The line up for this year's Birmingham Literature Festival includes Jonathan Coe (The Proof of My Innocence), Kit de Waal (The Best of Everything), Mike Gayle (Hope Street), Laura Bates (The New Age of Sexism), Jo Bell (Boater), Corinne Fowler (Colonial Countryside), plus Liz Berry, Casey Bailey, Bradley Taylor, together with workshops for writers, and more. Takes place from 9 to 18 October 2025.