Folkestone Book Festival 2016
FOLKESTONE QUARTERHOUSE / FRIDAY 18TH – SUNDAY 27TH NOVEMBER 2016
Ten days of talks by some of the world ' s leading authors and writers
ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT
Jonathan Coe Lemn Sissay Margaret Drabble © Ruth Corney
Across ten days , Folkestone Book Festival presents an eclectic programme of speakers with talks exploring subjects including art , science , food , history , mental health , fiction and much more . Delve into the past to predict the future , learn how we can live a happier , more fulfilled existence , hear the life stories of iconic figures in art , music and literature and discover the writers behind the fiction .
This year ' s festival begins with the switch on of the Folkestone Creative Quarter Christmas Lights . Folkestone Book Festival is delighted to welcome author of The Rotters ' Club and Number Eleven , Jonathan Coe , who will have the honour of launching the festivities in the Creative Quarter and presenting the first talk of the festival , Tales that Witness Madness at 7pm .
If you are a lover of language then don ’ t miss David Crystal ’ s fascinating insights into the way we use words . From pitch and pace to jokes and parodies , David will share his expert understanding of eloquence . The festival is thrilled to welcome author , poet and broadcaster Lemn Sissay . Aged 18 Lemn hand-sold his first poetry collection to the miners on picket lines . Since then his poems have been sculpted in iron and built from concrete and recited in over twenty countries .
This year Folkestone Book Festival asks the big questions of life , the universe and everything ! Meet Britain ’ s most famous mathematician , professor for public understanding of science Marcus du Sautoy . Is the universe infinite ? Do we know what happened before the Big Bang ? Marcus will explore these questions and more in his talk Explorations at the Edge of Knowledge . Can we predict the future by looking to the past ?
Professor of cosmology , an Astrophysics Sir Martin Rees , reflects on the predictions of HG Wells and ponders what the iconic writer would have made of the 21st century .
For those who find themselves fixated on fiction , Folkestone Book Festival has something for all tastes . Author of The Dark Flood Rises , Margaret Drabble , will submit to a bibliotherapy session with the authors of The Novel Cure , talking about her reading habits from childhood to today and her most influential books .
History buffs will be in their element with Alison Weir ’ s talk The Life of Katherine of Aragon , revealing the childhood story of the Spanish Princess who was destined to be an English Queen . Historian Julie Peakman tells the story of 18th-century madame , Peg Plunkett and the dukes , barristers and lieutenants she left in her wake . Gregory Woods identifies the ways in which homosexuality has helped shape western culture across continents and languages , and explores the coping strategies of minorities , the hypocrisies of conservatism and the effects of positive and negative discrimination .
Don ’ t miss a lively debate with political columnist and broadcaster Steve Richards and the Rock
‘ n ’ Roll Politics show ! Combining comedy and analysis , this very special show for Folkestone will feature former London mayor Ken Livingstone and novelist , QC and MP Bob Marshall Andrews .
The legendary Edward Fox stars in his one man show Sand in the Sandwiches : A celebration of John Betjeman ; alt-rock icon Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses performs a very special solo set and reads from her newest work ; and a panel including Victoria Hislop and Alexi Kaye Campbell invite you on a Mediterranean journey exploring the history , food and culture of Greece .
The festival has a number of exclusive offers including a Festival Pass at £ 100 , group bookings and special weekend tickets .
For more information visit www . folkestonebookfest . com or call 01303 760750 .
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ARTS+ENTERTAINMENT
Folkestone Book Festival 2016
FOLKESTONE QUARTERHOUSE / FRIDAY 18TH – SUNDAY 27TH NOVEMBER 2016
Ten days of talks by some of the world's leading authors and writers
Jonathan Coe
Lemn Sissay
Margaret Drabble © Ruth Corney
Across ten days, Folkestone Book Festival presents an eclectic programme of speakers with
talks exploring subjects including art, science, food, history, mental health, fiction and much
more. Delve into the past to predict the future, learn how we can live a happier, more
fulfilled existence, hear the life stories of iconic figures in art, music and literature and
discover the writers behind the fiction.
This year's festival begins with the switch on of
the Folkestone Creative Quarter Christmas Lights.
Folkestone Book Festival is delighted to welcome
author of The Rotters' Club and Number
Eleven, Jonathan Coe, who will have the honour
of launching the festivities in the Creative Quarter
and presenting the first talk of the festival, Tales
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