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.
Is there a mathematical equation for love? What can be retrieved from life’s catastrophes and wounds? Martin Figura’s debut spoken word show Whistle was shortlisted for the Ted Hughes Award and received standing ovations all over the UK. Today he...
2019 Programme Launched: We Need New Stories 
