Edinburgh Book Festival Champions Repair in a Broken World
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📰 The quick summary: Edinburgh’s International Book Festival returns in August with a ‘Repair’ theme, exploring how to fix broken aspects of society, the environment, and ourselves through diverse literary voices.
📈 One key stat: 641 writers from 35 countries will participate in the festival, creating a global conversation about repair and healing.
💬 One key quote: “Getting offline and being face-to-face with other people – even ones you don’t always agree with – can be a fun, uplifting, and even cathartic thing to do.”
1️⃣ The big picture: Edinburgh International Book Festival returns for its 46th year with a timely ‘Repair‘ theme designed to address broken aspects of our world. Running from August 9-24, the festival will bring together 641 writers from 35 countries to engage in conversations about fixing social, environmental, political, and personal challenges. Festival CEO Jenny Niven explains the theme aims to highlight positive thinkers and ideas amid overwhelming negative news cycles. The program includes discussions on environmental repair, healing political divides, international justice, and personal recovery through interactive workshops and diverse literary voices.
2️⃣ Why is this good news: The festival creates space for constructive dialogue amid difficult global news by showcasing brilliant thinkers and ideas for positive change. By featuring diverse voices from 35 countries, it builds empathy and understanding across cultures while addressing critical issues from climate repair to political division. Beyond discussions, the event offers practical workshops teaching Japanese kintsugi, manuscript repair, and everyday mending skills in dedicated garden sheds. The festival also practices what it preaches by partnering with sustainable initiatives like The Wee Spoke Hub, providing bicycles to authors to reduce their carbon footprint.
3️⃣ What’s next: The festival will run from August 9-24, welcoming both literary enthusiasts and over 5,000 schoolchildren from across Scotland. Attendees can participate in workshops ranging from bike repairs to 3D printing in the festival’s garden sheds. The programming also prepares the ground for the upcoming National Year of Reading in 2026, helping address the literacy crisis among young people.
Read the full story here: Positive News – From broken things to bold ideas: Edinburgh’s festival of repair
