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.
Iconic illustrator of the Horrible Histories series, Martin Brown sheds light on the hidden corners of the animal kingdom in Lesser Spotted Animals 2. With his signature stylised illustrations and irreverent humour, Martin teaches you about the...
Baillie Gifford Prize-winning historian Frank Dikötter turns his attention to a key idea in 20th century political history: the cult of personality. How to Be a Dictator is his magisterial account of strategies used by dictators, including Hitler,...
For our workshop today author Mel Darbon explores William Golding’s 1955 novel The Inheritors. It is a startling recreation of the lost world of the Neanderthals, written from their point of view and depicting a frightening vision of the beginning of...
Two writers revisit their experiences of working class life in Britain and the US. In Lowborn, prize-winning Scottish writer Kerry Hudson returns to the poverty-stricken towns of her youth to discover what being poor means today, while Heartland by...
Little Adventurers are brave, honest and kind to nature. Does that sound like you? If so, come along and hear all about their latest escapades at the seaside with Roahl Dahl Funny Prize-winning author Philip Ardagh and illustrator Elissa Elwick. Get...
This year marks the centenary of the James Tait Black Prizes, Britain’s oldest literary awards. Does the list of winners reflect the greatest novels of the century? Two literary prize organisers discuss what it takes to win, and why some great writers...
Tales of love and war win the 2019 James Tait Black Prizes 
