Jill Dawson: Pixie: Tarot Evening
Presented by Durham Book Festival Writer and Tarot reader Kym Deyn will use her deck to interview Jill Dawson about the life of twentieth-century artist Pamela ‘Pixie’ Colman Smith – the forgotten Read more.
Susanna Clarke: The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City
Presented by Durham Book Festival Internationally bestselling author Susanna Clarke introduces her brand-new novella, The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender Read more.
Durham Crime: Jo Murray and Rebecca Philipson
Presented by Durham Book Festival The North East crime scene has two exciting new voices. Hear from Jo Murray, author of Dissection of a Murder, and Rebecca Read more.
Rowan McCabe: Hard Knocks
Presented as part of Durham Book Festival Following his travels across England knocking on strangers’ doors as the world’s first Read more.
Edith Hall: Medea: A Life
Presented by Durham Book Festival From her dramatic escape from her home with Jason on The Argo, to the tragic Read more.
Food, Connection and Identity with Kit Fan and Anna Hedworth
Presented by Durham Book Festival Writer Kit Fan and chef Anna Hedworth explore how food and the act of cooking forges connections and strengthens the ties of identity, family and heritage. Read more.
Forged in the North with Neil Tennant
Presented by Durham Book Festival Forged in the North with Neil Tennant will see the Pet Shop Boys icon talk Read more.
James Marriott: Forged in the North
Presented by Durham Book Festival Books are dying. Across the world, the number of people reading is in free fall. The Read more.
Lucy Foley: The Big Read
Presented by Durham Book Festival Durham Book Festival’s Big Read is back, and we are encouraging readers across the region to read and discuss the same Read more.
New Northern Voices: Louise Powell, Sufiyaan Salam and Shaun Wilson
Presented by Durham Book Festival Three exciting new authors introduce their powerful debut novels. Northern communities are vividly brought to Read more.
Clare McGlynn and Natasha Walter in Conversation
Presented by Durham Book Festival At a time when women’s rights are being rolled back, Clare McGlynn and Natasha Walter join us Read more.
PBS Showcase with Clementine Ewokolo Burnley, Helen Mort and Padraig Regan
Presented by Durham Book Festival The Poetry Book Society presents three award-winning poets featured in their prestigious Autumn 2026 recommendations list. Read more.
