Join me at events around the country to mark the publication of my first book for young readers, Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room.

Whenever possible I’ll be in conversation with another children’s author, so audiences will get two for the price of one!

#hughbontour

Dates and venues:

• 4 October, 11am | Hungerford Bookshop, HUNGERFORD
  Hugh will be signing copies of Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room
  Book Tickets

• 5 October, 5pm | Guildhall, BATH
  The Magic of Stories with Hugh Bonneville | Bath Children’s Literature Festival
  Hugh will be in conversation with Emma Carroll
  Book Tickets

• 7 October, 4pm | P&G Wells Bookshop, WINCHESTER
  Rory Sparkes reading and book signing with Hugh
  Book Tickets

• 11 October, 2pm | Phyllis Court, HENLEY
  Hugh Bonneville: Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room | Henley Literary Festival
  Hugh will be in conversation with Rachel Chivers Khoo
  Book Tickets

• 11 October, 2pm | ONLINE LIVESTREAM from Phyllis Court, HENLEY
  Hugh Bonneville: Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room | Henley Literary Festival
  Hugh will be in conversation with Rachel Chivers Khoo
  Book Virtual Tickets

• 12 October, 10am | Parabola Arts Centre, CHELTENHAM
  Hugh Bonneville’s Big Top Adventure | Cheltenham Literature Festival
  Hugh talks to fellow children’s author Sam Sedgman
  Book Tickets

• 19 October, 12pm | King’s Hall, ILKLEY
  Hugh Bonneville: Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room | Ilkley Literature Festival
  Hugh talks to fellow children’s author Katherine Woodfine
  Book Tickets

• 26 October, 11am | The Great Hall, CANTERBURY
  Hugh Bonneville: The Magic of Stories | Canterbury Festival
  Book Tickets

Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room will be published in in the UK in hardback, ebook and audiobook formats on 9th October 2025, and then in paperback on 26th March 2026. In Australia it will be available as an ebook on 9th October 2025, in paperback on 14th October 2025, and hardback from 6th January 2026. In India it will be published in hardback and ebook on 9th October 2025), then in paperback on 9th January 2026. Other release dates tbc.

Pre-order here (signed copies available).