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Chantal Lyons, Sophie Pavell & Peter Cairns: Landscape, and Beavers, and Boars (Oh, My!)

Wednesday 20 August 10:00 - 11:00

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Sharing their deep understanding of what we're lucky to have in nature and how to repair the damage done, Wainwright Prize-­shortlisted author of Groundbreakers, Chantal Lyons, To Have or to Hold author Sophie Pavelle, and photographer and rewilding…
 

Spark Exhibition

Wednesday 20 August 10:00 - 21:00

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Young people from the Alternative School at Spartans Community Foundation are back at the festival for the third year, with their brand-new exhibition, Spark. Our writer in residence Owen Sutcliffe has been working with the young people to spark their…
 

Are You Sitting Comfortably?

Suitable for age 3 - 5

Wednesday 20 August 10:00 - 10:30

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Join us for a relaxed morning story especially for your littlest readers…
 

Shared Reading with Open Book

Wednesday 20 August 11:00 - 12:30

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Join Lead Readers from Open Book, a charity organising shared reading and creative writing groups, for an informal, relaxed reading session. Explore a chapter from a debut book from this year's Festival programme…
 

Thought Exercise: Danny Dorling

Wednesday 20 August 12:00 - 13:30

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Dig deeper with our Thought Exercise series. Hear from experts on urgent issues of our time, then join in on the discussion during a wide-ranging, interactive exchange. Today's guest is Danny Dorling, professor of Human Geography and author of Seven…
 

Delicious Magic: A Table Talk with Ixta Belfrage

Wednesday 20 August 12:00 - 13:30

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Today, join Belfrage - Ottolenghi Test Kitchen alum, and author of the celebrated Mezcla - as she chats about the bold flavours of her mother's homeland, bringing them to life in a cookery demonstration that will both inspire and embolden you in the…
 

Kate Anderson, Rosemary Goring & Jade Scott: The Captive Queen and Her Son

Wednesday 20 August 12:45 - 13:45

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Rosemary Goring's Exile: The Captive Years of Mary, Queen of Scots and Jade Scott's Captive Queen shed remarkable new light on the duplicitous years of Mary's English imprisonment. Meanwhile, Kate Anderson's Art & Court of James VI & I reconsiders Mary's…
 

Geoff Dyer: Stories from a Vanished Time

Wednesday 20 August 13:15 - 14:15

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Post-war Britain can seem increasingly distant, yet Geoff Dyer's delightful new memoir, Homework, brings it back to life with verve and wit. Recalling his working-class Cheltenham childhood of the SOs and 60s, Dyer (a Fellow of the Royal Society of…
 

Introduction to Graphic Novels: A Workshop with Lizzy Stewart

Wednesday 20 August 13:30 - 15:30

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Illustrator Lizzy Stewart (author of the breathtaking graphic novel Alison and genre-evading Walking Distance) introduces you today to the world of graphic storytelling. During this workshop, you'll look at character, finding inspiration, and the way…
 

Irene Revell, Sarah Shin & Alice Vincent: Hearing and Listening, Profoundly

Wednesday 20 August 13:45 - 14:45

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Join us for a fascinating event exploring the art and politics of listening. Bodies of Sound, an anthology edited by Irene Revell and Sarah Shin, brings together poets, musicians, and writers to offer new insights into how we listen and hear. Alice……