Derby Book Festival 2024 is back next month and it's set to be bigger than ever before

The city’s leading book festival is launching three events for the first time in the festival’s history.

Derby Book Festival will host three events covering Spring, Summer and Autumn, with the first event to be held next month at locations across the city.

Established in 2015, the festival brings Derby’s bibliophiles together, whose shared love of books has seen the festival host hundreds of book-related events over the past nine years. 

Organisers say one of the festival’s aims is to inspire new readers to appreciate the pleasure and power of reading. 

Guests who appeared at Derby Book Festival’s past events include TV presenter Steve Richards, investigative journalist Caroline Wheeler, bestselling author Kate Mosse, cookbook author Anisa Karolia and political talking head Alastair Campbell.

Here are the full-season dates for Derby Book Festival 2024

Spring Collection - February 29 - March 4, 2024

Summer Collection - May 30 - June 4, 2024

Autumn Edition - November 15 - 18, 2024

This year’s Spring Collection will see events featuring former Foreign Office chief Simon McDonald, historian Dr Amy Boyington, author Charlotte J Marsh, and body positivity influencer Laura Adlington.

Priority booking is currently open for Festival Friends and tickets will go on general sale on Monday, January 22, 2024.

For more information about Derby Book Festival visit their website by clicking here.