The inaugural Liverpool Book Festival on Sunday 7th September is shaping up to be a huge event, with an array of literary legends announced! The debut event is taking place at Invisible Wind Factory and Make CIC — featuring 60 authors, book signings, live music, street food, artisan stalls, workshops, Q&As, celebrity special guests and more!
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The exciting new book festival will feature some of the region’s most talented and award winning authors and will showcase a wide range of their books for sale — including autobiographies, crime, horror, thrillers, sci-fi, romance, comedy, historical, children’s books and everything in between!
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Special guests announced so far include broadcasting legend Billy Butler, acclaimed horror novelist Ramsey Campbell, Marvel writers Tim Quinn and Alan Cowsill, Beano artist Nigel Parkinson, award-winning comedian Gary Skyner, celebrity chef Dave Critchley, punk legend Phil Jones and many other well known figures.
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Award winning mind coach Alison Blackler will be in attendance, as will renowned life coach Linda Baldvinsdottir, who is flying in from Iceland. Meanwhile, respected publishers will be attending such as Estelle Maher from Tauk Publishing, Canelo, Northodox Press, Susan Westoby and Louisa Herridge. Wonderful book shops such as Bob Stone’s Write Blend will also be at the event.
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The festival will feature fascinating Q&As on stage, as well as live music from talented local acts such as Primal Live winner Sam Leyden. Meanwhile, there’ll be street food from the likes of Devina’s Mauritian Kitchen, Piadina Pronto, Rhok Crepes and Fusion Catering and artisan stalls selling quirky and artsy products.
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Liverpool Book Festival is family friendly and there’ll be plenty of activities for children. Workshops throughout the day include storytelling from Wish Upon A Party, children’s creative workshops from Helen Poole, poetry from Zonked and Wirral Ark’s ‘Ted without a Bed’ to explain homelessness to children. Top coach John Bullock will also be providing a ‘Find Your Flow’ workshop for adults.
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The festival is being hosted by local magazine, marketing and PR company, La Vida Liverpool. The aim is to provide a platform for local authors — connecting them with fellow authors, publishers and book shops and a great opportunity to sell their books to enthusiasts. For avid readers, it’s a chance to meet the authors directly and get their books signed in person — you can even have your portrait done by the original Dennis The Menace illustrator!
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La Vida Liverpool’s Justin Hopper said: “I’ve owned La Vida Liverpool for 7 years now and have promoted many different people, businesses, charities and events. Every time I do marketing and PR for authors it always strikes me how difficult it is for them to get their books out there and sell direct to readers without getting lost on big online platforms that charge huge commissions.”
He continued: “As a writer myself, I am passionate about supporting creatives and I’m proud to have done that really well through La Vida these past 7 years. With Liverpool Book Festival, I’m aiming to take that one step further for writers — connecting them with book lovers in a fun event with loads going on! I’m making it really affordable for all too — that’s very important to me.”
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Two charity partners will both receive a free stand at the event and will both receive a 10% donation of ticket sales. Builder Book, founded by Natalie Reeves-Billing and Jude C Lennon, provide creative and literacy packs to children to help bridge the gap in education. Inspiring Minds CIC will also benefit, to help raise money for their Embracing The Extraordinary book about parenting neurodivergent children.
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Tickets to the festival are just £10 and there are big plans for it to be hosted bi-annually. The event aims to offer more than a standard book fair — with lots going on throughout the day and something for everyone, whilst celebrating the rich literary talent in Merseyside.
Justin summarised: “There are so many talented authors in our region and so many people love reading so I’m excited about providing this platform to bring them together. It’s tough for authors to get noticed and you can’t beat a good physical copy, so it’s a win win situation — in a digital world with artificial intelligence we must fight to keep our creativity alive and I’m hoping this festival will help in some small way.”
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The inaugural Liverpool Book Festival has been announced for 7th September 2025! The debut event is taking place at Invisible Wind Factory and Make CIC from 12pm and will feature 60 authors, book signings, live music, street food, artisan stalls, workshops, Q&As, celebrity special guests and more!
Liverpool Book Festival / Sunday 7th September 2025, 12pm – 5pm / Invisible Wind Factory, 3 Regent Road, Liverpool, L3 7DS
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To apply as an author email lavidaliverpool@gmail.com
