Tea Leaves & Reads Literary Festival

27th & 28th September 2025

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What to Expect at the 2025 Festival

This year, we’re celebrating even more books, a plethora of genres, and all things bookish at the second ever Tea Leaves & Reads Literary Festival. Our Festival for 2025 is a full two-day weekend with twenty-six wonderful Authors joining us (and you!) with delicious food, beverages and the best bookish company. You can expect gripping and emotional panel discussions, insightful conversations, book signings, Q & A’s, interviews and the opportunity to discover your next favourite author as well as meet those you have read for years! There are no hidden costs, your two day event ticket will cover everything (except for the books you will need to purchase after hearing the authors talk!) We’re even helping out with that too and each weekend ticket holder will receive a £9.99 voucher to redeem against a book on the day. Visit our Tickets Page for the full benefits, FAQ and payment options.

Author Panels, Interviews, Q&A

You can expect gripping and emotional panel discussions, insightful conversations, book signings, Q & A’s, interviews and the opportunity to discover your next favourite Author or meet your heroes!

Treats, Lunch, Drinks and more

Saturday will include baked sweet treats, unlimited beverages, picnic in a box & vintage cream tea in the afternoon. Sunday will include lunch, sweet treats and drinks throughout. No hidden costs!

Weekend Ticket Holder Perks

Early venue access, prize draw entry for a chance to win a £50 voucher, exclusive bookish swag bag, a £9.99 voucher to redeem against a festival Author’s book, pre order discounts and discounted weekend ticket access.

Signed and Dedicated Books

Authors will be signing books purchased at the festival, across the weekend. You may even get the chance to have yours dedicated where time allows! Signed books are something of a treasure and we love to encourage it. Browse the Festival Books Here.

Friendships, Old and New

Many people attend the festival on their own and leave with a host of new friends. Come as a stranger, leave as a friend! You won’t be short of people to chat to and share reading rec’s with. Book Lovers have travelled across the UK to attend the Festival.

Bookshop Browsing

The Tea Leaves & Reads Bookshop will be open opposite the events hall at various times including early morning for browsing and shopping. In addition a pop up bookshop will be in situ in the hall throughout the day featuring all of the Authors attending.

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Meet the 26 authors appearing at the 2025 Festival.

Amanda Prowse

Contemporary Fiction & Memoirs

Miranda Dickinson

Contemporary Romance & Crime Thrillers

Heidi Swain

Contemporary Romantic Fiction

Ella Allbright

Commercial Fiction

Jess Kitching

Thrillers & Contemporary Romance

Kirsty Greenwood

Romantic Comedies & Magical Realism

Eleanor Barker-White

Psychological Thrillers

Louise Beech

Contemporary Fiction, Dystopian & Memoirs

Katy Brent

Contemporary & Humorous Crime

Anna Britton

Crime Thrillers

Jessica Bull

Historical Crime

Julie-Mae Cohen

Contemporary & Humorous Crime

Heather Critchlow

Crime & Speculative Fiction

Joanna Dodd

Psychological Thrillers

Liz Fenwick

Contemporary & Historical Fiction

Sharon Gosling

Contemporary & Romantic Fiction

Karen Hamilton

Crime & Speculative Fiction

Rachel Wolf

Destination Thrillers

Julie Haworth

Contemporary Romantic Fiction

Howard Linskey

Historical Crime Fiction

L.V. Matthews

Psychological Thrillers

Cesca Major

Contemporary & Magical Realism

Joanna Miller

Historical Fiction

Kim Nash

Contemporary & Romantic Fiction

Louisa Scarr

Crime & Psychological Thrillers

Emma-Claire Wilson

Contemporary Fiction

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A New Annual tradition

Take a look back at the 2024 festival…

Last year, we celebrated all things Literary by hosting Andover’s first major book event to mark the official opening of the Tea Leaves & Reads Bookshop!

Browse the Books

Weekend ticket holders will have the opportunity to pre order the books with a discount.

Get in touch if you would like a specific title – books will be available signed after the festival for those who aren’t able to attend.