Walk into any bookshop, Discord server, or late-night Tumblr thread and you’ll feel it immediately: fandom isn’t just a readership, it’s a neighborhood. Few worlds show this better than Harry Potter. Nearly three decades on, the series still recruits new readers by the cohort (over 600 million copies sold worldwide) — and then turns many…
Walk a reader through a stone corridor—prefects whispering, house banners stirring—and they’ll know where they are. The school story has been a cornerstone of children’s and YA fiction for more than a century, centering friendship, rivalry, rules, and growth in a bounded world with its own rituals. After a mid-century dip, the form roared back;…
After more than a decade since the original trilogy, the world of The Hunger Games is returning to Panem for a new tale – and this time it centers on fan-favorite Haymitch Abernathy. Suzanne Collins’s upcoming fifth book, Sunrise on the Reaping, will follow the 50th Hunger Games (the Second Quarter Quell) and the teenage…
LONDON, UK – In a thrilling announcement that has sent waves of excitement through the literary world, renowned author J. K. Rowling has revealed plans for a new Harry Potter prequel series. The series will delve into the mysterious past of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, set to be introduced on Christmas 2024. This…
We’re so looking forward to this year’s festival, we wanted to let you know what’s in store as soon as we could. For 2015, we’ve brought together a collective of very different writers with very different voices to build a calendar of events for everyone – from writers to readers with something for families.
In this our fourth year, we’re going low-key while we catch our breath after three big festivals in a row. We’ll be hosting a compact collection of performances, showcases and socials across the weekend of Friday 10th to Sunday 12th October 2014. We’ll have guests from Bristol, the UK and beyond, whilst showcasing the best that…
To everyone who took part in 2013, as a performer, participant, sponsor, venue, publisher or volunteer, we say a huge ‘thank you’. Scroll down for a flavour of 2013′s events. We are changing how the Festival works, having come this far in the absence of the City Council and Arts Council support that enable many…