Following a scaled-back post-Covid return last year, the Edinburgh International Book Festival is opening a new chapter in 2022.
After years at Charlotte Square it’s returning to the venue it first moved to in 2021, with a new site layout at Edinburgh College of Art promising to accomodate more events and bigger audiences.
The programme features over 550 authors, performers, musicians and thinkers from 50 countries.
There genuinely is something for everybody – from first time novelists to multi award-winning writers who regularly top the bestseller lists, alongside an extensive programme of events for children.
And there is also a hefty sprinking of showbiz sparkle, with plenty of household names set to take the stage.
Here are 14 well-kent faces you can see at this year’s event – tickets are on sale on the festival website on Thursday, June 22, at 10am.
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9. Shirley Manson
Garbage singer Shirley Manson will also be joining Michael Pedersen for the launch of his memoir 'Boy Friends Forever' on Wednesday, August 24, at 7pm. Photo: Ryan Bakerink
10. Marvellous Medicine with Adam Kay & Henry Paker
Festival favourite Adam Kay achieved massive success with the bestselling book 'This Is Going To Hurt' and its equally well-received television adaptation. The comedian, author and former doctor is back in Edinburgh with his children's book 'Kay’s Marvellous Medicine', which he'll be talking about on Sunday, August 14, at 2.30pm. Photo: Tim P. Whitby
11. Ian Rankin: Here’s to Absent and Imaginary Friends
Ian Rankin, Scotland's newly-knighted master of crime fiction, will be back at the festival to speak about a busy few years - including the book he co-authored with the late William McIlvanney, writing for television series Murder Island, and what John Rebus is up to next. Photo: ANTHONY WALLACE
12. Jack Monroe: On Self-Care and Social Change
From campaigning to keep prices down in supermarkets to cooking with Marcus Rashford, food budgeting queen Jack Monroe has become a force for good since sharing how she survived as a single mum on a microbudget. She will be in Edinburgh talking about systemic change, the cost-of-living crisis and her latest book 'Good Food for Bad Days, on Thursday, August 25, at 2.30pm. Photo: John Phillips