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Authors at the Edinburgh International Book Festival – in pictures

Edinburgh Book Festival: Alasdair Gray — Author and artist Alasdair Gray at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Alice Oswald at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — The poet and TS Eliot prize winner Alice Oswald at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Andrew Motion at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — The former poet laureate Andrew Motion at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Chris Bradford at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — The author, professional musician and black belt martial artist Chris Bradford at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Claire Tomalin at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — The biographer Claire Tomalin at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Colm Toibin at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — The novelist Colm Tóibín at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Elanor Dymott at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — The novelist Elanor Dymott at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Etgar Keret at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — The writer Etgar Keret at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Gordon Brown at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — The former prime minister Gordon Brown at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Hilary Mantel at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — The Booker prize-winning novelist Hilary Mantel at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Justine Picardie at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — The writer Justine Picardie at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Krys Lee at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — The writer Krys Lee at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Lucinda Dickens Hawksley at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — Lucinda Dickens Hawksley prepares to discuss her illustrated guide to her great-great-great-grandfather, Charles Dickens, at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: James Geary at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — The writer James Geary at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Madeleine Thien at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — The writer Madeleine Thien at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Michael Frayn at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — The Booker-longlisted author Michael Frayn at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Michael Palin at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — Michael Palin at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Neil Gaiman at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — The writer Neil Gaiman at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Paddy Ashdown at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — The former leader of the Liberal Democrats Paddy Ashdown at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Patrick Gale at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — The writer Patrick Gale at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Professor Peter Higgs at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — Professor Peter Higgs at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Samantha Harvey at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — The novelist Samantha Harvey at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Simon Callow at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — The actor and writer Simon Callow at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Tam Dalyell at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — Tam Dalyell at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

Edinburgh Book Festival: Rachel Cusk at the Edinburgh International Book Festival — The writer Rachel Cusk at the Edinburgh International Book Festival Photograph: Murdo Macleod

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