What's on
Author events, talks, readings, interactive experiences: bookish fun for everyone 24-31 October 2025!
Featured events
Setting the Stage for Intimacy with Ita O’Brien
3pm - 4pm : The Auditorium
Matty Long: Croaky Caverns of the Gemosaurus
1pm - 2pm : The Auditorium
Behind the Scenes: An Evening With Larry Lamb
7.30pm - 8.30pm : The Atrium
Nikita Gill: Hekate
7pm - 8pm : Waterstones
Tristan Gooley: The Hidden Seasons
7pm - 8pm : Blake Studio, Norwich School
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6.30pm - 7.30pmPaula Hawkins: The Blue Hour
Global bestseller Paula Hawkins comes to Norwich for a special UEA Live x NBF event.
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7pm - 8pmDavid Goldblatt: Injury Time
Award-winning sports historian and journalist David Goldblatt brings his latest non-fiction football book to Norwich.
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9am - 5pmNorwich Independent Book & Zine Fair
Come along for a browse and find your favourite new author!
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10.30am - 12.15pmWomen Writers' Walking Tour - Norwich
Join Roger Smith on a discovery of women writers and the locations they're connected to.
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11am - 12noonJanet Todd: Living with Jane Austen
Explore and celebrate the world of Jane Austen, in this special event honouring her 250th birthday.
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1pm - 2pmMurder at the End of the Line: with Judi Daykin and David Blake
Local crime writers Judi Daykin and David Blake reveal where the (fictional) bodies are buried in this gripping event.
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1pm - 4.30pmNorwich Bookshop Crawl
Take a tour of our best bookshops with Bookshop Crawl UK! Spend the afternoon chatting books, swapping recommendations, and exploring the wonderful bookshops of the City of Stories.
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3pm - 4pmSetting the Stage for Intimacy with Ita O’Brien
Pioneering Intimacy Coordinator Ita O’Brien shares behind the scenes stories, and lessons from her work to explore how we can all improve intimacy and connection in our own lives.
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4.30pm - 5.30pmBog People: Folk Horror with A.K. Blakemore and Salena Godden
Ten authors unleash dark and delirious short stories in Bog People, an anthology of folk horror.
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5pm - 6pmNaomi Alderman: Don't Burn Anyone at the Stake Today
Award-winning novelist, TV producer and videogames creator Naomi Alderman brings her era-defining book: Don't Burn Anyone at the Stake Today, on living through the information crisis, three weeks before its release date!