UK - Edingurgh - Writers Attend Edinburgh International Book Festival

Iraqi-born British/Israeli historian Avi Shlaim, pictured at the Edinburgh International Book Festival where he participated in a session on the Middle East. The three-week event is the world's biggest literary festival and is held during the annual Edinburgh Festival. The 2014 event featured talks and presentations by more than 500 authors from around the world and was the 31st edition of the festival. (Photo by Colin McPherson/Corbis via Getty Images)