LIVERPOOL´S largest ever book festival has been announced for Sunday, 7 September 2025! The inaugural Liverpool Book Festival is taking place at Invisible Wind Factory and Make CIC and will feature 60 authors, book signings, workshops, live music, street food, artisan stalls, workshops, Q&As, celebrity special guests and more!

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 books for sale — including autobiographies, crime, thrillers, sci-fi, romance, comedy, historical, children’s books and everything in between!

Special guests announced so far include broadcasting legend Billy Butler, acclaimed novelist Ramsey Campbell, Marvel writer Tim Quinn, award-winning comedian Gary Skyner, celebrity chef Dave Critchley, punk legend Phil Jones and many other well known figures.

Multi-award winning life 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 from Liverpool Books Online and Louisa Herridge. Books shops such as Bob Stone’s Write Blend will also be at the event.

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. Workshops will be taking place throughout the day, including poetry from Zonked, children’s creative workshops from Helen Poole and Find Your Flow with John Bullock. Meanwhile, there’ll be street food and artisan stalls selling quirky and artsy products.

Liverpool Book 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, book shops and experts and a great opportunity to sell their books to enthusiasts. For avid readers, it’s a chance to meet the authors directly, ask them questions and get their purchased books signed in person.

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.”

2 charity partners will both receive a free stand at the event and a 10% donation of ticket sales each. 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.

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.”

Liverpool Book Festival / Sunday, 7 September 2025, 12pm – 5pm / Invisible Wind Factory & MAKE CIC, 3 Regent Road, Liverpool, L3 7DS

To book your Ticket, click this link.  

To apply as an author email:- lavidaliverpool@gmail.com