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Derby Book Festival: Autumn Edition

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Created March 26, 2026

Last updated September 21, 2026

12 - 15 November 2026

The Derby Book Festival: Autumn Edition will have a packed programme of events for all the family.

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Check out what's on below:

Autumn Craft and Book Market Autumn Book & Craft Market 07 Nov

Thursday 12 November

Dr Jess Venner event artwork Dr Jess Venner: The Lost Voices of Pompeii 12 Nov
Alice Marshall CivicLAB: Alice Marshall: Parenthood and Performance: Parenthood’s Profound Impact on Creativity and Expression 12 Nov
Dr Paul Whickman CivicLAB: Dr Paul Whickman: Blasphemy and Politics in Romantic Literature: Creativity in the Writing of Percy Bysshe Shelley 12 Nov

Friday 13 November

Fergal Keane An Evening with Fergal Keane 13 Nov
Sir Jeremy Hunt event artwork Sir Jeremy Hunt: Can We Be Rich Again? The Surprising Potential of Britain's Economy 13 Nov
Niall Hickman CivicLAB: Niall Hickman - Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club - A history of the club on its 150th anniversary 13 Nov
Sociability book cover Book launch with Professor Paul Elliott: Enlightenment Sociability and Provincial Culture: Erasmus Darwin, Joseph Wright and Friends 13 Nov
Playful Moves event artwork Playful Moves: The Gruffalo 1pm 13 Nov
Playful Moves event artwork Playful Moves: The Gruffalo 2:15pm 13 Nov
The Queens Painter book cover Cream Tea with Wendy Holden: The Queen's Painter 13 Nov

Saturday 14 November

Satnam Sanghera event artwork Sathnam Sanghera: Tonight the Music Seems So Loud: The Meaning of George Michael 14 Nov
Stephen Sackur event artwork Stephen Sackur: Hard Truth: Investigations That Shook the World – and Why They Matter Now 14 Nov
Father of the Spitfire event artwork Paul Beaver: Mitchell: Father of the Spitfire 14 Nov
Drop in Workshop event artwork Drop in Workshop: Hands-on Science 14 Nov
Mr Beef Build-a-Character: Shelf Made Heroes with Mr The Beef - Alvaston 14 Nov
Mr Beef Build-a-Character: Shelf Made Heroes with Mr The Beef - Normanton 14 Nov
Tessa Dunlop Tessa Dunlop: The Women Who Served in World War Two 14 Nov
The Golden Hours book cover Louisa Young: The Golden Hours 14 Nov

Sunday 15 November

David Torrance event artwork David Torrance: The Edge of Revolution: The General Strike that Shook Britain 15 Nov
Stephen Booth event artwork Stephen Booth: Cooper and Fry on TV - 15 Nov
Mary Lawson event artwork Mary Lawson: Solace in Winter 15 Nov
Louise Willder event artwork Louise Willder: The Book Was Better: The Triumphs and Travesties of Book to Film Adaptation 15 Nov
Sense and Sensibility film still Sense & Sensibility (1995 Version) U 15 Nov
Bethan Woollvin Robin Hood storytime and draw-a-long with Bethan Woollvin 15 Nov
Katie Abey Comforting Creature Creation with Katie Abey 15 Nov

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