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Celebrate 10 Exhibition

Newark Library Newark Library, Beaumond Gardens, Baldertongate, Newark

Explore the archives of Newark Book Festival as we celebrate 10 years of the town's literary event with an exhibition at Newark Library throughout July.

Meet Peter Rabbit at Waterstones Newark

Waterstones Newark Waterstones Newark, 36 Stodman Street, Newark

Come and meet Peter Rabbit and join in the fun at Waterstones Newark over the festival weekend.

Ongoing

Open Doors Poetry with Leanne Moden

National Civil War Centre (Upstairs) National Civil War Centre, 14 Appleton Gate, Newark

Join resident poet Leanne Moden for some wordy arts and crafts and see her work as part of the Open Doors programme.

Gathered Leaves, Exhibition at Vibrant Matter

Vibrant Matter Vibrant Matter, 4 Stodman Street, Newark

Visit Newark's newest contemporary art gallery for a specially curated exhibition for Newark Book Festival, Gathered Leaves.

The Singing Mermaid – Rhubarb Theatre

St Mary Magdalene Church Church Walk, Newark

Bring your little ones for an interactive storytelling and craft session with The Singing Mermaid with Rhubarb Theatre during Newark Book Festival.

Meet the Fosseway Writers

Newark Book Shop Newark Book Shop, 12 Queen's Head Court, Newark

Meet the voices behind Newark’s thriving writing scene, the Fosseway Writers, at Newark Book Shop, and discover more about how you can join.

The Doodling Poet

Newark Library Newark Library, Beaumond Gardens, Baldertongate, Newark

Find The Doodling Poet as he pops up in and around Newark Library for some doodling, poems, colouring, and imaginative writing.

Featured

Nordic Noir

Tudor Hall, National Civil War Centre National Civil War Centre, 14 Appleton Gate, Newark

Bringing together two standout voices in Scandinavian crime fiction, Antti Tuomainen and Katrín Júlíusdóttir, in a Nordic Noir author interview with Festival Director, Sara Bullimore.

Literature Village

Colonnades, Newark Town Hall Newark Town Hall, Market Place, Newark

Find wonderful local bookish crafts and trinkets, stories and books of all genres at the Newark Book Festival Literature Village.

Newark Book Festival’s Book Club

Newark Library Meeting Room Beaumond Gardens, Balderton Gate, Newark

Join us for the first ever Newark Book Festival Book Club, hosted by Aimee Horton, who runs fun and inclusive book clubs across Lincolnshire.

The Singing Mermaid – Rhubarb Theatre

St Mary Magdalene Church Church Walk, Newark

Bring your little ones for an interactive storytelling and craft session with The Singing Mermaid with Rhubarb Theatre during Newark Book Festival.

The Storm Cloud – Frances Stickley

Newark Library Children's Area Beaumond Gardens, Balderton Gate, Newark

Join bestselling picture book author Frances Stickley for a reading of her new book, The Storm Cloud, as part of the Summer Reading Challenge.

Featured

Deadly Landscapes

Tudor Hall, National Civil War Centre National Civil War Centre, 14 Appleton Gate, Newark

Three leading crime writers explore the power of place in their work, in a conversation about Deadly Landscapes in literature.

The Singing Mermaid – Rhubarb Theatre

St Mary Magdalene Church Church Walk, Newark

Bring your little ones for an interactive storytelling and craft session with The Singing Mermaid with Rhubarb Theatre during Newark Book Festival.

Featured

Battle of the Genres

Palace Theatre Palace Theatre, Appleton Gate, Newark

Join us for the Battle of the Genres! Where four authors go head to head to defend their writing genre. This year, we're bringing together fantasy, gothic horror, contemporary and golden age crime.

Featured

Harriet Tyce: Witch Trial

Palace Theatre Palace Theatre, Appleton Gate, Newark

Spend the afternoon with The Traitors contestant, and bestselling author Harriet Tyce, talking about her latest book Witch Trial.

Featured

An evening with Jay McGuiness

Palace Theatre Palace Theatre, Appleton Gate, Newark

Join us for an evening with Jay McGuiness, best known as a vocalist in the boyband The Wanted, as he discusses his latest fantasy novel, Poison Tides in conversation with The Cult of Coco.