📖 Only 3 weeks until the 20th Anniversary Islay Book Festival! 📖 Take a look at the 2026 programme and secure your spot at one of the fabulous 18 public events across four days. See you then! www.islaybookfestival.co.uk

💡✨ Author Spotlight - Jenni Fagan ✨💡 Poet and novelist extraordinaire, Jenni Fagan, will present her latest work of fiction, The Delusions. Irvine Welsh describes it as 'brilliant, original, daring, a 1984 for the afterlife and a fabulous satire', and we couldn't agree more. Jenni's books a....

Only 4 weeks to go until Islay Book Festival 2026! We can’t quite believe it… Check out the full lineup on our website (spoiler - it’s pretty impressive!) And book tickets here: www.islaybookfestival.co.uk Come and join us in celebrating 20 years of Islay Book Festival! 📚

Calling all whisky fans! 🥃 Islay Book Festival is thrilled to present Ian Buxton in conversation with Bryony McNiven at Ardbeg House. 📆 Friday 28th August 2026, 3pm 🎟️ £30 📍Ardbeg House, Port Ellen 📚🥃 Tickets available via the website

🎉📚 Breaking News! 📚🎉 Islay Book Festival 2026 guest author Douglas Stuart nominated for the Booker Prize. 📆 Tickets are selling fast for Douglas Stuart speaking at Port Ellen Primary School at 8pm on Thursday 27th August. Book here: www.ticketsource.com/islay-book-f...

If you would like to attend Islay Book Festival 2026 but haven't been to Islay before, we have put together a handy post to show your travel options...

Our #IBF2026 brochures are here 😍 If you are local you may spot them around the island, please do take one and have a wee read if you see them about! For those further afield, all information and tickets can be found on our website too ➡️ www.islaybookfestival.co.uk

✨‼️📢 TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR ISLAY BOOK FESTIVAL 2026 - 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION 📢‼️✨ 📚 Happy Sunday! We are thrilled to announce that tickets for IBF 2026 are now LIVE. Taking place between Thursday 27th - Sunday 30th August 2026. www.islaybookfestival.co.uk/2026-program...

Islay Book Festival is thrilled to announce our full 2026 lineup 📚 Find more info on our website now: www.islaybookfestival.co.uk

Islay Book Festival are thrilled to announce that author Douglas Stuart will be joining us for #IBF2026. Keep your eye out for our full lineup announcement in the coming weeks, as well as information regarding tickets and events. www.islaybookfestival.co.uk 📚

👀🖊️📓📚 Islay Book Festival Merch 📚📓🖊️👀 If you would like to support the festival and fancy owning some exclusive IBF merch, you can! 🥳 Check it out here: www.scottishislandgifts.com/market/islay...

Mark your calendars! Islay Book Festival 2026 will take place from Thursday 27th - Sunday 30th August. 🎉 We have been busy planning ahead for our next festival after the success of 2025. We can’t wait to share updates with you soon… 📚❤️

A fascinating Q&A session with @orwellprize.bsky.social at Islay High School yesterday! It was fantastic to see how engaged the students were, with many excellent questions.

The Orwell Foundation, Islay High School and Islay Book Festival invite you to the launch of the Orwell Youth Prize 2026 on Tuesday 28 October at 1.45pm at the High School Assembly Hall. Free admission, and books will be available to purchase at the event.

Many attendees at this year’s Islay Book Festival event with Jen Stout were gripped by Jen’s recounting of her experiences in Ukraine, and of the bravery and strength of Ukrainians in the face of relentless attacks by Russian forces. Read more: www.islaybookfestival.co.uk/charity/khar...

Islay Book Festival would like to say a big thank you to Loganair who kindly provided complimentary flights to some of our wonderful guest authors. ✈️ Thank you for helping us make #IBF25 happen, and for transporting our authors safely and in style. 🛫

If you are finding yourself at a loss of what to do this weekend now the festival is over… look no further! The Celtic House, Birlinn & Islay Book Festival present: ✨Book Launch✨ 📆 Friday 5 September 2025 ⏰ 7pm 📍 Islay House, Bridgend 😊 All welcome!

To all of the incredible guest authors, chairs, sponsors, donors, venues, volunteers, schools, teachers, the local Islay community and audience members! You were amazing and made Islay Book Festival 2025 truly a weekend to remember.

Sunday 31st August at Islay Book Festival… the final day!📚 ✨ Jen Stout ✨ Pam Brunton ✨ Manda Scott Thank you to all of our talented guest authors, chairs, venues, volunteers, sponsors, and audience. Stay tuned for more…

Saturday 30th August at Islay Book Festival 📚 ✨ Jane Smith ✨ Hamza Yassin ✨ Markus Stitz ✨ Rory Cellan-Jones Thank you to all of our talented guest authors, chairs, venues, volunteers, sponsors, and audience. Stay tuned for a round up of the final day of #IBF25!

📣 FINAL ISLAY BOOK FESTIVAL 2025 EVENT Manda Scott: Any Human Power 3:30pm @ Bruichladdich Hall Not to be missed! Tickets available on the door! 🎟️

Just like that the final day of #IBF25 is upon us! Today’s programme: #islaybookfestival2025

✏️📚 Islay Book Festival School Programme 📚✏️ Thank you to the guest authors, schools, teachers, and students themselves for some wonderful sessions over the past couple of days!

📣 Islay Book Festival Friday 29th August Lineup 📣 islaybookfestival.co.uk

The first events of Islay Book Festival 2025 took place yesterday in the historic Round Church in Bowmore. Talks with Peter Mackay and Hamza Yassin were thoroughly enjoyed by all. 📚

Catch IBF guest author Pam Brunton on BBC Radio 4's Food Programme this morning at 11am! Pam will be joining us on Sunday for a sold out event at Lochindaal Seafood Kitchen.

Due to adverse weather forecast for Saturday afternoon, Fun in the Woods with Hamza Yassin will now take place at 10am as opposed to 2pm as previously advertised. Wrap up warm and see you there! 🌲🌳

Islay Book Festival 2025 is here! 🥳 ➡️ Peter Mackay: Our First Gaelic Makar @ 6pm, Round Church, Bowmore ➡️ Hamza Yassin: Homeward Bound @ 8pm, Round Church, Bowmore Tickets available for both events via the website or on the door. 🎟️ www.islaybookfestival.co.uk

Don’t worry if you are unable to attend Islay Book Festival this weekend… there is another exclusive Islay book event taking place next week 📚 ✨ Islay Scenes: Portrait of an Island by Diana Leitch Taking place on Friday 5th September 2025 @ 7pm, Islay House, Bridgend

Manda Scott: Any Human Power Chaired by Emily Arnold-Fernández Sunday 31st August 2025 @ 3:30pm Bruichladdich Hall Tickets available here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/islay-book-f...