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Brian Ward: Before Martin Luther King – Frederick Douglass and Abolitionism in the North East
Zoom Webinar ZoomBrian is Professor in American Studies at Northumbria University and author of ten books, including Martin Luther King in Newcastle Upon Tyne. His talk on Martin Luther King's visit to Newcastle was a highlight of our 2019 festival. This year his talk will focus on Frederick Douglass, a slave whose freedom was purchased by…
Ann Cleeves: The Rising Tide
Guildhall 16 Marygate, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, United KingdomAnn Cleeves returns with the 10th in her acclaimed Vera Stanhope series, in which a school reunion turns deadly as the tide rises on Northumbria’s Holy Island. Ann is the author of more than thirty-five critically acclaimed novels and is a member of ‘Murder Squad’, working with other British northern writers to promote crime fiction. …
Kathleen Jamie: An Afternoon with the Makar
Berwick Baptist Church Golden Square, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Northumberland, United KingdomSpend an hour in the company of Scotland's Makar, Kathleen Jamie as she reads from her work and discusses poetry, nature, culture, and our national life. 'Writing has remained the touchstone of my life. It’s where I do my best thinking, and where I rub up against the world.' 'Jamie is renowned, justly, as one…