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Jenny Niven On Why Literary Festivals Matter In A Polarised World

Jenny Niven is CEO and director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. She was founder and director of Push the Boat Out, a festival of poetry, spoken word and language; head of literature, publishing and languages at Creative Scotland, and executive producer of the Edinburgh International Cultural Summit. She has…

The Times of India · Sep 30

Book festival with ‘curiosity and open-mindedness at its heart’ gets under way

Scottish Culture Secretary Mairi McAllan joined Edinburgh International Book Festival director Jenny Niven at the event’s opening gala.

Evening Standard · Aug 16

Edinburgh International Book Festival programme unveiled – how to get tickets

The programme for this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival has been unveiled, with nearly 600 writers from 41 different countries…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 16

Edinburgh Book Festival faces threat of boycott from authors over fossil fuel links

AUTHORS appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival are demanding organisers end their links with “fossil fuel companies” – and…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 11, 2023

Edinburgh International Book Festival reveals programme

Irvine Welsh, Sebastian Faulks and Bernardine Evaristo will be among the writers appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival as it marks…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 14, 2023

Greta Thunberg to speak at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Thunberg will start the event at Edinburgh Playhouse on Sunday August 13 with a speech followed by an in-depth talk about her activism and The Climate Book.

Daily Record · Jun 1, 2023

Greta Thunberg to appear at Edinburgh festival to discuss new book and activism

Greta Thunberg will take to the stage at Edinburgh's Playhouse as part of an event for the Edinburgh International Book Festival where she will discuss her activism and latest book.

Edinburgh Live · Jun 1, 2023

‘This is a rare opportunity’: Greta Thunberg to speak at Edinburgh event

CLIMATE activist Greta Thunberg will appear at the Edinburgh International Book Festival this summer.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 1, 2023

Greta Thunberg to join Edinburgh International Book Festival event

She will deliver and address and take part in a conversation at an event called It’s Not Too Late To Change The World.

The Independent UK · May 31, 2023

Edinburgh book festival 'benefits from exploitation', former staff claim

FORMER members of staff at the Edinburgh International Book Festival have said that the charity “profits from the exploitation of its workforce”…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 27, 2022