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| Alan Cumming | 
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| Jonathan Dimbleby | 
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| Steve Beaumont | 
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| John Doyne | 
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| Vince Cable | 
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| Joanne Harris | 
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| Paul Mason | 
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| Paul Morley | 
I look forward each August in
August to the place for contemplations, introspection, literary collaborations,
thought-provoking conversation, famous faces, - the imaginative landscape that
represent creative liberty and literature at the book festival. The stories we will hear, famous faces, new books. All
the characters – Philosophers, individual free thinkers, dreamers, creative,
artists, academics,
Some of
the famous writers who gave talks this year at EIBF 2016.
Historical
and cultural author Melvyn Bragg talked of 
- that it is not language but our being able to ‘Imagine’ that makes us
better – mostly IMAGINE BETTER.  The Book Festival is truly international with over 800 participants from
55 different countries coming together to share their books, ideas and stories.