Welcome

The Pentlands Book Festival is an annual festival with talks by authors held in Currie and Colinton Libraries and various other venues locally. It runs each autumn, coinciding with Book Week Scotland, and is organised by local volunteers in conjunction with Currie and Colinton Libraries.

The Pentlands Book Festival has been going since 2015—this is our twelfth year! Events last about an hour and give an opportunity to meet and chat with the authors. At the authors’ discretion, featured books may be on sale, perhaps at a discount, and may be signed.

Tickets are free, but essential, and are available via this website or Currie or Colinton Library: 0131 529 5609 or 0131 529 5603 respectively.

Click image to download the 2026 leaflet

Pentlands Book Festival is volunteer run and relies on grants and donations to continue. If you would like to make a donation to help keep the festival going please use the following link to visit our Crowdfunder page:


Explore the 2026 Programme

The full programme overview can be seen here.

You can click the author’s image below to find details on the event and get tickets.