There are events for just about every age and interest at the Book Festival, bringing readers and writers together for inspiration, entertainment and discussion. Over 900 authors appear in around 800 events, including novelists, poets, scientists, sportsmen, illustrators, comics creators, historians, musicians, biographers, Nobel and Booker prize-winners and many more besides.
Meet the hilarious characters in author-illustrator Laura Ellen Anderson’s brilliantly imagined tales. Amelia Fang, the bravest little vampire in the kingdom, is back in a gorgeously gothic new story, Amelia Fang and the Half-Moon Holiday. Meanwhile,...
Feeling peckish? Celebrate 50 years of Eric Carle’s classic picture book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by dropping into Story Box for lots of exciting colouring and craft activities inspired by the much-loved tale. You might even get the chance to...
Hop aboard the Super Power Agency Bus and become a literacy superhero! Special agents show you how to take a book out of your head and onto the page, where it can change the world, with fun bookmaking and storytelling activities.
Ted Hughes’s classic The Iron Man is regarded as one of the greatest children’s books of all time. With strong environmental messages, his words are more relevant now than ever. Chris Mould has updated the book to create an exciting new edition for...
Orphan Tally is the servant girl at Mollett Manor, but she’s also the Secret Keeper of the magical library hidden beneath the grounds. In the latest of Abie Longstaff’s Trapdoor Mysteries, Tally and her trusty sidekick Squill the squirrel must solve...
One of the UK’s most influential children’s authors, Malorie Blackman brings you the highly anticipated new book in her groundbreaking Noughts & Crosses series, Crossfire. Dealing with racism, politics and terrorism, the series feels as relevant...
Illustrator and author Ross Collins’s new books are guaranteed to have you howling with laughter at their very quirky animal characters. Join Ross for a hilarious hour of live drawing and mischievous animal mayhem as he shares the stories of This is a...
New events for 2019 announced 
