Jackie’s Festival Blog
2021 Festival catch-up
Ta daaa! Events from Berwick Literary Festival 2021 – the Friendly Festival in a Walled Town – are available for free catch-up on our YouTube channel
Read MoreDay three: Lit Fest notes & quotes
Words are at the heart of Berwick Literary Festival. Many of our speakers and contributors have fabulous books to their names which are available to buy from all good bookshops.
Read MoreDay two: notes & quotes
It’s always a privilege to chat to authors about their work and it was my turn to start proceedings at today’s Festival chatting with writer Vicky Allan and photographer Anna Deacon about their beautiful book For the love of trees. Vicky and Anna’s book is a wonderful immersive tree hug of impressions, stories and ideas.…
Read MoreWe’re off! Day one: notes and quotes
First stop for me at this year’s Festival is Diarmaid MacCulloch’s Thomas Cromwell: a fresh look. I’m a huge fan of Hilary Mantel’s epic Wolf Hall trilogy, which miraculously breathes vivid life and motivation into Cromwell and his contemporaries. I say ‘miraculously’ but Mantel’s meticulous research is the lifeblood of her compelling fiction. Indeed, Mr…
Read MoreLet’s celebrate words!
Berwick Literary Festival – The Friendly Festival in a Walled Town – commences on October 14 2021. We’re celebrating words – written, spoken, performed – with a fascinating and wide-reaching programme with all live, online events FREE – including Gordon Brown, Salley Vickers, William Dalrymple and Hollie McNish
Read MoreDavid Constantine: You can never settle down in language
David Constantine will read at Berwick Literary Festival from his new collection ‘Belongings’ on 17 October 2021 alongside Heidi Williamson and Tishani Doshi
Read MoreBerwick’s library with a view
Berwick Literary Festival (14-17 October 2021) is delighted to present Berwick’s own Little Free Library in association with Books by the (North) Sea.
Read MoreVicky Allan: no guilt in reading, only pleasure
Vicky Allan and Anna Deacon will be live, free and online at Berwick Literary Festival 2021 in Northumberland speaking about their book ‘For the Love of Trees’
Read MoreGemma Milne’s take on hype is all about ethics
Gemma Milne is live, free and online at Berwick Literary Festival, Northumberland, cutting through the hype surrounding topical issues
Read MoreBerwick Literary Festival free events – book now
Registration for all free events -including Gordon Brown, Hollie McNish, William Dalrymple and many more – now open at Berwick Literary Festival 2021 the Friendly Festival in a Walled Town – so get booking!
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