Programme 2026

Join author-illustrator Steve Webb for a fantastically fun event bringing his brilliant Peng and Spanners series (Faber & Faber) to life! In this latest graphic novel, our duo’s action-packed trip to the Invention Convention with Spanners’ latest and greatest invention has hilarious consequences. Find out about Steve’s creative process, from initial idea to printed book, […]

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Céard é an peata teaghlaigh is deise? Cat? Madra? Muc ghuine? Nó rud éigin nach mbeifeá ag súil leis… rud éigin le meangadh lonrach agus dearcadh dána, b’fhéidir? Join children’s writer and former Laureate na nÓg, Patricia Forde, as she shares her new picture book, An Peata is Fearr (Futa Fata) in this fun-filled bilingual […]

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Join us for an illuminating conversation with three writers whose books explore stories from history through objects. Turtle Bunbury’s Laois in 100 Objects (Wordwell Books) is a unique history of the county from prehistory to the present day. Siobhán Doyle’s Irish Sport in 100 Objects (Merrion Press) brings us around Ireland to discover objects that […]

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Take a step back in time with us as we immerse ourselves in three gripping historical fictions. Martina Devlin’s Glorious Monsters (Lilliput Press) is a spellbinding reimagining of Rome’s Romantic circle, involving the brilliant, volatile, and dangerously entangled Shelleys. Emily Hourican’s A House in Winter (Eriu) is a story of family conflict and class tension […]

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Join globally acclaimed children’s picture book creator Oliver Jeffers at Dublin Book Festival, where he will be talking about his new collaboration, A Day Off School, and There’s a Ghost in This House (HarperCollins Children’s). Then come to meet Oliver after the event, when he will be signing copies of his books. With every purchase […]

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Plé ar fhicsean staire leis an Ollamh Michael Cronin. Úrscéal é Bódléar (Leabhar Breac) le Darach Ó Scolaí a phléann leis an athrú a bhí ag teacht ar shaol na tuaithe ar fud na hEorpa san 19ú haois. Bhuaigh An Cléireach, úrscéal leis atá suite sa chéad leath den 17ú haois, Duais an Oireachtais in […]

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Join author and historian Pat Liddy, or one of his expert guides, for a walking tour of the neighbourhood around the Festival Hub, taking in many key landmarks associated with a wide range of our famous historic writers and the early development of writing in Ireland. Starting outside the gates of the National Gallery on […]

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Join us for a lively and engaging afternoon of book chat with an exciting line-up of contemporary authors. Sebastian Barry’s The Newer World (Faber & Faber) is an immersive and unforgettable novel of one man’s life in the aftermath of the American Civil War. Sebastian joins critic, journalist and broadcaster Alex Clark in conversation. Patrick […]

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