The 2025 Edinburgh International Book Festival is now fast approaching, with almost 700 events lined up and 641 writers scheduled to attend.
Among these talented authors are a number of previous Booker Prize nominees and winners, including last year’s winner Samantha Harvey and the legendary Ian McEwan.
And with the 2025 Booker Prize longlist set to be announced on Tuesday, July 29, there is no better time to reflect on past nominees for one of the world’s most significant literature prizes.
With this year’s festival taking place from August 9 to 24 in its new home at the Edinburgh Futures Institute, tickets are now available with some already having sold out.
So if you’re ready to book and are in need of some inspiration, here are the 25 past Booker Prize nominees attending the 2025 Edinburgh International Book Festival.
25. Marina Warner
Dame Marina Warner is a two-time Booker Prize-nominee and past judge of the award, as well as an art critic, historian and mythographer. During her time at the 2025 Book Festival, she will join Linder for Gimme Danger, a panel chaired by Edinburgh Art Festival director Kim McAleese, with her second appearance on Sunday, August 10 focusing on A Place of Sanctuary. | Getty Images