the Festival to reflect on her year since winning one of literature’s highest honours and what it means to write life in space with the sensibility of a nature writer.

Edinburgh International Book Festival - Judy Murray
Judy Murray former tennis professional and coach, and mother to Andy and Jamie, returns to the Edinburgh International Book Festival with her second novel, tennis club whodunit Game, Set & Murder

Edinburgh International Book Festival - Penny Johnson
Penny Johnson is a founding member of the Institute of Women’s Studies at Birzeit University and has published articles and edited a number of important books on Palestine. Her latest book, Forgotten: Searching for Palestine’s Hidden Places and Lost Memorials, written with awyer, writer, and human rights activist Raja Shehadeh explores the landscape of Israel and Palestine to show how monuments which have been created, maintained, or neglected map the political and cultural struggles which fragment the land today.

Edinburgh International Book Festival - Nicola Sturgeon
On the launch of her new memoir, Frankly, Nicola Sturgeon pulls back the curtain on her personal evolution from a shy working-class child to one of Scotland’s most significant political leaders

Edinburgh International Book Festival - John MacKay
Broadcaster, John MacKay, celebrated his 30th anniversary with STV in 2024. His memoir, Scotland Today and Yesterday has been republished in an updated version to celebrate the occasion

Edinburgh International Book Festival - Bolu Babalola
Bolu Babalola discusses her recent novel, Sweet Heat with Nyla Ahmad and along the way chats about the awkwardness of love

Edinburgh International Book Festival - Mark Kermode Live in 3D
Film critic, Mark Kermode is joined by Brian Cox, Kate Dickie and Michelle Gomez in a discussion on the latest film releases and reminiscing the vintage age of cinema