Events by genre

Several people have said that with so many events it hard to chose between them. Meg has produced this handy list so that you can decide on the best events for you:

Non fiction
Guy Fraser Sampson - Sat 15th 1.30 The Mess We're In-a look at our financial crisis
Helen Rappaport Sun 16th 11.30 - The murder of Russia's last imperial family and the resurgence of Russian Orthodoxy in the present day
Thomas De Wesselow Sun 16th. 3.30 The Turin Shroud-truth or fiction?
The Changing Face of Childhood 5pm Sun 16th
Dementia and Mum Michael Fassio 4pm Sat 15th

A Sense of Place-Our festival theme
Boris Starling 9.30 Sat 15th- our opening event!
Rosy Thornton- Writer's workshop on settings in novels and short stories Sun 9.30 am
Rosy and Linda Gillard on the subject 12 noon Sun 16th  at the White Horse Barn

Short stories and Poetry
Will Stone 2.45 Sat 15th Library reading from his collections including poems from his new collection to be published early next year.
John Saul 7pn Sat 15th
Bedtime story for grown ups- our closing event - 8pm Sun eve

East Anglian murders
Mark Mower Murder in Suffolk 12 noon Sat 15th
Jim Kelly "Murder in East Anglia" 3pm Sun 16th

Food connections
2 Vintage tea party sittings
Supper with Barbara Erskine Sat eve
Breakfast with Stephen May on Sun morning
Fantastic food for a fitter future- cookery demo 2.30 Sun
Bedtime story for grown ups- with hot chocolate and biscuits Sun eve

Writing related
Julie Hearn 10 am Sat
4 writing workshops
A writer's life 3.30 Sat
Blooging and Books 3pm Sat
Jake Wallis Simons- How to Look for the Story in everyday Life 11.30 Sat

Set in or soon after 2nd world war
Jake Wallis Simons The English German Girl 3pm Sat
Sara Sheridan's 2 vintage tea parties- based on Brighton Belle and London Calling set in post war Brighton and London
Love Loss and Parachute Silk - Liz Trenow 4.30 Sun 16th

Set in the period between the wars
Nicola Upson 1930's England novels featuring real life author Josephine Tey (and Hitchcock in the latest)
Guy Fraser Sampson who has continued writing the Mapp and Lucia books

Free events ( but get your ticket online or at Abbeygate lighting)
Journalling workshop for adults Sun 10-12 at Write the Blurb
John Saul 7pm
Fantastic food demo Sun 2.30
Dementia and Mum Sat 4pm

People I haven't fitted in above!
Barbara Nadel- 2 events 11 am Sat ( Cetin Ikman and Agatha Christie and 1.30 Sun talking about her new crime seriesset in East London and perceptions of East End crime and current reality.
Deadlier than the Male- 2pm Sun 16th - panel on why murder is so satisfying to women writers and readers.

Children's events are listed in the programme and on the website.

You also have Alison Stockmarr's art on dislpay at the library and the White Horse
and if you are feeling creative check out Alison's " Make a Home for your Book which has been listed under children's events but is open to adults with or without children and will be relaxing and fun. Alison will make you very welcome!