Dates for the 2006 Book Festival are 12 - 28 August
Full programme details are available here from 16 June.
You can now book tickets online. Click 'What's On' on the menu bar to browse the programme and buy tickets.
It's the largest and liveliest celebration of the written word in the world.
Writers are flocking from all over the world – in greater numbers than ever before, from more nations than ever before – to our magical tented village in the heart of Edinburgh . People are flocking to meet them. This year we have over 600 authors, from Nobel Prize winners to exciting new voices, from over 35 different countries. There is nothing else quite like this, anywhere.
We have words to soothe and to spark, to amuse and to amaze, to inspire and exhilarate. We have words for everyone – babies, children, teenagers, adults – and we talk about everything. Come and join this glorious meeting of minds in our garden filled with words and wonder.
Choose from over 650 events - for everyone, whether babies, teenagers or adults.
Join our discussion panels to debate the pressing issues of the day from energy shortages to freedom of expression.
Browse and buy books in our two fabulous bookshops, one of which, the RBS Children's Bookshop, is dedicated to children's literature.
There are plenty of cafes, bars and places to eat, drink and relax – also live music most lunchtimes and evenings from 13 August in the Highland Park Spiegeltent.
