Derby Book Festival

Derby Book Festival celebrates the joy of books and reading for all ages and interests, with a programme featuring great writers, poets, historians, politicians, illustrators, storytellers and musicians.

Each year we welcome internationally celebrated, best-selling authors as well as a broad range of local writing talent and include an exciting children, families and educational programme.

There’s something for everyone with topics ranging from cycling to cricket, railways to real ale and birding to board games!

View the whole programme at the Derby Book Festival website.

Events coming up

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Author Talk with Steven Dunne: Serial Killers!

Wed 8 Oct

Derby Book Festival and Society of Authors presents a talk exploring the dark world of the serial killer. More

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Author Talk with Ben Macpherson: Serious Nonsense

Thu 9 Oct

Derby Book Festival and Society of Authors presents a talk with poems and stories to amuse all ages. More

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Ian C Douglas: How to Build a World of Your Own

Mon 13 Oct

Derby Book Festival and Society of Authors presents a workshop on world-building skills for writers. More

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Author talk with Steve Orme on True Crime

Wed 29 Oct

Derby Book Festival and Society of Authors presents a talk exploring how true crime can inspire true fiction. More

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Story and draw with "Marty Moose" author Claire Powell

Sat 15 Nov

With Derby Book Festival, a fun experience for children, especially for those aged 5 to 11, but is open to all. More