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.
Global warming, plastic pollution and species extinction are hot topics but what do these scary terms mean to children? Can we inspire them to take an environmental interest early on? Join eco-science teacher Sarah Eames and authors Nicola Davies and...
2019 Programme Launched: We Need New Stories 
