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The Accidental Book Festival

Winstone’s Hunting Raven Books are back with another wonderful event for the lovers of all things literature. This …

Swamp Songs: A Journey Through Marsh and Meadow with Tom Blass

Oozing with bad airs, boggarts and other spirits, the world’s marshes and swamps are often seen as sinister and only partly of this earth. Author of Swamp Songs, Tom Blass invites you on a swampish journey.

Double or Nothing: Writing Bond with Kim Sherwood

Kim Sherwood is expanding the Bond universe with Double or Nothing, the first of a trilogy of novels following three of MI6’s brightest and most skilled agents – each with a licence to kill.

Storyland: Amy Jeffs in Conversation with Max Porter

The simply remarkable author, artist, musician and professor of medieval history Amy Jeffs talks to fellow author Max Porter (Lanny; Grief is the Thing with Feathers) about her Sunday Times bestselling book Storyland: A New Mythology of Britain.

The Whalebone Theatre with Joanna Quinn

Sunday Times bestseller and rising star, Joanna Quinn talks about her stunning debut novel The Whalebone Theatre.

One of Our Ministers is Missing with Alan Johnson

Hear author and former politician Alan Johnson talk about his new fast-paced and warm-hearted page-turner, One of Our Ministers is Missing.

Celebrating Somerset’s Bounty with James Crowden and Ned Palmer

Join James Crowden (Cider Country) and Cheesemonger Ned Palmer (A Cheesemonger’s Compendium of British & Irish Cheese) in a cider-filled cheese-tasting event.

The Generous Gardener with Caroline Donald

Former Gardening Editor of The Sunday Times and curator at Hauser and Wirth gallery, Caroline Donald has long been fascinated by what she calls Britain’s ‘folk art’.

Horrible Histories and Deadly Drawing with Martin Brown

Do you like your history with the nasty bits left in? Come and meet mega-selling illustrator and author Martin Brown as he celebrates the Horrible Histories in a fun-filled, action-packed event.

Discover Nature’s Treasures with Ben Hoare

Come and get curious about nature with wildlife writer and self-professed nature nerd Ben Hoare. The world is filled with curious objects made by plants, animals, and even by the Earth itself.

The Museum of Marvellous Things with Kristina Stephenson

Welcome to The Museum of Marvellous Things, where the impossible can happen! Family event.

The Slowworm’s Song with Andrew Miller

Costa Award-winning author Andrew Miller (Pure, Now We Shall be Entirely Free) talks about his latest novel, The Slowworm’s Song.

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