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.
Drop into Story Box to help us create an Iron Man super sculpture. Build a massive version of the iconic character out of different materials, inspired by Chris Mould's stunning new illustrated edition of the book. Lend your ideas to build an Iron Man...
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.
Seven year old Harriet and 17th century statue Horace – the best of friends – are back and this time Horace is making quite an exhibition of himself in Rome. Illustrator of Chris Hoy’s Flying Fergus, Clare Elsom brings the latest book in her...
Are you ready to go on a brave mission with author and former CBeebies presenter Cerrie Burnell? In The Girl with the Shark’s Teeth, Minnow must venture beneath the waves to find her missing mother. Can a girl who is lost on land find answers in the...
Calling all Warhammer fanatics! Today’s your chance to meet the writers behind two thrilling new Warhammer series – Warped Galaxies and Realm Quest. Tom Huddleston and Cavan Scott’s writing credits include Star Wars: Adventures in Wild Space and...
Blast off on an intergalactic adventure with author Martin Howard and illustrator Chris Mould’s fantastically funny travel guide, The Cosmic Atlas of Alfie Fleet. Alfie loves to explore and this time he’s off on a quest beyond his wildest dreams....
Hare and Bear are trying to reach some juicy pears in the tree, but they only have three chairs to help. How can they split the chairs fairly? Award-winning author Pippa Goodhart shares her beautiful new picture book Fair Shares with you today as you...
Bestselling author of Geek Girl, Holly Smale returns with the first hysterically funny book in her brand new series The Valentines. Happy Girl Lucky has been described as ‘Little Women meets the Kardashians’! Writer and stand-up comedian Catherine...
Fans of fantasy fiction – and of rabbits – will love Kieran Larwood’s award-winning The Five Realms series. He joins us to talk about The Beasts of Grimheart, the third thrilling instalment of Podkin the rabbit’s epic battle against the Gorm....
Draw along with author and illustrator Shoo Rayner, creator of Walker: The Boy Who Can Talk to Dogs. From loud Labradors to posh Poodles, drop in to join in the doggy drawing fun. You would be barking mad to miss it!
New events for 2019 announced 
