Edinburgh International Book festival: day 11 bulletin

After a lively polemic from Patrick Ness yesterday, the Edinburgh World Writers' Conference closes this afternoon with China Miéville , who will deliver the keynote address on the future of the novel. Away from the conference, it's a packed schedule on this rainy day 11, with Ben Okri discussing the theatrical adaptation of his short story The Comic Destiny, and local star Ian Rankin appearing this evening. Today's Amnesty International event discusses how to use fiction to teach human rights. Keep your eyes peeled tomorrow, as Amnesty will be taking over our teen books site to continue the conversations with younger readers. Tonight, Kim Newman talks about his novel, Anno Dracula, which re-invents Bram Stoker's classic tale. And Oliver Burkeman and Roman Krznaric chat about their antidotes to self-help boks. Chris Mullin will also be talking about why politics still matters, and the Rethinking the Union debate asks whether an independent Scotland would be weaker on the international stage. As of this morning, you're still be able to get tickets for the following events today: 12.00: Ben Okri 14.00: Peter Watson 14.00: Best of European Fiction 2012 15.00: Edinburgh World Writers' Conference: The Future of the Novel 15.30: Anna Reid with Antony Beevor 15.30: Patrick Flanery and Donald McRae 17.00: Using Fiction to Teach Human Rights 18.45: Translation Duel: French 19.00: Nicci French 20.30: Kim Newman Don't forget, you're welcome to get your books signed by authors, even if you don't have a ticket for an event. If you're planning on heading to Unbound today, you'll be treated to a medley of South Asian stories, courtesy of London's South Asian Literary festival . Look out for book festival updates throughout the day on the Guardian Books site too. Later, we'll have the text from China Miéville's keynote address, our latest festival podcast. A new What I'm Thinking About from Jenny Colgan is already up .