Barbican Fest

June 9, 2025

 

With an exciting list of books this spring, which included our Barbican First titles, we wanted to do something big to celebrate. Summer is approaching and, for many people, this means festival time. This gave us an idea and we’re proud to announce the launch of Barbican Fest, an online festival of author Q&As!

Our authors and their readers are spread across the globe, so meeting in person would be a challenge (besides, we’re all too busy browsing bookshops and adding to our TBRs, anyway). Therefore we decided to host our events online and make the tickets completely FREE!

We have four events lined up over the next two weeks. To attend any (or all) of them, just visit our Eventbrite page and click “Get tickets”, supply your name and email address, then you’ll be provided with a Zoom link to join up to ten minutes before the event start time. Eventbrite will send you an email two hours before the event to remind you, and again ten minutes before it begins.

This is a great way to join in the festival fun without leaving the house! Hear our authors read from their books, talk about the writing process and what inspired them, and even ask your own questions.

Free, simple, fun.

Use the links below to book your tickets. We hope to see you there!

 

 

Front cover of "A Trail of Blood on the Snow" by Sam Lee next to a headshot of the author against a background image of a snowy forest. Red and black text reads: Barbican Fest, Introducing Sam Lee, A Trail of Blood on the Snow
Sam Lee in Conversation
Tue 10th June @ 6pm (BST)*

 

Front cover of "The Devil's Horsewhip" by Damion O. Spencer next to a headshot of the author against a background image of green leaves and purple flowers. Yellow and white text reads: Barbican Fest, Introducing Damion Spencer, The Devil's Horsewhip
Damion O. Spencer in Conversation
Thu 12th June @ 10am (BST)*

 

Front cover of "Brilliant Blue" by Karen Stevens next to a headshot of the author against a background image of a blue sky with white cumulonimbus clouds. White and blue text reads: Barbican Fest, Introducing Karen Stevens, Brilliant Blue
Karen Stevens in Conversation
Mon 23rd June @ 6pm (BST)*

 

Front cover of "When I Was" by Miranda Miller next to a headshot of the author against a greyscale photograph of the Palace of Westminster. Black, white and yellow text reads: Barbican Fest In Conversation, Miranda Miller, When I Was
Miranda Miller in Conversation
Thu 26th June @ 6pm (BST)*

 

 

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