Edinburgh International Book Festival 2008
The 25th Edinburgh International Book Festival, the largest such festival in the world, will run from Saturday 9th to Monday 25th August. There will be over 700 events, including a children's programme, and leading authors from all over the world will be attending.
The festival programme was launched on Thursday 12th June and the Box Office opened on Friday 20th June.
As usual, BooksfromScotland.com highlights the Scottish authors and poets appearing at the Book Festival with a day-by-day breakdown. Children's events are listed separately.
August 2008
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EIBF 2008: Saturday 9th August
25th Anniversary Opening Event with Ian Rankin; Ali Smith; Keith A Charters; Laura Hird; Bill Paterson; Nicola Morgan
Saturday 09 August 2008
Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh -
EIBF 2008: Sunday 10th August
John Burnside; Alice Thomson; Writing in Scots; Self-Publishing; Val McDermid; Maggie O'Farrell; Richard Holloway; Laura Marney
Sunday 10 August 2008
Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh -
EIBF 2008: Monday 11th August
Andrew Crumey; Andrew Greig; Gavin Esler; David Erdal; Martin Wishart; Linda Strachan; Robert Crawford; Kirsty Gunn; Menzies Campbell; Karen Campbell; Gillian Galbraith; Caro Ramsay; A L Kennedy; Christopher Rush
Monday 11 August 2008
Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh -
EIBF 2008: Tuesday 12th August
Nicola Morgan; Stewart Conn; Valerie Gillies; Henry Marsh; James Hamilton; Craig Murray; Gavin Esler; Philip Kerr; Jazel McHaffie; Brian Morton
Tuesday 12 August 2008
Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh -
EIBF 2008: Wednesday 13th August
Aline Templeton; Liz Lochhead; James Meek; John Burnside
Wednesday 13 August 2008
Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh -
EIBF 2008: Thursday 14th August
Scottish Poetry Library; James Kelman; Agnes Owens; Hamish Brown; Alan Johnston; George Gunn; Kevin Williamson; Iain Rankin
Thursday 14 August 2008
Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh -
EIBF 2008: Friday 15th August
Alan Bissett; Des Dillon; Anne Donovan; Andrew O'Hagan; Tony Black; Quintin Jardine; Donald Smith; James Roberston; Stewart Conn
Friday 15 August 2008
Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh -
EIBF 2008: Saturday 16th August
Kathleen Jamie; Jackie Kay; Christopher Brookmyre; John Burnside; Janice Galloway; A L Kennedy; Don Paterson; Rodge Glass; Kevin MacNeil; Alexander McCall Smith; Doug Johnstone; Alan Spence
Saturday 16 August 2008
Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh -
EIBF 2008: Sunday 17th August
Don Paterson; Robin Robertson; Ken MacLeod; Christopher Brookmyre; Ron Butlin; Linda Cracknell; Angus Dunn
Sunday 17 August 2008
Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh -
EIBF 2008: Monday 18th August
Norman Bissell; Gerry Loose; James Jauncey; A L Kennedy; Jen Hadfield; Donny O'Rourke; Publishing Scotland; Lin Anderson; Aline Templeton; Alex Gray; David Kinloch; Richard Price; Tom Devine; Daniel Kalder; Chambers Quiz
Monday 18 August 2008
Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh -
EIBF 2008: Tuesday 19th August
Liz Niven; Bill Bell; David Finkelstein; Alistair McCleery; Alex Salmond; Jeff Randall; Mary Turner Thomson; Alexander McCall Smith
Tuesday 19 August 2008
Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh -
EIBF 2008: Wednesday 20th August
Peter Kerr; Liz Niven; Keith A Charters; Ewan Morrison; Cynthia Rogerson
Wednesday 20 August 2008
Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh -
EIBF 2008: Thursday 21st August
Scottish Poetry Library; Angus Konstam; Irvine Welsh; Nicola Morgan; Linda Strachan; Vivian French; Ian Rankin
Thursday 21 August 2008
Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh -
EIBF 2008: Friday 22nd August
Neil Blain; David Hutchison; James Tait Black Awards; Alan Grant
Friday 22 August 2008
Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh -
EIBF 2008: Saturday 23rd August
Kate Muir; Laura Marney; Alanna Knight; The Mulgray Twins; Janice Galloway; Carol Ann Duffy
Saturday 23 August 2008
Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh -
EIBF 2008: Sunday 24th August
Tom Pow; Dilys Rose; Alistair Moffat; Keith Gray; Linda Cracknell; The Road to Independence; Ken Cockburn; Tessa Ransford; Martin MacIntyre
Sunday 24 August 2008
Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh -
EIBF 2008: Monday 25th August
Rodge Glass; Nicola Morgan; Sean Connery; Murray Grigor; Alan Campbell; Trevor Royle; Alexander Stoddart; Hugh Cheape; Rosemary Goring; Steven McGinty; Candia McWilliam; Sam Meekings; Alastair Reid
Monday 25 August 2008
Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh
Saturday 9th to Monday 25th August 2008
