Borders Book Festival

13/08/2026

Kids today eh?

If you’re a festival regular, you’ll likely know the wonderful Bloom Media, who create opportunities for creative, curious young adults across the Scottish Borders.

Watch the video from this year’s festival below and give them the encouragement they deserve.

WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Czzp7tTuapI

22/07/2026

Great programme from our friends at Wigtown Book Festival

22/07/2026

NEW PODCAST

Our good friend master storyteller Alexander McCall Smith introduces 'The Positive Distraction Podcast' - a collection of beautifully written and narrated short stories, a perfect antidote to the stresses of everyday life.

Available on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Podcasts.
Find all the links here: https://linktr.ee/alexandermccallsmith

16/07/2026

Teamwork!

SPG Innovation & Technologies work at The Borders Book Festival with our amazing partner GoFibre - Scottish Borders just got a mention in the Scottish Parliament - Delighted doesn't cover it! - 🎉 Read more below 👇

26/06/2026

Borders author celebrates at festival

21/06/2026

18/06/2026

It's all good...

Borders Book Festival sees record crowds and sales in Alistair Moffat’s final year as director.

17/06/2026

Thank you to our media sponsors Border Telegraph and Peeblesshire News

BORDERS Book Festival has announced another record year for ticket and book sales after the event was held over the weekend.

17/06/2026

With record breaking ticket and book sales we enjoyed lots of sell-out events across the weekend.
There was plenty of good w**e and good humour to be found in the tent where Helen McGinn shared her supermarket w**e secrets! Our question is - if you were there, what did you think of the w**es?

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16/06/2026

At the weekend we welcomed former first minister to the festival. She spoke about her book ‘Frankly’ to a sold out crowd - just one of many sell out events we had across the whole festival.

Did you attend across the weekend? Let us know who you came to see - and who you might want to see at future festivals!