The winner of the second Derby Children’s Picture Book Award from a shortlist of four, is Brian the […]
Category Archive: Authors
Nobody would dispute that David Brock is a fan of D H Lawrence. He has read most of […]
The story of a couple’s wartime romance has been recreated by their daughter who, at the age of […]
Debut author Russ Thomas admits it will feel a little surreal to be part of the line-up at […]
Former Derby resident, Enton Barefoot, has completed and released his new autobiography ‘Laid Bare’ in which he charts […]
Authors already signed up for Derby Book Festival 2020 include Val McDermid, arguably the leading crime writer in […]
Derbyshire author Sophie Draper’s second book, Magpie, has recently been published. Magpie is a psychological suspense set in […]
A weekend celebration of one of the most beloved forms of fiction – the ghost story is being […]
The manager of George Street Community Bookshop in Glossop, singer-songwriter Steve Roberts is undertaking a project to compose […]
Not all Victorians’ values were bad — and Britain’s long-suffering workers would be better off if we’d listen […]
The fifth Chatsworth Arts Festival has been given a new look and will have more than 40 talks, […]
The first Derby Book Festival Autumn Edition is taking place this October. It will feature the festival’s […]
The award-winning playwright, poet, photographer and performer, Simon Corble, has combined his talents into a unique evening of […]
One of the surprise new authors heading the line-up at the fifth Derby Book Festival is Australian international […]
You can be one of the first to hear the full line-up for the 2019 Derby Book Festival […]
A new exhibition which focuses on the life, literature and legacy of one of Renishaw Hall’s family members; […]
Tickets are already on sale for a handful of the 90 or so exciting events at Derby Book […]
Author Sophie Draper had just moved to a remote farmhouse on the outskirts of Idridgehay near Wirksworth. The […]
Women will be getting away with murder at Buxton International Festival’s Book Weekend in November. Agatha Christie, PD […]
Organisers of the Derby Book Festival are planning to hold a number of ‘off programme’ interim events in […]
Repton Village is celebrate its literary roots in a new three-day programme of events from October 26-28. Repton […]
In a year that has seen Chatsworth restored to its full glory following a ten-year renovation programme, an […]
Art Out Loud at Chatsworth the only UK weekend festival of public talks about art, returns this September with […]
Author Mary Colwell will re-live her 500-mile trek in search of clues to the growing threats facing one […]
One of the UK’s most popular fantasy, horror and science-fiction events – Edge-Lit – is back in Derby […]
Crime writer Tony R Cox (pictured with his latest book) investigates Derbyshire’s deadly attraction for artsbeat What is […]
Here are some suggestions from artsbeat for a full day out at the 2018 Buxton International Festival. Tickets […]
Award-winning author, illustrator and artist Laura Wall will make her debut appearance at Derby Book Festival this June, […]
Children from Derby schools will have the chance to meet award-winning children’s authors and poets in June at […]
The third Wirksworth Book Weekend is being held at various locations in the town from April 5-8. For […]
When it comes to blue sky thinking triumphs, author Dan Walker must be unrivalled. It was while gazing […]
Nottingham-based author Jon McGregor will be reading from and signing his latest novel Reservoir 13 at Scarthin Books […]
Sorry this event has now been cancelled To celebrate the publication of Three Things About Elsie, the […]
Wirksworth author Roz Watkins, whose debut novel The Devil’s Dice is out this month, reveals some of the […]
The Wirksworth Book Festival, which celebrates local authors and brings books and writers to Wirksworth is being staged […]
The organisers of the now annual Derby Book Festival are to stage a special pre-festival event on January […]
Queen of the murder mystery Val McDermid is back on home ground when she returns to Derbyshire for […]
Derby Book Festival needs your vote to secure funding from the Aviva Community Fund for their Shared Writing […]
Buxton’s heyday in the Edwardian era was a prime example of how Britain’s Age of Decadence changed our […]
Artists Grayson Perry, Yinka Shonibare and Phyllida Barlow among top names in the line-up for the Art Out […]
