BookFest returns for its sixteenth year this autumn with 10 days of thought-provoking, inspiring and entertaining events focussed on culture, community and global connection.

 

• Mikaela Loach, Clive Myrie, Ben Okri, Steve Backshall, Peter Frankopan, Annie MacManus, Wes Streeting, Anne Enright, Afua Hirsch, Paterson Joseph, Kate Mosse, Rick Stein and Janice Hallett feature in a stellar line-up of literary stars, celebrities, politicians, sports personalities, historians, economists and academics.

 

• The festival’s celebrated schools programme will feature events from former Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell, as well Stephen Mulhern, Sathnam Sanghera, and award-winning authors SF Said and Katherine Rundell, with more events due to be announced for the public children and families programme in the coming weeks.

 

Click here for the full 2023 programme.

 

For venue and ticket information please see the BookFest website.