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Reverend Richard Coles: Murder in the Parish

Saturday 9 August 11:45 - 12:45

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Join us to find out what makes a former man of the cloth want to write about murder, and whether Canon Clement can solve this latest crime…
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Preposterous Plots with Pamela Butchart

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Saturday 9 August 13:30 - 14:30

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Why not try? How It All Works with Maddie Moate How It All Works with Maddie Moate Suitable for age 6 - 9 Sat 16 Aug 13:30 - 14:30
 

Robert Macfarlane: Is A River Alive?

Saturday 9 August 15:15 - 16:15

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Robert Macfarlane's radiant writing on nature, people, and place is in a class unto itself, and the Guardian has slated Is a River Alive? as the biggest publishing event of 2025…
 

Supertato Silliness with Sue Hendra

Suitable for age 3 - 7

Sunday 10 August 10:00 - 11:00

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Sue Hendra, co-creator of the bestselling Supertato picture books, returns to celebrate the latest adventures of everyone’s favourite supermarket superhero…
 

Fantastical Feelings with Harriet Muncaster

Suitable for age 6 - 9

Sunday 10 August 13:30 - 14:30

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Harriet Muncaster, author of the bestselling Isadora Moon series joins us for this exciting, interactive event with readings, draw-a-longs, and much, much more…
 

Abdulrazak Gurnah: Coming of Age During Global Change

Sunday 10 August 15:15 - 16:15

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Winner of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature for 'his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee', it's an honour to welcome Abdulrazak Gurnah to the Festival to discuss his latest novel, Theft…
 

Yiyun Li: A New Alphabet, A New Vocabulary

Sunday 10 August 17:00 - 18:00

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Yiyun Li is one of our most important authors, whose life has been touched by unthinkable tragedy. In this impactful conversation she'll reflect on finding words to say the difficult things, how grief transforms time, and the power of the verb 'to be'…
 

Philippe Sands: Bringing Evil to Justice

Sunday 10 August 18:45 - 19:45

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Philippe Sands' career as a leading international lawyer has been complemented by his writing, not least his 2016 Baillie Gifford Prize-winner, East West Street. 38 Landres Street is another fine example of his singular blend of memoir, travelogue…
 

David Baddiel: A Family Affair

Sunday 10 August 20:30 - 21:30

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My Family: The Memoir sees writer, comedian, and documentarian David Baddiel adapt his hit stand-up show into prose…
 

Devi Sridhar: Health For All

Monday 11 August 11:00 - 12:00

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What's the key to a longer, healthier life? Is the answer in self-help books and disciplined individual optimisation, or should we be holding governments to account for their policies on everything from pandemic preparedness to water treatment?…