Coming soon: my ESSAYISM TRILOGY (I didn’t set out to write a trilogy!) in one beautiful hardback, and in amazing company.

The LUSH UK shop in Hull was looted and destroyed recently . Here is their response . The window text has the word “WELCOME” in the following languages: Albanian – Mirëseardhje , Arabic - أهلاً وسهلاً , Dari & Farsi - خوش آمدید , Kurdish - Bi xêr hatî , Spanish – Bienvenido ,

Final chance to get tickets to hear us talk reading, the imagination, and wellbeing tomorrow morning at 10.15am at the Edinburgh Futures Institute for Edinburgh International Book Festival. Limited free tickets available here: tinyurl.com/edbookfestRead…

Gotta give them credit, they have good taste (in more than just cheese)...

Happy Sunday! Ben, Mary, and Georgia, have had a fab morning at our #ReaderBank briefing event here Edinburgh International Book Festival. Thanks to all of you who were able to come along! If you weren't able to make it, you can still get involved/ learn more by visiting readerbank.org...

... or by catching us at our drop-in sessions at the Edinburgh Futures Institute from Wednesday to Saturday next week. Now to enjoy the festival!

Nice buzz Edinburgh International Book Festival today. Loved Extraordinary Trash, wonderful embodiment of the archivist by Adura Onashile & what a pleasure to be back in Paul Bright's world - did I tell you that I actually knew him . . . ? National Theatre of Scotland 🎭

Publishers, orgs, bookshops, festivals, institutions, collectives & other organisers can apply for their International Translation Day events to be featured in this year’s Nationwide programme with National Centre for Writing #ITD2024 Apply & join us (deadline 5 Sep) englishpen.org/open-call-inte…

In the wake of news of further cuts to the arts by Scottish Government, I keep thinking about the reception I attended last night, cohosted by Edinburgh International Book Festival, Culture_Ireland and Ireland CG Edinburgh to celebrate the many Irish acts in Edinburgh this month. It's hard not to compare the two countries.

Whether you're fluent in Gaelic or new to the language, our Gaelic Creative Writing session is fun for Gaelic speakers of all levels. Join us for a guided session where we'll explore texts in Gaelic before writing our own creative pieces. Find out more: eventbrite.co.uk/o/open-book-30…

Can’t wait to interview Hisham Matar tomorrow about “My Friends”. A novel that’s both violent and delicate. Hisham Matar: Walking with Friends | What's On | Edinburgh International Book Festival ⁦Edinburgh International Book Festival⁩ ⁦The Booker Prizes⁩ edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival/w…

If you missed out on Richard Osman at the Book Festival today, you can catch up on the event until end of day Tuesday 27 Aug here: bit.ly/3A73887

What a privilege to chair this amazing panel - so much to talk about, not enough time in this world!

First of three events ⁦Edinburgh International Book Festival⁩ this one for primary school kids and parents. Why Politics Matters. Welll done Georgia Jessica and Manus who accepted the challenge to come up and make a speech. Climate change and cost of living main issues. “What is Brexit?” the best Q

Bit of a career highlight for me last night - on stage at the Edinburgh International Book Festival talking about queer literature with Kirsty Logan, Sanah Ahsan, barry pierce and yer actual Jackie Kay! Thank you so much to Kirsty and Tam Zimet for having me 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ & ty to Portobello Literary for the pics!

Enjoyed @EdBookFest 2024? We supported events with #JenniFagan, Andrew O'Hagan & Jackie Kay. Explore the Festival’s themes further with OpenLearn, including creative writing courses, and a Race & Ethnicity Hub with content by Jackie Kay 👉 open.edu/openlearn/

Congratulations to everyone at Edinburgh International Book Festival for delivering an incredible 2024 programme, held for the first time at Edinburgh Futures Institute! 🤩 See you next year! 👋

Spent a week at the Edinburgh International Book Festival with ReaderBank and now when anyone smiles at me I spontaneously start saying 'Hi, do you want to know more about how you read?' Seriously though, head over to readerbank.org and tell me what reader type you are 👀

We had a fantastic time at the Edinburgh Book Festival this year and hope you did too! Thanks to everyone for joining our Open Book events, we look forward to seeing you at future book festivals! #edbookfest24 #EIBF #FutureTense #OpenBookReading #edinburgh

We've loved how much YOU'VE loved our 2024 events and our new venue! Let us know your 2024 Book Fest highlights ⬇️ #edinburgh #edbookfest #edbookfest2024