A celebration of stories

Jacqueline Wilson and Emma Healey on-stage in discussion in front of a packed audience

What's On

Events for every kind of reader, with brilliant author talks, storytelling events, and much more. Bookish fun for everyone 24-31 October 2025!

Fri 24 Oct

6.30pm - 7.30pm

Paula Hawkins: The Blue Hour

Global bestseller Paula Hawkins comes to Norwich for a special UEA Live x NBF event.

Fiction

Crime
Thu 30 Oct

7.30pm - 8.30pm

Behind the Scenes: An Evening With Larry Lamb

Gavin & Stacey star comes to NBF with his debut novel; All Wrapped Up.

Fiction
Fri 31 Oct

7pm - 8pm

Tristan Gooley: The Hidden Seasons

Explore the seasons with the help of natural navigator and ‘Sherlock Holmes of Nature’, Tristan Gooley.

Non-fiction

Norwich Book Festival is back 24-31 October!

We can't wait to be bringing NBF back to the City of Stories in October 2025, with fantastic events for readers of all kinds.

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A father, sitting on cushions on the floor cross-legged with his young son sitting on his lap while reading a book called Animal Explorers, together

Tue 2 September 2025

Programme for Norwich Book Festival 2025 launched

Tickets are now available for 50 events at the end of October as part of Norwich Book Festival 2025

Thu 8 May 2025

Plans for NBF25 are full steam ahead!

Headline speaker just announced and applications are open for stallholders.

Wed 22 January 2025

Looking back: Norwich Book Festival 2024

Thanks to everyone for making our first festival a huge success!

2024