Ever tried a literature festival? Meet favourite authors, get inspired, make friends with fellow readers, get absorbed or just discover a new town in an unusual way. Here are some current and best:
- Cheltenham Literature Festival (now in its 60th year!)
- Young People’s Wordfest at Ilkley Literature Festival
- Manchester Literature Festival with real writers not just TV personalities
Is your city reading? Belfast and Salford are doing it, Liverpool and Edinburgh have done it and Bristol are about to do it again! Not just cities, but towns, villages and teams of any description can get involved - see Beyond the Book.
Did you know that there are over 50,000 reading groups in the UK? Find your nearest group either in the UK or the US or join online groups such as at Book Group Online or The Guardian Reading Group
Judge an author by his or her face in findmeanauthor.com
