Kate Mosse

Kate Mosse
with Steven Gale

Autumn
The Story of a Season

Exploring folklore, nature and creativity, Autumn is a love-letter to Sussex and an atmospheric portrait of the autumn season from one of our best-loved writers.

Kate Mosse takes us to the Sussex marshlands of her childhood, when they are at their mulchy, misty, golden-hued best. In the reed banks she spots plovers and Goldeneye ducks. Along the sea wall, she glimpses purple sea lavender, Brent geese and curlews, in the oak pond, herons and little egrets.

Place is the inspiration for all of Kate’s writing. Her stories come from the landscapes of south-west France, Holland, South Africa, and her native Sussex. Kate has written 11 novels and is the founder director of the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction. She is also a trustee of the British Library. In 2024, she was awarded a CBE for services to literature, women, and charity.

Kate appeared at the book festival in 2020, online, and we are so pleased to have her back in person for our tenth festival. Her husband Greg and son Felix are completing the Mosse family line-up this year.

Steven Gale will be in conversation with Kate.