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Booking now open for Durham Book Festival 2024!
From 10–13
October, a starry literary line-up will descend on Durham, with over 35 events, both in-person and
live-streamed, at Gala Durham, Clayport Library and Collected Books.
Delve into
history, politics, humour, poetry, philosophy, fiction
and more, as you discover new authors and fan over old favourites.
Want to
know more? Keep reading to explore some of our festival highlights, and
browse the full programme on our website.
Hope you enjoy!
Durham Book Festival team
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The Announcement of the Forward Prizes
Thursday 10 October,
7-9:30pm, Gala
The Forward Prizes for Poetry are an unmissable fixture in the
literary calendar. This year's prizes will be announced at DBF for the
first time, hosted by Joelle Taylor.
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An Evening with Jackie Kay
Friday 11 October,
6-7pm, Gala
Celebrate one of the nation's best-loved poets, Jackie Kay, with
her new poetry collection May
Day: a chorus of protest songs from her childhood to the
present day.
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Pat Barker: The Voyage Home
Friday 11 October,
8-9:45pm, Gala
Celebrate Durham author Pat Barker's new book, The Voyage Home, with
an exclusive dramatic live reading accompanied by new music from The
Shining Levels.
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Jodi
Picoult: By Any Other Name
Saturday 12 October,
1-2pm, Gala
By Any Other Name is a sweeping tale inspired by real
historical accounts from Jodi Picoult, the #1 New York Times bestselling
author of My Sister's
Keeper.
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David Peace: Munichs
Saturday 12 October,
1:30-2:30pm, Gala
Munichs, from The Damned Utd author
David Peace, tells the aftermath of the 1958 Munich
air disaster: the stories of the survivors, those who died, and how
Britain and football changed.
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Helen Fielding: Mad About Bridget Jones
Saturday 12 October,
3-4pm, Gala
Join Helen Fielding, author of the multi-million copy selling
phenomenon Bridget
Jones's Diary, for a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the world's
most famous singleton.
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Terry
Deary: A History of Britain in Ten Enemies
Saturday 12 October,
5-6pm, Gala
Find out what they didn't teach you in school in A History of Britain in Ten
Enemies, the first book for adults from Horrible Histories
author Terry Deary.
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Rebecca
F. Kuang: Yellowface
Sunday 13 October,
5:30-6:30pm, Gala
Rebecca F. Kuang will discuss her number one global sensation, Yellowface, a page
turning literary thriller that follows the misadventures of failed
writer, June Hayward.
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