Director Nick Barley introduces this year’s festival programme, which features over 700 events for adults and children, and includes writers from over 55 countries. Particular highlights include a selection of authors from Mexico, picked by Mexican visual artist Gabriel Orozco, stories from the Innu tribes of Northern Canada, a series of big launches from major names, and a large international programme for children and young people.

Find out more about the programme here. Tickets go on sale on the 23rd June 2015.  The festival takes place in Charlotte Square Gardens from the 15th to the 31st August 2