Ryedale Book Festival
Events
November 9th 2017 - Pickering
Meet Julia Chapman, author of the Dales detective mysteries, Date with Death, and Date with Malice.
October 6th 2017 - Malton
Multi instrumental folk musicians and performance poetry with The Mile Roses and Mandy Coe.
September 23rd 2017 - Malton
Thrillers, historical fiction, crime, racing, literary heroes, fast cars, space travel and station cats. We have something for everyone this September in Malton.
September 23rd 2017 - Malton for kids
Stories, art, pottery and more for young readers and pet-lovers with special guest appearances from Lauren Child, Tim Hopgood and Andrew Cope.
September 22nd 2017 - Malton
Austentatious is an improvised comedy play starring a cast of the country’s quickest comic performers. Every single show the cast conjure up a brand new ‘lost’ Jane Austen novel based on nothing more than a title suggested by the audience.
Meet historical writer, Leanda de Lisle and hear about her new book, Tudor – The Family Story, a fascinating tale of our most vivid royal dynasty.
And for younger book fans, we have a special story about a puppy’s search for friendship using a mix of storytelling, physical theatre, puppetry music, song and even close up magic.
September 7th 2017 - Norton
Meet Wendy Holden and hear about her extensive writing career, latest books and find out about what it was like editing a news column for a celebrity IT girl in the 90s.
August 20th 2017 - Yorkshire Arboretum
Join Ryedale Book Festival for a day of literary delights with a tree theme. Our events are included with standard admission to the Arboretum.
July 13th 2017 - Kirkbymoorside
Meet MP and author Rachel Reeves and hear the remarkable story of Alice Bacon, narrating one woman’s extraordinary progression from the coalfields to the Commons.
June 25th 2017 - Scampston Hall
Join Ryedale Book Festival for a day of literary delights with a nature theme. These are free events included with standard admission to Scampston Walled Garden.
April 1st 2017 - Nunnington Hall
Visit the romantic National Trust property at Nunnington Hall for free on Saturday 1st April and take part of a range of activities that are designed to appeal to book lovers of all ages.
