As ever, the Edinburgh International Book Festival will see full-time authors rub shoulders with people better known for their day jobs who have turned their hand to literature.
From politicians and standups to journalists and television stars, here are 15 of the well known faces you can hear from this August.
Tickets go on sale om Thursday, June 29, at 10am here.
13. Annie Macmanus
Broadcaster, DJ, and Sunday Times bestselling author Annie Macmanus will be at the festival on Saturday, August 26, at 5pm to discuss her book 'The Mess We’re In'. A love letter to the turn of the millennium, Macmanus’s second novel is a sharply realised coming-of-age tale as aspiring musician and Irish girl Orla arrives in London with her CD collection and little else. | Getty Images
14. Simon Schama
Historian and documernatrian Siman Schama will be at the festival on Sunday, August 27, at 5pm. He'll be talking about his latest book 'Foreign Bodies' which takes a look at how humanity has dealt with plagues and pandemics over the centuries. | Getty Images
15. Rob Delaney
Film and television star Rob Delaney will be at the festival on Sunday, August 27, at 8.30pm talking to Max Porter. They'll be discussing Delaney's book 'A Heart That Works' - a memoir about his son Henry who died after being diagnosed with a brain tumour when he was just two. | Getty Images