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Author events, talks, readings, interactive experiences: bookish fun for everyone 24-31 October 2025!

Oct 2025

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Featured events

  • Setting the Stage for Intimacy with Ita O’Brien

    3pm - 4pm : The Auditorium

  • A photo of Naomi, a white woman with long dark hair, sitting on a bench with a book in her hands.

    Naomi Alderman: Don't Burn Anyone at the Stake Today

    5pm - 6pm

  • Author Matty Long and cover art of his published books.

    Matty Long: Croaky Caverns of the Gemosaurus

    1pm - 2pm : The Auditorium

  • Actor Larry Lamb

    Behind the Scenes: An Evening With Larry Lamb

    7.30pm - 8.30pm : The Atrium

  • Author Nikita Gill.

    Nikita Gill: Hekate

    7pm - 8pm : Waterstones

  • Author Tristan Gooley.

    Tristan Gooley: The Hidden Seasons

    7pm - 8pm : Blake Studio, Norwich School

    • Image of two men and a woman against a swirling purple vortex.
      6pm - 7.30pm

      Time Travelling with Myself

      A short family-friendly film featuring time-bending adventuring, filmed with a local cast, in East Suffolk!

      Under £10
      Children's Event
      Popular Science
      Young Adult
    • 7pm - 8pm

      Witches, Myth & Magic: With Sangu Mandanna and Tasha Suri

      Bestselling authors invite us into their worlds of romance and fantasy.

      Fantasy & Horror
      Local Author
      Under £10
      Fiction
    • Graphic of a boy with his hands over his ears, while a rock band plays in the background.
      11am - 11.45am

      The Rock Family Band

      Family-friendly interactive story-time with Robert Tregoning and The Rock Family Band

      Children's Event
      Fiction
      Under £10
    • 1pm - 2.30pm

      TOASTies feat Mark Grist

      A silly, giggly poetry event specially designed for kids!

      Children's Event
      Under £10
    • 3.30pm - 4.30pm

      Gloam: celebrate spooky stories with Jack Mackay

      A monstrously good event for young readers!

      Fantasy & Horror
      Children's Event
      Under £10
      Fiction
    • 10am - 3pm

      Dragon Hall Family Day

      Step into Dragon Hall and discover 600 years of stories!

      Children's Event
      Free
    • Child creating a star with glue.
      Times vary

      Ben Rothery: Creature Creations Interactive Workshops

      A special creative workshop designed for budding illustrators and animal enthusiasts!

      Children's Event
      Under £10
      Local Author
    • Illustration of two small yellow monsters and a frog making a cake.
      2pm - 3pm

      Monster Street Storytime

      Get ready for a howling Halloween adventure!

      Children's Event
      Free
    • Image of Heidi Swain's book All Wrapped Up against a background with blue and green confetti.
      7pm - 8pm

      Heidi Swain: All Wrapped Up

      Top 10 bestseller and local author Heidi Swain comes to NBF with her latest feel-good novel.

      Fiction
      Under £10
      Local Author
    • Author Ned Boulting.
      7pm - 8pm

      Ned Boulting: The Accidental Tour-ist

      The voice of cycling and bestselling author takes us behind the scenes of the world’s biggest races, revealing chaotic, memorable, and ridiculous stories from the road.

      Non-fiction
      Under £10

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