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 two writers from opposite sides of the Atlantic, whose novels each explore the consequences of loss and the search for meaning in life. Zinzi Clemmons is a much-vaunted rising star of American fiction, while Miren Agur Meabe is one of the leading...
The conflict in Syria is a brutal crisis that brought the war zone to people’s neighbourhoods and communities, forcing many to flee and face further torment through their experiences as refugees. Today’s readings show the human impact of this...
2019 Programme Launched: We Need New Stories 
