Join a panel of local authors as they discuss their books, the inspiration behind their writing, and the journey from idea to publication. With Gavin Jamieson, author, publisher and Bookfest Director Marcus Batterbury Marcus Batterbury has worked in many roles, including bike messenger, fitness instructor, cleaner, waiter, teacher and trainer. With You in the Moment […]
Alexander Larman Lazarus: The Second Coming of David Bowie with Matthew Stadlen Twenty-five years before David Bowie’s death, he appeared washed-up. The Thin White Duke needed a miracle if he was to continue his career. And a miracle – a resurrection from the dead – is what occurred. Alexander Larman’s biography focuses solely on the […]
Catherine Mayer Divide & Rule Royal Women and their Battles with Steven Gale Catherine Mayer uncovers the extraordinary women behind the myths. Her portraits of Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I, Victoria, Elizabeth II, Diana, Camilla, Kate and Meghan are fascinating, poignant, surprising and enraging, revealing them in all their complexity, charting their achievements, quirks, kindnesses, cruelties […]