pure pleasure

Get sizzlingly stimulated this festival with our selection of fabulous fiction events and eye-opening debates. Join in a discussion on the economic crisis, the true meaning of happiness, women and Islam, the end of childhood, the relationship between evolution and religion, Scottish identity or social equality

See a favourite writer there are still tickets available for: David Peace, Emmanuel Jal, Tariq Ali, Alan Bissett, Ewan Morrison, Irvine Welsh, Carol Ann Duffy, Libby Purves, Janice Galloway, Val McDermid, Quintin Jardine, Nicholson Baker, James Kelman, Richard Price, China Mieville, Ben Okri and more Or try something completely new! We’ve got loads of fresh writing talent to discover.

750 events, 8 venues, 2 bars all in one beautiful garden

15 31 August Charlotte Square Gardens Book tickets now at www.edbookfest.co.uk

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