The Sweet Sally of Words

by Joanna Varanda Artwork by Bhuvaneshvari and Ralph Nel On…

Powerful poetry readings with Alyson Hallett and Pascale Petit

By Georgia Penrose Eager to hear a poetry reading from well-known…

Author Talks: Matt Haig

Author Matt Haig sat down with festival blogger Lizzie Arnold…

Reminiscing with Rose Hilton

By Charlotte Rayment When Dudley Sutton introduced Rose Hilton…

Alan Powers on his book ‘Edward Ardizzone: Artist and Illustrator’

By Justin Prinsloo Alan Powers, author of Edward Ardizzone:…

Prize Giving to the “Poets of Tomorrow”

By Georgia Penrose Family and friends of the young competitors…

Writing Biographies with Hermione Lee

By Joshua Copus-Oxland 'It's ten o'clock,' author Hermione…

Matt Haig talks ‘How to Stop Time’

By Maria Vakmann The marquee was packed to the maximum with…

Nothing less than MESSY with Christopher William Hill

By Lizzie Arnold and Georgia Penrose  Within moments of introducing…

Young Readers Festival Recap

by Madeleine Saaf and Charlotte Rayment The four day long North…