Previous events
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MAY 05
Hexham Literary Festival: Alex Grant
In September 1962, John Vassall, a clerk at the Admiralty in London, was unmasked as a Soviet spy. After being photographed in compromising positions while working at the British embassy in Moscow, Vassall was blackmailed into handing British defence secrets over to his Soviet handlers for seven years. While there have been several successful books...
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MAY 02
Hexham Literary Festival: Liam Fox
Following Russia’s aggressive war in Ukraine, the world is suddenly gripped by concerns over energy security. And yet, there is an even greater threat ahead – one that is even more likely to shape the events of the twenty-first century than the competition for oil or gas. The combination of an ever-increasing global population, climate change, industrialisation...
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APR 28
Hexham Literary Festival: Linda McDougall
Over a decade before Margaret Thatcher swept to power, another woman was running Britain from 10 Downing Street: Marcia Williams was the first ever female political adviser to a Prime Minister and was said to have a powerful grip on her boss. Historians have described the relationship between Marcia and Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson as one...
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APR 27
Hexham Literary Festival: Nigel Fletcher
History is written by the winners, they say. And more often than not, it is written about them too. A library’s worth of books have been published chronicling the UK’s Prime Ministers – those individuals who somehow made it to the top of the greasy pole of politics, however short or undistinguished their tenure. But what about those who failed to make it?...
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APR 23
Beccles Hall Event
Liz Truss is appearing at Beccles Public Hall as part of her book tour for her new book ‘Ten Years to Save the West’. With a chance to purchase signed copies of the book on the night. In her new book Ten Years to Save the West, former Prime Minister Liz Truss offers a timely warning about the perils facing conservatism in the years ahead. While peppered...
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MAR 24
Oxford Literary Festival: Geoffrey Robertson
There have been dozens of books about the Russian President Vladimir Putin since he launched his illegal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Some have examined the historical aspects of the conflict, others have analysed its military and geopolitical importance. However, none so far have looked purely at the legal consequences of that disastrous...
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MAR 23
North London Book Festival: Nadeine Asbali
23 MAR 2024 Doors open 13:45 Transmitter Hall Duration: 1 hour Nadeine’s life changed overnight. As a mixed-race teenager, she had unknowingly been passing as white her entire life – until she decided to wear the hijab. Nadeine Asbali explores themes of identity, belonging and navigating life as a visibly Muslim woman in Britain. ...
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MAR 17
Oxford Literary Festival: Liam Fox
Following Russia’s aggressive war in Ukraine, the world is suddenly gripped by concerns over energy security. And yet, there is an even greater threat ahead – one that is even more likely to shape the events of the twenty-first century than the competition for oil or gas. The combination of an ever-increasing global population, climate change, industrialisation...
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FEB 17
Alnwick Story Festival: Chris Mullin
The Alnwick Story Fest celebrates the power of stories to transform and light up our lives in this Winter festival in the heart of Northumberland. On this inspiring weekend, we will invite our community and visitors to have fun, find new friends, learn new skills, mingle and meet with writers, film makers, artists and photographers.
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FEB 10
Pitlochry Literary Festival: Chris Mullin
“The Queen was at the next table. I caught her staring at me during the national anthem and half-wondered whether someone had pointed me out as the author of that incident which the Mail on Sunday had splashed all over the front page of its review section, about which she would not have been too pleased.” No longer in the tent, but not quite out...
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