Tickets are still available and although I always think that these events are always a bit too expensive to become really mainstream, some of the writers enlisted are really worth seeing.
There's Ian Buruma, for instance, the Dutch-British journalist and writer, whose area of interest range from the causes and aftermath of the killing of Theo Van Gogh to the history of modern Japan. He just wrote a very interesting book about 1945. See its NYT review here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/books/review/year-zero-by-ian-buruma.html?_r=0
Then there's Amin Maalouf, Lebanese writer and member of the Academie Francaise, who will give a lecture tomorrow evening and will be interviewed on stage on Saturday.
I also like Geert Mak very much, especially his travel book and TV series In Europa. Old episodes can be seens here:
http://www.uitzendinggemist.nl/programmas/3350-in-europa
Indeed a full programme and an ideal indoor activity, also given the sad sad weather.
Link to the festival's website (in English):
http://www.winternachten.nl/winternachten/aeditieopening.php?editie=10094&taal=engels
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