Events
Book fairs, festivals, prize nights and reading events we think are worth your time, in London and beyond.
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British Book Awards 2025
Prize ceremony / Grosvenor House, London, UK
The 2025 Nibbies, the British book trade's annual awards, named Patriot by Alexei Navalny overall Book of the Year.
Cambridge Literary Festival Spring 2025
Festival / Cambridge, England
Cambridge Literary Festival's five-day spring programme of author talks across the city's colleges and venues.
World Book Night 2025
Reading campaign / Libraries, bookshops, workplaces and homes across the UK
The Reading Agency's annual celebration of reading for adults and young people, held on 23 April with the evening Reading Hour.
Eastercon 2025: Reconnect
Convention / Hilton Belfast and Belfast ICC, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
The 76th Eastercon, the UK's national science fiction convention, was held in Belfast over the Easter weekend of 2025.
Festival du Livre de Paris 2025
Festival / Grand Palais, Paris, France
The fourth Festival du Livre de Paris, back at the Grand Palais, with Morocco as guest of honour and 114,000 visitors.
Bologna Children's Book Fair 2025
Book fair / BolognaFiere Exhibition Centre, Bologna, Italy
The 62nd Bologna Children's Book Fair, the leading international rights fair for children's publishing, with Estonia as Guest of Honour.
Oxford Literary Festival 2025
Festival / Oxford, England
Nine days of talks, lectures and debates in Oxford's colleges and at the Sheldonian Theatre.
London Book Fair 2025
Book fair / Olympia London, London, United Kingdom
The London Book Fair at Olympia, the main spring gathering for publishing professionals and the international rights trade.
World Book Day 2025
Reading campaign / Bookshops, libraries and schools across the UK and Ireland
The UK and Ireland's annual children's reading day, with £1/€1.50 book tokens exchangeable for a free book from a specially published list.
Jaipur Literature Festival 2025
Festival / Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur, India
The 18th Jaipur Literature Festival, five days of talks and debate at Hotel Clarks Amer, with the Jaipur BookMark trade strand alongside.
Guadalajara International Book Fair 2024
Book fair / Expo Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
The 38th FIL Guadalajara, the largest Spanish-language book fair, with Spain as Guest of Honour and 907,300 visitors reported.
Hay Festival Winter Weekend 2024
Festival / Hay-on-Wye, Wales
Hay Festival's 25th winter edition: talks, storytelling, comedy and music in and around Hay Castle as the booktown prepares for Christmas.
Booker Prize 2024 ceremony
Prize ceremony / Old Billingsgate, London, UK
Samantha Harvey's Orbital, a short novel set aboard the International Space Station, won the 2024 Booker Prize in London.
Goldsmiths Prize 2024
Prize ceremony / Foyles, London, UK
Rachel Cusk's Parade won the 2024 Goldsmiths Prize for fiction that extends the possibilities of the novel form.
Sharjah International Book Fair 2024
Book fair / Expo Centre Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
The 43rd Sharjah International Book Fair, a twelve-day public fair with a rights conference, and Morocco as Guest of Honour.
Medieval Women: In Their Own Words
Exhibition / British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
A British Library exhibition of more than 140 objects showing medieval women's lives through their own letters, books and manuscripts.
London Literature Festival 2024
Festival / London, England
The Southbank Centre's autumn literature festival, with talks, readings and conversations across its South Bank venues.
World Fantasy Convention 2024
Convention / Niagara Falls Convention Center, Niagara Falls, New York, USA
The 2024 World Fantasy Convention met in Niagara Falls, New York, and presented the World Fantasy Awards.
Frankfurter Buchmesse 2024
Book fair / Messe Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
The 76th Frankfurt Book Fair, the largest international trade fair for books and rights, with Italy as Guest of Honour.
Bookshop Day 2024
Reading campaign / Bookshops across the UK and Ireland
The annual one-day celebration of high street bookshops, with a limited-edition tote designed in 2024 by Angela Harding.
These events are run by their organisers, not by Tingle Press. Dates and details come from each organiser's own announcements; check their website before you travel.
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