How do we write about our own lives, and the people and places that shape us? Freedom to Write is a creative writing venture run by Yvonne Jewkes and Andy West. They host […]
Zoologist Jules Howard takes us on a mind-bending journey into the revolutionary story of eggs, evolution and life on earth, inviting us to take a fresh look at the fascinating evolution of […]
Millions of us suffer from imposter syndrome, letting our insecurities and doubts hold us back from enjoying our successes. Clinical psychologist Dr Jessamy Hibberd explains how to stop feeling like a fraud, […]
The number one bestselling author and radio host, John Connolly, joins Joe Haddow for a chat about his new Charlie Parker novel, The Instruments of Darkness. They’ll talk about how to keep a returning […]
A festival favourite! Bath poet and University of Bristol lecturer Carrie Etter will read from her new, fifth collection, Grief’s Alphabet, alongside local poets, with an open mic. Come read your poem (up […]
Award-winning broadcaster Zeinab Badawi introduces her ground-breaking and epic history of Africa, An African History of Africa told through the voices of the Africans themselves – and charting the history of the oldest inhabited […]
A unique opportunity to get an early copy of THE destination read for 2024, from Costa-prize-winning author Francesca Segal, Welcome to Glorious Tuga. Set sail for a tropical paradise where secrets […]
Join author, journalist, critic and BBC Radio 3 broadcaster Kate Molleson for a celebration of her radical book, Sound Within Sound, which tells the impassioned and exhilarating story of the composers who dared […]
Bestselling psychological thriller writers Claire Douglas and Tim Weaver know a thing or two about building tension and creating unexpected twists and turns – they join Gill McLay to chat about their latest suspenseful books, The Wrong […]
Comedian, broadcaster and writer Viv Groskop makes a welcome return to the festival to launch her memoir One Ukrainian Summer, a poignant and often comical account of coming-of-age story of first love in […]
A special pre-publication event with bestselling author Harriet Evans as she launches her first novel in her new crime series, writing as alter ego Harriet F. Townson. D is For Death features Dora […]
Much-loved comedian Ruby Wax opens up about her unflinchingly honest story of her struggles with mental health and different treatments over the years in I’m Not As Well As I Thought I Was. […]
The Sunday Times bestselling author and former war correspondent, Damien Lewis, explores the untold stories of six of the most daring escapes pulled off by warriors of the world’s most famous […]
