By Isle of Wight Observer
Tickets are on sale for the book-lovers’ event of the year – the Isle of Wight Literary Festival.
You are now able to buy tickets to hear authors and stars talk about their new volumes, giving fascinating insights into everything from history to royalty, and football to politics, plus plenty of fiction.
The festival, which runs from October 5-8, 2023, is once again based at Northwood House but also has events at nearby St Mary’s Church. New for this year is BCM-sponsored LitFeast, a celebration of food and drink, with top names giving cookery demonstrations and talking about their love of food. The Island’s own Robert Thompson is among those confirmed, along with well-known food writer Rosemary Shrager and Saturday Kitchen wine expert Helen McGinn.
Another Islander, Dame Sheila Hancock, is among the authors speaking about entering her ninth decade, while British institution Maureen Lipman will host a musical event, and top children’s author Michael Morpurgo returns to the festival.
This year, the festival has announced an association with the Isle of Wight Book Awards, organised by top author and Ryde resident, Hunter Davies.
Maggie Ankers, festival chairman, said: “We are delighted that tickets are going on sale and hope that there is something for everybody in our eclectic programme. LitFeast is an exciting new event and we look forward to welcoming all the authors to Cowes for four days of fascinating talks.”
Visit iow.life/literaryfest for tickets and a full list of confirmed speakers.