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Enjoy a stroll on Tunbridge Wells Common/Calverley Grounds with Duncan Minshull, editor of GLOBETROTTING: Writers Walk The World. Take in the lovely views and listen to Duncan read extracts from his latest book about the writers who have traversed every continent from the 1500's to the present day. And en route Duncan will be asking his fellow footers about the joys of pedestrian travel. Why do you go walking?
Tunbridge Wells brings together two neurodivergent powerhouses of comedy – Robin Ince and Shappi Khorsandi, to discuss their books about brains: Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal and Scatter Brain.
From the bestselling author of Beethoven: The Man Revealed, In Search of Beethoven is John Suchet’s latest and most personal book dedicated to the life of this extraordinary composer. Part biography, part memoir, part travelogue, Suchet draws on his own life and career as a foreign correspondent and news anchor to show how Beethoven’s music has accompanied him through the best and worst of times.
The villagers of Fleetcombe like to think of it as one of the most picturesque spots in Dorset: two pubs, a small playground, enough gorgeous cottages to keep a thatcher in business.
Peter Fraser Dunlop Queer Fiction Prize shortlisted author, and Booktok sensation, Peach Morris will be joining us to share their debut book Learning to Fall; about found family and queer awakening, set in the lively world of roller derby, perfect for fans of Whip It and Heartstopper.
I, Lorna Tucker, have lived a life that most you can't even begin to imagine… AN EYE-OPENING, PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF FEMALE HOMELESSNESS, FROM ONE OF BRITAIN'S MOST EXCITING FILM-MAKERS
James Canton's journey into developing an accessible and everyday approach to rewilding that can be adapted by anyone from the ambitious gardener to the casual window-box owner.
Dr. Fiona Vera-Gray is one of the UK's leading feminist academics working on sexual violence and she has a decade's experience in the frontline anti-violence against women movement. At a time when women are more vocal than ever about our lives, there's one last taboo: We need to talk about porn.
Join author Eva Wong Nava and illustrator Natelle Quek of Dancing Dumplings For My One And Only for a storytime reading and a "na-nium, na-nium" arts and crafts session where you'll colour in and make your own dumpling-themed bunting to take home.
Gaia Vince is a science writer, broadcaster and Anthropocene researcher exploring the interplay between human systems and the planetary environment.
Plucky fourteen-year-old Adunni is in Lagos, excited to finally enrol in school. Having escaped her rural village in a desperate bid to seek a better future, she's found refuge with Tia, a kind and brilliant woman on her own troubled journey of self-discovery.
The first book from amateur gardener and viral sensation Martha Swales, this is a beginner's guide that shows how fun and easy it can be to grow your own slice of nature.