What's on
Author events, talks, readings, interactive experiences: bookish fun for everyone 24-30 October 2026!
Featured events
Have I Said Too Much: Iain Dale
7.30pm - 8.30pm : Octagon Chapel
Festival opening event: Adele Parks
11am - 12noon : The Auditorium
Frequently Happy: David Larbi
3pm - 4pm : The Auditorium
Fact vs Fiction: Louise Doughty & Jill Dawson
6.30pm - 7.30pm : The Enterprise Centre UEA
Greg Jenner & Rikin Parekh: Roman Britain Gets Totally Chaotic!
11am - 12.15pm : St Peter Mancroft
Draw with Rob
11am - 12noon : Norwich Theatre Playhouse
The Make-Believe: Hannah Murray
7.30pm - 8.30pm : Octagon Chapel
I Shop, Therefore I Am: Mary Portas
6pm - 7pm : Jarrolds
Rock Goes To College: Paul Sexton
7pm - 8pm : The Nick Rayns LCR, UEA
The wonderful world of Jacqueline Wilson
11am - 12noon : Norwich Theatre Playhouse
Harriet Tyce and Sophie Hannah: Traitors, Twists and Turns
7pm - 8pm : Octagon Chapel
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11amNorwich: The City of Stories Walking Tour
Celebrate the writers who have lived in the city and those who have written about Norwich on this 2-hour walking tour.
FreePolitics & PeopleHistory and heritage -
1pm - 2pmFLICK: Dr Kate Lister
A feisty, funny romp through the history of sex and female pleasure, from one of the most exciting new media historians.
Politics & PeopleNon-fictionHistory and heritage -
3pm - 4pmDown to Earth: Robert Ashton
We rely on the soil and its rich biodiversity for our food, traditions and folklore, but are we guilty of taking it for granted?
Popular ScienceUnder £10Non-fictionHistory and heritageNature -
5pm - 6pmSweetbitter Song: Rosie Hewlett
Uncover a new side to Penelope, one of Ancient Greece's most famous heroines, in this sapphic retelling of The Odyssey.
Fantasy & HorrorHistory and heritageFictionFolklore, myths and magic -
7pm - 8pmDead Famous: Greg Jenner
BBC podcaster Greg Jenner guides us through the extraordinary origins of fame, from Roman and Greek ideas of glory and scandal to the sudden explosion of popular stardom in 18th and 19th century Europe.
History and heritageNon-fiction -
11am - 12.15pmGreg Jenner & Rikin Parekh: Roman Britain Gets Totally Chaotic!
Join historian and author Greg Jenner and illustrator Rikin Parekh for a funny, fast-paced romp through Roman Britain’s messy beginnings, based on the award-winning children’s book Totally Chaotic History: Roman Britain Gets Rowdy!
Non-fictionChildren's EventHistory and heritage -
7pm - 8pm31 Inventions that Built Our World: Jonn Elledge
Find out how the world we live in was built with this fascinating tour of the ideas and technologies that shaped modernity.
History and heritageNon-fictionUnder £10 -
11am
Norwich: The City of Stories Walking Tour
Celebrate the writers who have lived in the city and those who have written about Norwich on this 2-hour walking tour.
FreePolitics & PeopleHistory and heritage -
7pm - 8pmRock Goes To College: Paul Sexton
The hectic, hugely entertaining, and definitive story of the wonderful & amateurish British university gig scene that launched the career of some of the world’s most famous bands.
History and heritagePolitics & PeopleNon-fictionLocal stories -
6.30pm - 7.30pmHag: Modern folklore and fables
Discover the dark feminist fables of Hag, in partnership with the National Centre for Writing.
History and heritageFantasy & HorrorNon-fictionFolklore, myths and magic