Edinburgh: the first UNESCO City of Literature
 

Welcome to our city built on books, brimming with writers and readers and home to the world's largest Book Festival.  Use this literature hub to discover more about our projects, Edinburgh's literary landmarks, Scottish literature and search our events database to find out what's going on.

The Edinburgh International Book Festival programme has just been announced, with hundreds of authors, poets and storytellers from more than 45 countries preparing to descend on the city's Charlotte Square Gardens in August.

As part of our recent One Book - One Edinburgh reading campaign, we're promoting The Lost Book, a free online animation inspired by the books of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.  Join Aileen Adler and Watson the dog, and help us find out whodunnit - who stole The Lost Book?