Artists Grayson Perry, Yinka Shonibare and Phyllida Barlow among top names in the line-up for the Art Out […]
Category Archive: Authors
QUAD in Derby will host the annual celebration of science-fiction, fantasy and horror writing Edge-Lit on July 15 […]
One of Britain’s leading nature writers has spoken of his fears for the future of the wilderness which […]
Few of the people enjoying the entertainment lined-up for the annual Ashbourne Festival will realise that the whole […]
Tickets for the Derby Book Festival have been selling like hot cakes since they went on sale in […]
The 2017 Buxton International Festival is an exciting blend of world-class opera, the finest musicians in the classical […]
Children from Derby City schools will have the chance to meet award-winning children’s authors and illustrators, at two […]
Most writers seem a little reclusive in nature. They like to retreat with the privacy of their own […]
The second annual Aurora Poetry and Short Fiction Open Competition has opened for entries. The judges are the […]
Following on from her first book, Chatsworth, The Housekeeper’s Tale, Christine Robinson, former Head Housekeeper at the stately […]
The Historic Houses Association – the HHA – has launched a new Literary Trail for 2017, which features […]
Almost a year ago I was interviewing author Joanna Cannon about her soon-to-be published book The Trouble with […]
Get your pens and pencils sharpened and your creative juices flowing for the launch of the third Fifty […]
Chris Foote Wood, the brother of comedian and musician Victoria Wood, will be signing his new book about her […]
Sledge-Lit, a day of panel discussions, workshops, readings and networking for readers and writers of science-fiction, fantasy and […]
Best-selling author Sebastian Faulks will attend a special opening event at next year’s Derby Book Festival in Derby […]
A Crime and Dine event is being held at the Old Hall Hotel, Buxton on November 25 by […]
There’s a great line up of literary personalities – each with a fascinating tale to tell – at […]
If you love crime writing then you need to make sure you check out what is going on […]
The CUBE café bar in Derby is offering booklovers an opportunity to sample their new autumn menu for […]
Inspired by the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire’s passion for art, The Chatsworth Festival – Art Out Loud […]
This November, Buxton Festival presents its third annual Books Weekend. From November 18-20 there’ll be a great line-up […]
As always the Ashbourne Festival will be bringing big names and award-winning performers to Derbyshire this month. Among […]
The Reverend Richard Coles is one of the headline acts of this year’s Ashbourne Festival. He is one […]
The full line up for the second Derby Book Festival includes two prestigious Guardian Live events. Simon Callow, […]
It is 100 years since the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie gave the city of Derby a grant to build […]
Roly Smith must be one of, if not the, most prolific authors in Derbyshire. He has more than […]
As a first for this year, Wirksworth is hosting a small book festival over the weekend of April […]
The second Derby Book Festival programme, being launched this evening (April 5), includes many amazing writers, poets, historians, […]
Travelling and writing are the twin passions of Matlock’s Helen Moat so it was inevitable that one day […]
Derbyshire Libraries will be marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death with a series of events this year. […]
The fickle hand of fate has a habit of striking when you least expect and so it was […]
While working as a doctor in psychiatry author Joanna Cannon met a lot people who ‘unbelong’. People who […]
Matlock Bath’s Grand Pavilion looms large in the formative years of comedian and actress Isy Suttie. It was […]
Can you write a story about ‘Secrets’ in just 50 words? That is the challenge being set by […]
Carol Ann Duffy, the Poet Laureate, and Helen Mort, Derbyshire Poet Laureate, will open the second Derby Book […]
The year 1623 is one of the most significant in world culture as it was when the first […]
David Westcott Walker has become something of an expert on Charles Dickens this year. He has been living […]
Author Andy Christopher Miller will be reading from his recently published book The Naples of England at an […]
Baking, booze and banter all feature in the second Buxton Festival Literary Weekend. Highlights of the event, which […]
