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SUMMARY:Juliet Nicolson
DESCRIPTION:Juliet Nicolson\nThe Book of Revelations\nA History of the Secrets Women Keep and Tell \nFrom the ‘silent generation’ of women in the 1950s to the influencers of the 2020s\, Juliet Nicolson has discovered long-buried family secrets\, recounted in deeply moving first person accounts. She asks if once again\, women are in danger of being silenced by censorship\, caution and fear. \nJuliet Nicolson is the best-selling author of several works of social history. \nTickets go on sale 15 August for priority booking and 22 August for general sale. \n\n\n \n  \nImage © Axel Hasslenberg
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/juliet-nicolson/
LOCATION:Queens Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Social History
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SUMMARY:Matt Newnham
DESCRIPTION:Matt Newnham \nSpace Ranger Fred and the Great Galactic Bake Off \nUpstairs at Bookfest \n7-9 years \nBlast off on a fun-filled space adventure with author of Space Ranger Fred and the Great Galactic Bake Off! This highly interactive session combines storytelling\, creativity and hands-on science to spark imaginations and keep young explorers engaged from start to finish.  Children will enjoy a lively reading from Fred’s latest adventure\, helping to predict what happens next and solve tricky space problems along the way. They’ll design their own amazing rockets\, invent ingenious space gadgets and take part in a hilarious “What Would You Take Into Space?” challenge featuring some surprising items!  The excitement continues with simple STEM demonstrations\, including a speedy balloon rocket. \nPacked with laughs\, creativity and audience participation\, this is an out-of-this-world event for curious young minds. \nTickets go on sale 15 August for priority booking and 22 August for general sale.
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/matt-newnham/
LOCATION:Upstairs at Queen’s Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children's books
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SUMMARY:Oliver Bullough
DESCRIPTION:Oliver Bullough\nEverybody Loves Our Dollars\nHow Money Laundering Won\nwith Gerry Foley \nThis thrilling and wildly entertaining exposé of the dark financial secrets at the heart of the world economy explains how money-laundering works. In the criminal world\, cash is still king. Barter is pretty good too and crypto currencies flow through paper ledgers. \nWhether you’re a fraudster\, a cartel boss\, a corrupt politician\, a kleptocrat or a terrorist mastermind\, your options to move and hide your money are more secure than they have ever been. There has never been a better time to be a criminal. \nOliver Bullough is a leading investigative journalist who writes regularly for the Guardian\, the New York Times and GQ. His Butler to the World was a Sunday Times bestseller. \nAnne Applebaum says Bullough is ‘one of the few people who not only understands the convoluted world of money-laundering but also is able to explain it in clear and elegant prose.’ \nTickets go on sale 15 August for priority booking and 22 August for general sale
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/oliver-bullough/
LOCATION:West Sussex
CATEGORIES:Current Affairs,Economics
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SUMMARY:Peter Fiennes - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Peter Fiennes \nEn Route \nAcclaimed travel writer Peter Fiennes sets out to explore France’s sense of its own people\, place and identity through some of its greatest writers and artists. Travelling in a loop from Le Havre to Paris\, Fiennes follows the threads of history and wonders what’s next for this sublime\, mysterious and sometimes fractious country. \nSold out – join waiting list \n\n\n \n  \nImage © Anna Fiennes
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/peter-fiennes/
LOCATION:Upstairs at Queen’s Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literary Travel
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SUMMARY:Alwyn Turner
DESCRIPTION:Alwyn Turner\nA Shellshocked Nation\nBritain Between the Wars\nwith Juliet Nicolson \nUpstairs at Bookfest \nAfter the calamity of the Great War\, Britain longed for escapist fun. It was easier to spend a day at the seaside than to worry about mass unemployment\, political scandals or military manoeuvres in Europe. Combining cultural\, social and political history\, A Shellshocked Nation sketches a portrait of the country through its entertainments and scandals\, its people and political crises. \nAlwyn Turner is a historian and writer who teaches at the University of Chichester. He will be in conversation with Juliet Nicolson.
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/alwyn-turner/
LOCATION:Queens Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Politics,Social History
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SUMMARY:Damian Barr - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Damian Barr\nThe Two Roberts \nScotland\, 1933 and Bobby MacBryde is off to Glasgow School of Art. On his first day\, he will meet Robert Colquhoun – and never leave his side. With the world on the brink of war\, their unrivalled artistic talent takes them all over Europe\, partying\, loving\, fighting and always painting. \nBased on a true story\, The Two Roberts is a tale of devotion and obsession\, art and class. \nDavid Nicholls said of it: ‘ Epic and touching\, and a revelation in its rediscovery of MacBryde and Colquhoun’. Damian came to the first Cuckfield Bookfest with his award-winning memoir Maggie and Me so we are delighted to welcome him to our tenth anniversary celebration. His renowned Literary Salon ran for 15 years\, and his Big Scottish Book Club brought books to television. Damian has a PhD in Creative Writing and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. \nSold out – join waiting list \n\n\n \nImage © Kirsty Anderson
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/damian-barr/
LOCATION:Upstairs at Queen’s Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Literary Fiction
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SUMMARY:Local Authors
DESCRIPTION:Join a panel of local authors as they discuss their books\, the inspiration behind their writing\, and the journey from idea to publication.\nWith Gavin Jamieson\, author\, publisher and Bookfest Director \nMarcus Batterbury\nMarcus Batterbury has worked in many roles\, including bike messenger\, fitness instructor\, cleaner\, waiter\, teacher and trainer. With You in the Moment is his first book\, a warm and honest memoir about one family’s experience of dementia and the power of being present. \nDavid Gibson\nRaised in Cuckfield\, David Gibson is Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Plant Biology in Southern Illinois. After the acclaimed Planting Clues: How Plants Solve Crimes\, he published his first novels\, Shanya’s Saga and Elite Memories.\n\nMichael Smith\nMichael Smith is a bestselling author specialising in Polar exploration. He has appeared on TV and radio and contributed to documentaries. His books include biographies of Ernest Shackleton\, Tom Crean\, Captain Oates and Francis Crozier. \nVictoria West\nSussex-born Victoria West writes thrillers with dark twists and unexpected characters. Drawing on her journalism background\, she made her debut with Never Alone\, a psychological thriller about a true-crime podcaster haunted by her past. \nTickets go on sale 15 August for priority booking and 22 August for general sale.
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/local-authors/
LOCATION:The Talbot Public House\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5JX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Biography,Fiction,memoir,Natural History,Thriller
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SUMMARY:Tim Spector - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Tim Spector\nFerment\nThe Life-Changing Power of Microbes\nwith Jo Durrant \nSOLD OUT – JOIN WAITING LIST \nFerment cuts through myths and misunderstanding to help beginners and enthusiasts alike to navigate the fascinating world of ferments and their extraordinary benefits for our health and our planet.\nTim Spector is Professor of Epidemiology at Kings College\, London. He is the best-selling author of the Diet Myth\, Spoon-Fed\, Food for Life\, and scientific co-founder of ZOE\, a nutrition science company. \nSOLD OUT – JOIN WAITING LIST \n\n\n \nImage © Peter Schiazza
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/tim-spector/
LOCATION:Queens Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Health & Nutrition
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SUMMARY:Eilish Fisher
DESCRIPTION:Eilish Fisher  \nFia and the Last Snow Deer \nThe Waters and the Wild \nUpstairs at Bookfest \n9-12 years \nHow can music shape a story? Can a melody create a mood\, inspire a character or suggest an entirely new world?  This engaging workshop explores the powerful connection between music and creative writing. Young participants will listen to a range of musical pieces and consider how different sounds\, rhythms and styles can influence emotions\, atmosphere and storytelling. Through guided discussion and carefully chosen audio prompts\, they will then create an original piece of writing inspired by the music they hear\, experimenting with mood\, setting and character.  Ideal for aspiring writers and musicians\, this session offers a fresh and inspiring approach to creativity across the arts. \nEilish Fisher is an award-winning children’s literature author and poet from Vermont and Wicklow\, Ireland.  Both novels are written in verse\, a format that many young readers find captivating. \nTickets go on sale 15 August for priority booking and 22 August for general sale. \n\n\n \nImage © Nick Bradshaw
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/1838/
LOCATION:Upstairs at Queen’s Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children's books
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SUMMARY:Jessie Burton - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Jessie Burton \nHidden Treasure \nUpstairs at Bookfest \n7-11 years \nJoin internationally bestselling author Jessie Burton (The Miniaturist) for a very special event for her new children’s book Hidden Treasure. Hear about the adventures of Bo and Billy\, the children at the heart of this new story and discover the secrets of mudlarking and its history.  Jessie will share some of her own mudlarking finds and reveal how forgotten objects found on the banks of the River Thames can spark creativity.  She will lead a collaborative\, story-telling session sharing creative writing tips for the next generation of writers and readers.  For fans of Katherine Rundell and Philip Pullman’s The Ruby in the Smoke\, Hidden Treasure is a classic in the making\, with a rip-roaring plot\, spine-tingling twists and an unforgettable cast of characters. \nSold out – Join waiting list here \n\n\n \nImage © Lara Downie
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/jessie-burton/
LOCATION:Upstairs at Queen’s Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Children's books
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SUMMARY:Jonathan Wilson
DESCRIPTION:Jonathan Wilson\nThe Power and the Glory:\nA New History of the World Cup \nwith Gavin Jamieson \nThe football World Cup is the most watched sporting event on the planet. The author of footballing classic Inverting the Pyramid puts a fresh and invigorating spin on the history of the World Cup\, placing the tournaments within a socio-political framework. \nJonathan is a columnist for the Guardian and World Soccer and the founder and editor of The Blizzard. \n\n\n \nImage © Alil Haydar Yesilyurt
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/jonathan-wilson/
LOCATION:The Talbot Public House\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5JX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Sport
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SUMMARY:Kate Mosse - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Kate Mosse\nwith Steven Gale \nAutumn\nThe Story of a Season \nExploring 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. \nKate 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. \nPlace 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. \nKate 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. \nSteven Gale will be in conversation with Kate. \nSold out – join waiting list \n\n\n \n  \nImage © Ruth Crafer
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/kate-mosse/
LOCATION:Queens Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Non-Fiction
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SUMMARY:Andrew Hunter Murray - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Andrew Hunter Murray\nBad Deeds\nwith Gerry Foley \nAlex legally breaks into offices and homes to test their security. He’s good at it because he used to do it illegally. But one day he gets fired. He decides to steal one last job from his company. This leads to Alex following the trail of the death of a young man in Scotland. \nWill Alex get to the truth of what happened or will his own life be in danger? \nAndrew Hunter Murray is a writer and broadcaster who presents The Naked Week on BBC R4 and writes jokes for Private Eye. \nSold out – join waiting list
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/andrew-hunter-murray/
LOCATION:The Talbot Public House\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5JX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Crime,Fiction
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261003T183000
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SUMMARY:Harriet Rix & Richard Negus
DESCRIPTION:Harriet Rix\nThe Genius of Trees \nRichard Negus\nWords from the Hedge \nwith Ruth Pavey \nProfoundly original\, The Genius of Trees reveals the astonishing extent to which trees shape the world around us. We discover that trees manipulate fundamental elements\, plants\, animals\, bacteria\, fungi and even humankind to achieve their ends. The Genius of Trees gives us hope for the future. \nHarriet Rix is a tree science consultant.\nPhoto © Alex Chisholm \nProfessional hedge layer Richard Negus reveals that hedges are more than boundary markers. They are essential for much-needed wildlife recovery. Words from the Hedge is a timely exploration of how we can use hedges to make the British countryside a place where nature has a home. \nHarriet and Richard will be in conversation with Ruth Pavey who has a wood of her own. \n\n\n \n  \nHarriet Rix image © Alex Chisholm
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/harriet-rix-richard-negus/
LOCATION:Queens Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Natural History
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SUMMARY:Greg and Felix Mosse
DESCRIPTION:Greg and Felix Mosse \nGregg Mosse\nThe Vineyard Murder \nWhen a peaceful week helping with the grape harvest at the local vineyard turns deadly\, can amateur sleuth Zoe Pascal solve the case? The Vineyard Murder is the fourth book in the French Village Mystery series. \nAfter a successful career in theatre\, Greg Mosse took advantage of 2020 lockdowns to fulfil his ambition to write a powerful thriller\, The Coming Darkness\, swiftly followed by the Maisie Cooper Mysteries. \nFelix Mosse\nThe Mistral \nThe Mistral has long bestowed Roots – magical abilities to people destined to shape the future. But as the Mistral falters amidst fear of war\, a peace delegation is set up. Swan holds the powerful Root of Revelation\, while Fenne is a feared fighter. As Swan and Fenne’s paths cross they begin to suspect dark conspiracies… \nFelix Mosse wrote this epic fantasy novel when Covid made him leave his acting career and gave him the space to write fantasy based in realism. The Mistral became a Times bestseller in publication week. He is the son of Kate and Greg Mosse.
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/greg-and-felix-mosse/
LOCATION:Upstairs at Queen’s Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Crime,fantasy fiction
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SUMMARY:Dame Prue Leith - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Dame Prue Leith \nBeing Old\nAnd learning to love it! \nwith Matt Stadlen \nSOLD OUT – JOIN WAITING LIST \nGetting older isn’t for the faint-hearted – but it can be a lot of fun. \nIn this candid\, uplifting\, and funny book\, Prue Leith explores the trials and taboos of growing older – along with its unexpected joys. Part memoir and part reflection\, Being Old and learning to love it! is packed with Prue’s trademark wit\, wisdom\, and no-nonsense charm. \nPrue Leith made her name with her Michelin-starred restaurant\, Leith’s. She has written 16 cookery books and worked as a journalist on several newspapers. She’s also a familiar face on television\, most recently as a judge on The Great British Bake Off\, a role from which she has just retired. Being Old became a Sunday Times bestseller on publication. \nWise\, witty\, and wonderfully human\, this book will inspire us all to face the challenges of ageing with good humour\, pragmatism and confidence. \nMatthew Stadlen will be talking to Prue and encouraging her to tell lots of stories. And the multi-award winning vineyard\, Highweald Wine Estate are sponsoring this event and a complimentary glass of their Brut Reserve will be served as a welcome glass for attendees. ‘Highweald are proud to support local stories and shared moments.’ \nSOLD OUT – JOIN WAITING LIST
URL:https://cuckfieldbookfest.co.uk/event/dame-prue-leith/
LOCATION:Queens Hall\, High Street\, Cuckfield\, RH17 5EL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:memoir
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