Todmorden is gearing up to welcome some big names as part of this year’s Book Festival.

The event will see talks, performances, masterclasses and storytelling take place at eight venues in the town.

It will run from November 6 to 15.

This year’s headliners include a talk with Conservative MP Jeremy Hunt.

Headliners including Jeremy Hunt, Lee Child and Naz Shah and Frank Cottrell-Boyce will be interviewed in Todmorden's Hippodrome Theatre as part of this year's festival.

placeholder image — Headliners including Jeremy Hunt, Lee Child and Naz Shah and Frank Cottrell-Boyce will be interviewed in Todmorden's Hippodrome Theatre as part of this year's festival.

His high-profile roles as a politician have included serving as Secretary of State for Health, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, and Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Prior to his political career, he ran educational publishing business, Hotcourses, and his book Can We Be Rich Again? was published in June.

Also headlining the festival will be one of the world’s leading thriller writers, Lee Child, who will be interviewed by Cheryl Taylor on the first day of the festival.

Child’s first novel featuring his famous Jack Reacher character was first published in 1997, and since then he has written more than 30 Reacher novels.

Yorkshire Post’s Yvette Huddleston will interview Bradford West Labour MP, Naz Shah, about her first book, Honoured.

The memoir documents her experience surviving domestic violence, forced marriage, and her mother's imprisonment, before becoming an MP in 2015.

Audiences will also have the chance to hear a talk with Waterstones Children’s Laureate 2024-2026 Frank Cottrell-Boyce.

Known for his children’s novel, Millions, as well as The Astounding Broccoli Boy, Noah’s Gold and The Wonder Brothers, Cottrell-Boyce has also written for Dr Who, and devised the opening ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics along with Danny Boyle.

Also featured in the programme is an interview with radio presenter and acclaimed memoir, travel and children’s author Horatio Clare.

His recovery guide to mental health, Your Journey Your Way, is a Sunday Times self-help book of the year, and his new book, We Came By Sea, was published in June 2025.

Other events featured in the programme include performances from Huddersfield Ukrainian Singing Troupe and Zolota Kalyna Dance Ensemble, as well as writing masterclasses, talks from local speakers, and storytelling.

Events will take place across the Hippodrome Theatre, Natural Endings, Herald Buildings/Wholefood Café, Todmorden Library, St. Mary’s Church, Todmorden Town Hall, Todmorden Community College, and Fielden Hall.

Further information and ticket booking can be found at: https://todmordenbookfestival.co.uk/