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Guildford
Book Festival
6-14 October 2018
Festival Programme
www.guildfordbookfestival.co.uk
Welcome to the Festival
In these uncertain economic times it’s heartening to see sales of
Festival Team:
books actually rose last year with British publishing houses
Board of Trustees:
collectively breaking all previous sales records. And no wonder
Patricia Grayburn (President),
when there are so many brilliant books and authors around. Andrew Hodges (Chairman),
More than 50 writers will be joining us this October for what Eleanor March (Vice Chairman),
promises to be a truly inspiring and entertaining week. In this Gordon Jackson, Jennifer Powell,
centenary year for women’s suffrage, we have several events Sue Sturgeon, Debbie Drury,
John Thorp
dedicated to women who have made a difference from Miranda
Seymour on computer pioneer, Ada Lovelace, to Jenni Murray on Treasurer:
international women who have shaped our world from Joan of Arc Claire Morris
to Madonna. Diane Atkinson charts the fight for women's right to Festival Patrons:
vote, and we celebrate female poets, too. Comedian Jo Brand joins Elizabeth Buchan, Michael Buerk,
us to reveal her unique take on life as a woman. Adele Parks, Michael Rosen,
Acclaimed author Matt Haig discusses how to stay sane and feel Fay Weldon, Timothy West,
human in our hi-tech world, while science broadcaster, Adam Professor Max Lu
Rutherford, reveals what it means to be human in the first place. Co-Festival Directors:
Former BBC war correspondent Martin Bell, issues an impassioned Alex Andrews & Jane Beaton
plea to put the substance back into news, while journalist Max Festival PR:
Hastings presents an enthralling reassessment of the Vietnam War. Wigwam
One of the most important elements of the Festival is our Schools
Festival Brochure:
Programme which this year took place at the end of the summer room11 design ltd
term. More than 2000 children aged from 4 to 16 from 12 schools in
the borough took part and were inspired by talented authors. Festival Bookseller:
Waterstones
With Joanna Trollope, Kate Mosse, Bernard Cornwell and
Patrick Gale among the bestselling novelists, Ben Macintyre on Festival Photographer:
Fiona Digby-Jones
Cold War espionage, Humphrey Burton on Leonard Bernstein,
Lucy Siegle on the plastics war, and Surrey’s very own Supervet,
Noel Fitzpatrick, we believe this is going to be one of the best
festivals ever. Our special thanks to:
We look forward to seeing you there. Surrey Libraries, Guildford
Tourist Information Centre, the
staff at the Sofa Workshop for the
Alex and Jane, Co-Directors, Guildford Book Festival furniture and all the volunteers
who generously give their time.
PS Look out for our
new Friends of the
Festival scheme
Join us!
offering discounts, Follow us on Twitter:
reserved seating, @gfordbookfest
and much more
(see p 33) Like us on Facebook:
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Alex Andrews Jane Beaton
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Festival Events Summary Saturday 6th - Sunday 15th October
Saturday 6th October Wednesday 10th October
Author Event Venue Time Page Author Event Venue Time Page
Humphrey Burton Leonard Bernstein Holy Trinity Church 18:15 - 19:15 9 Creative Writing: Stage 1 Day 3: Writing Dialogue Brew House 10:00 - 12:00 12
Various Artists Bernstein Centenary Concert Holy Trinity Church 20:00 - 21:45 9 Ana Sampson with Polly She is Fierce: Brave, Bold and
Guildhall 11:00 - 12:00 18
Clark Beautiful Poems by Women
Sunday 7 th October Henry Hemming M: Maxwell Knight Guildhall 12:30 - 13:30 18
Author Event Venue Time Page Nadine Akkerman Invisible Agents Guildhall 14:00 - 15:00 18
M.G. Leonard Beetle Mania! Hatchlands Park 11:00 - 12:00 10 Wey Poets All Change! Friends’ Meeting House 14:00 - 16:30 18
Tiffany Francis Food You Can Forage Hatchlands Park 12:30 - 13:30 10 Nina Caplan The Wandering Vine Guildhall 15:30 - 16:30 19
Matt Pinches Alice, Carroll and Guildford Electric Theatre 15:00 - 16:00 10 Kate Mosse The Burning Chambers Electric Theatre 18:30 - 19:30 19
Adam Rutherford The Story of How We Became Us Royal Grammar School 19:00 - 20:00 19
Bryony Thomson Bedtime Story Waterstones Guildford 16:00 - 17:00 11
M.J. Arlidge, Stephanie
Natasha Fraser- The Art of Creating Suspense Electric Theatre 20:00 - 21:00 19
Merritt and Elly Griffiths
Cavassoni and Tom What Makes a Great Artist? Electric Theatre 16:30 - 17:30 11
Rachman
Thursday 11th October
Martin Bell An Evening with... Yvonne Arnaud 19:00 - 20:00 11
Author Event Venue Time Page
Creative Writing: Stage 1 Day 4: The Plot Brew House 10:00 - 12:00 12
Monday 8th October
Pig: Tales from an Organic
Author Event Venue Time Page Helen Browning Guildhall 11:00 - 12:00 21
Farm
Creative Writing: Stage 1 Day 1: Getting Started Brew House 10:00 - 12:00 12
Lucy Siegle Turning the Tide on Plastic Guildhall 12:30 - 13:30 21
Jenni Murray and Nick
Literary Lunch Guildford Harbour Hotel 12:30 - 15:00 12 Emma Burstall A Cornish Secret Guildford Library 13:00 - 14:00 21
Hewer
Creative Writing: Stage 2 Day 1: Personal Writing Goals Brew House 13:30 - 16:30 13 Creative Writing: Stage 2 Day 2: Project Development Brew House 13:30 - 16:30 13
Ben Macintyre The Spy and the Traitor Electric Theatre 18:30 - 19:30 13 David Lough Darling Winston Guildhall 14:00 - 15:00 21
Gill Sims Why Mummy Swears Guildhall 19:30 - 21:00 13 Duncan Barrett Hitler’s British Isles Guildhall 15:30 - 16:30 21
Adele Parks and Tasmina Guildford Harbour Hotel
Max Hastings Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy Electric Theatre 20:00 - 21:00 13 Cocktails with... 18:15 - 19:45 23
Perry Long Bar
In Conversation with
Tuesday 9th October Bernard Cornwell Electric Theatre 18:30 - 19:30 23
Michael Buerk
Author Event Venue Time Page
Kenney Jones Let the Good Times Roll Electric Theatre 20:00 - 21:00 23
Creative Writing: Stage 1 Day 2: Character Development Brew House 10:00 - 12:00 12
Jo Brand In Conversation: Born Lippy G Live 20:15 - 21.15 23
Coffee Morning: A Table in
Skye McAlpine Guildhall 10:00 - 11:30 15
Venice
Friday 12th October
Edward Burman Terracotta Warriors Guildhall 12:30 - 13:30 15
Author Event Venue Time Page
Jim Ring How the Navy Won the War Guildhall 14:00 - 15:00 15
Creative Writing: Stage 1 Day 5: Editing Brew House 10:00 - 12:00 12
Sharon Wright Balloonomania Belles Guildhall 15:30 - 16:30 17
The Arts Society
Alison Weir Jane Seymour Electric Theatre 18:30 - 19:30 17 Hogarth and Reynolds Guildhall 10:30 - 13:00 25
Guildford: Linda Smith
Karen Maitland and Nightingales and Roses: A
Ghosts, Ghouls and the Gothic University of Surrey 19:00 - 20:00 17 Maryam Sinaiee Electric Theatre Café 12:30 - 13:30 25
Laura Purcell Taste of Iran
Bryony Gordon Eat, Drink, Run Electric Theatre 20:00 - 21:00 17 Fiona Marsh and Workshop: How to Get
Electric Theatre 14:00 - 16:00 25
Charlotte Ledger Published
The Arts Society
Are They Really Worth It? Guildhall 14:30 - 17:00 25
Guildford: Mark Hill
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Festival Events Summary Festival Supporters
Friday 12th October Festival Funders
Author Event Venue Time Page
In Conversation: Running
Robin Knox-Johnston Electric Theatre 18:30 - 19:30 27
Free
Amnesty International: St Nicolas’ Community
Rise Up, Women! 19:00 - 20:00 27
Diane Atkinson Centre
David Lloyd and James
An Evening with... Electric Theatre 20:00 - 21:00 27
Taylor
Festival Bookseller Headline Sponsor Official Hotel Partner
Saturday 13th October
Author Event Venue Time Page
28 &
Various Readers’ Day Guildford Harbour Hotel 10:00 - 16:00
29
Workshop: Travelling Reading 11:00 - 12:00
Amie Rai Guildford Library 31
Room & 14:00 - 15:00 Festival Sponsors
Gabrielle Djangoly Workshop: Sign Here Waterstones Guildford 15:00 - 16:00 31
Patrick Gale Take Nothing With You Electric Theatre 17:00 - 18:00 31
Sunday 14th October
Author Event Venue Time Page
Leigh Hodgkinson Olobob Top Workshop Waterstones Guildford 10:00 - 11:00 32
Japanese Knotweed –
Nicolas Seal Hatchlands Park 11:00 - 12:00 32
Unearthing the Truth
Father Christmas and Me/The
Matt Haig Guildford Harbour Hotel 16:30 - 17:30 32
Truth Pixie
In Conversation with
Festival Supporters
Notes on a Nervous Planet Guildford Harbour Hotel 16:30 - 17:30 32
Matt Haig
In Conversation with Anton
Anton Du Beke Yvonne Arnaud Theatre 19:00 - 20:00 33
Du Beke
Wednesday 17th October
Author Event Venue Time Page
Miranda Seymour Ada Lovelace Watts Gallery 19:00 - 20:00 35
Thursday 18th October
Media Partners
Author Event Venue Time Page
Prof. Noel Fitzpatrick Becoming the Supervet Mandolay Hotel 19:00 - 20:00 35
Saturday 26th January 2019
Author Event Venue Time Page
Christina Rossetti: Poetry,
Emma Mason Watts Gallery 19:00 - 20:00 35
Ecology and Faith
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Festival Events Saturday 6th October
Events Leonard Bernstein Centenary Gala Concert and Talk
In this 100th year of Leonard Bernstein’s birth we are delighted to
AT Y O U R U N I V E R S I T Y open our Festival with a very special event – a gala concert of Bernstein’s
most memorable music, and a talk about his life and career from acclaimed
broadcaster, Humphrey Burton C.B.E.
From magical stargazing evenings
to inspiring music recitals, sell-out plays Pre-concert talk
to thought-provoking lectures and talks, Humphrey Burton on Leonard Bernstein
we host exciting events for everyone to enjoy. Holy Trinity Church | 18:15 - 19:15 | £10, £9 concessions
Ahead of tonight’s concert acclaimed broadcaster, Humphrey Burton,
provides a fascinating insight into the life of Leonard Bernstein, composer,
pianist, and conductor without peer. A friend and colleague of Bernstein’s
for many years, Burton was given exclusive access to letters and papers, and
interviewed family and friends, to write the definitive biography. The result
is an intriguing and revealing portrait of one of the twentieth century’s most
influential figures.
The talk and concert are kindly sponsored by Guildford Arts
Leonard Bernstein Centenary Gala Concert
Holy Trinity Church | 20:00 - 21:45 (approx.) | £25/£22.50 concessions
Guildford Festival Orchestra
Alexander Ingram Conductor
With internationally acclaimed soloists including:
Paula Sides Soprano
David Horton Tenor
Carolyn Dobbin Mezzo
Programme includes highlights from:
• West Side Story: Maria, Tonight, I Feel Pretty, America, Somewhere
• Candide: Overture, Glitter and Be Gay, Make Our Garden Grow
• On the Town: New York, New York, Lucky To Be Me
• Selection of orchestral music and songs from Bernstein’s extensive repertoire
Refreshments and sandwiches will be available to purchase before the concert and
in the interval. Doors open 17.45
Please go to the website www.guildfordbookfestival.co.uk for the full programme and full
details of soloists
TO FIND OUT MORE
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of Guildford Book
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Festival Events Sunday 7th October Festival Events Sunday 7th October
M.G. Leonard – Beetle Mania! Bedtime Story Time with Bryony Thomson
Hatchlands Park | 11:00 - 12:00 | £7, £6.30 concessions | Age 8+ years Waterstones Guildford | 16:00 - 17:00 | £7, £6.30 concessions | Age 3+ years
How well do you know the humble beetle? Did you know they are one of the most Join author/illustrator Bryony Thomson to hear about the inspiration for The
important creatures on the planet? That some are super strong, able to pull a Wardrobe Monster, a reassuring story for all children who imagine monsters in
thousand times their own weight? That some are able to light up the night sky and the darkness. Come dressed for a bedtime story and leave with your own friendly
others are able to navigate using the Milky Way? Come and discover the wonderful wardrobe monster.
world of beetles with M. G. Leonard, author of the bestselling Beetle Boy, Beetle
Please note numbers are strictly limited so early booking recommended.
Queen and Battle of the Beetles, in an hour of fun, facts and stories.
Kindly sponsored by Martin Grant Homes
Please note numbers are strictly limited so early booking recommended.
Kindly sponsored by Martin Grant Homes
Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni and Tom Rachman:
What Makes a Great Artist? Art and Its Demons
Tiffany Francis: Food You Can Forage - Edible Plants to The Electric Theatre | 16:30 - 17:30 | £10, £9 concessions
Harvest, Cook and Enjoy Author Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni and novelist Tom Rachman
discuss the contemporary art world and what makes an artist.
Hatchlands Park | 12:30 - 13:30 | £10, £9 concessions
Natasha worked at the Andy Warhol Studio in New York in the
A valuable and fun skill, foraging is an adventure that all the family can enjoy, and late 80s, and witnessed the end of an era, the wrangles over the estate,
it’s free to do. Writer and naturalist Tiffany Francis will lead a walking tour of and the establishment of a global phenomenon. Using Warhol as a thread, and interviewing art world
Hatchlands Park helping you identify and find food in the wild, and make the most insiders, she reveals all in her memoir, After Andy: Adventures in Warhol Land. In Tom’s funny and
of your time outdoors. She will point out birds and other wildlife along the way, heart-wrenching novel, The Italian Teacher, the main protagonist is a leading artist, driven by work,
and even give you recipes to try with your finds. adored by fans, but ruthlessly indifferent to his family, until fate plays a hand. A thought-provoking talk
Please note numbers are strictly limited so early booking recommended. that will challenge the very idea of greatness.
Matt Pinches: Alice, Carroll & Guildford An Evening with Martin Bell: War and the Death of News
- Celebrating 150 years of Lewis Carroll's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre | 19:00 - 20:00 | £19.50
relationship with Guildford Former BBC War Correspondent Martin Bell OBE has reported from war zones
The Electric Theatre | 15:00 - 16:00 | £8, £7.20 concessions around the world from Vietnam to Iraq. Throughout his 50 years in journalism
150 years on from Lewis Carroll’s arrival in Guildford Matt he has witnessed a dramatic change in the way war is fought, and reported. Truth
Pinches, Co-Founder of the Guildford Shakespeare is degraded in the name of balance and good taste, reports are delivered from the
Company, discusses the writer's unique relationship with our sidelines, and social media, with rumours and unverifiable videos, has ushered in a
town and the return of Guildford Shakespeare Company's Alice in post-truth world.
Wonderland, a multi-venue theatre production, starting As modern news increasingly seeks to entertain first and inform second, Martin Bell, issues an
13th October. impassioned call to put the substance back into reporting.
‘Thought-provoking and hard-hitting.’ Mail On Sunday
‘Wry, funny and trenchant, saluting the end of an era.’ Kate Adie
Ticket prices include £1 Restoration Levy and £1 Booking Fee
Booking: www.yvonne-arnaud or call 01483 440000
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Festival Events Monday 8th October Festival Events Monday 8th October
Creative Writing Course: Stage 1 Creative Writing Course: Stage 2
The Brew House (Monday 8 to Friday 12 October) | 10:00 - 12:00 | £16 per session (or
th th
The Brew House (Monday 8th and Thursday 11th October) | 13:30 - 16:30
£72 for all five sessions booked in advance) £14.40/£64.80 concessions £42 for both sessions (or £23.50 for Monday only) | £37.80/£21.15 concessions
If you have always wanted to write but are not sure where to start then why not join Aimed at those who have taken a creative writing class previously, whether at the
us on our creative writing course being held over five weekday mornings during the Guildford Book Festival or elsewhere, or who are looking for support beyond the
Festival. Run by Rachel Marsh of the University of Surrey, each lesson will focus on a beginner stages. The classes, run by Rachel Marsh, will focus on personal writing
different aspect of the writing process. You can take part in as many lessons as you goals with a combination of group discussions and individual feedback in a friendly and
WORKSHOP WORKSHOP
like although reductions apply if you stay for the whole week. supportive environment. You are welcome to bring an existing project to develop,
Classes are practical in nature so come prepared with paper and pen. or start a piece of writing from scratch, but the aim will be to complete a small project
by the end of the second class.
Monday: Introduction/Getting Started Thursday: The Plot
Tuesday: Character Development Friday: Editing As the two sessions are linked it won’t be possible to take Thursday’s class without attending on Monday.
Wednesday: Writing Dialogue
Maximum 30 per session. NB These classes sold out quickly last year so be sure to book early. Ben Macintyre: The Spy and the Traitor
The Electric Theatre | 18:30 - 19:30 | £15, £13.50 concessions
Oleg Gordievsky was the greatest secret agent of the Cold War. A senior KGB
Literary Lunch officer he supplied British spymasters with priceless information from deep within
Jenni Murray and Nick Hewer the Soviet Intelligence machine. After a decade of being a double agent it was time
to escape. So began one of the boldest and most extraordinary episodes in spying
Guildford Harbour Hotel | 12:30 - 15:00 | £35 no concessions
history. Leading historian and bestselling author Ben Macintyre reveals the full
Enjoy a two-course lunch in the entertaining company of renowned journalist and thrilling story that changed the course of the Cold War.
broadcaster, Dame Jenni Murray, and TV host and businessman, Nick Hewer.
Jenni Murray celebrates the lives of women who have had a profound impact
in shaping of the world from Joan of Arc to Angela Merkel, Marie Curie to Gill Sims in Conversation with Jane Wenham-Jones: Why
Madonna. Encompassing artists, politicians, reporters and heads of state, the Mummy Swears - The struggles of an exasperated Mum
women selected for A History of the World in 21 Women have all led the way while
The Guildhall | 19:30 - 20:30 | £15 | (including a glass of wine)
others followed. Jenni Murray has presented Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4
since 1987. Join Gill Sims, author of the number one bestsellers, Why Mummy Drinks, and the
equally hilarious follow-up, Why Mummy Swears, (as well as the Peter and Jane blog), for
Nick Hewer, the host of Countdown since 2012, and former adviser to Lord an evening of lively conversation and a reviving glass of wine. The new book sees Mummy’s
Sugar on The Apprentice, known for his wry sense of humour, takes us on marriage under strain, her kids running wild and the house falling apart. Can Mummy
an evocative journey of his life from A (for Apprentice) to Z (for Zed list). keep everything together? Or even find time for a G&T?
With chapters on Determination, Growing Old, The Queen, Regrets, and even Kindly sponsored by Simba Sleep
LUNCH
Underwear, My Alphabet: A Life from A to Z, is an eclectic and entertaining memoir.
Max Hastings: Vietnam - An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
The Electric Theatre | 20:00 - 21:00 | £15, £13.50 concessions
Become a partner school One of the most devastating international conflicts of the 20th century is
reassessed by critically acclaimed author, Max Hastings. With personal accounts
If you would like your school to join our schools from warlords and peasants, statesmen and soldiers, and his own experiences as a
programme visit www.guildfordbookfestival.co.uk journalist during the final evacuation of Saigon, he creates an extraordinary record
of a human tragedy. He was knighted in 2002 for services to journalism.
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Festival Events Tuesday 9th October
Don’t Miss Out!
Keep in touch with Coffee Morning with Skye McAlpine: A Table in Venice
The Guildhall | 10:00 - 11:30 | £14 (including coffee and a sweet treat on arrival)
the Arts in Guildford Food blogger, Skye McAlpine, has called Venice home since childhood. Over
and Around coffee and sweet Italian treats Skye tells the story of her life in the city from
plentiful markets to bustling cafés, and offers an insider’s perspective on
Venetian home cooking. Her beautifully written debut book, A Table in Venice,
includes 100 recipes typical of Skye’s cooking style: simple, fresh, colourful
Click on ArtsEGG.uk to and enticing, designed to bring people together and create memories. Illustrated
COFFEE
know what is going on! throughout with her own photographs it’s a book to savour and enjoy.
www.frommydiningtable.com.
A service provided by Guildford Arts in support of Edward Burman: Terracotta Warriors – History, Mystery
Arts Providers and Arts Subscribers and the Latest Discoveries
Registered Charity No. 1089777 The Guildhall | 12:30 - 13:30 | £8, £7.20 concessions
The Terracotta Army is one the greatest archaeological discoveries of our
time. Uncovered in 1974 in Xian, China, the thousands of soldiers, chariots and
horses depict the armies of the first Emperor of China, and were buried with him
in 210 BC, to protect him in the afterlife. With unique access to leading Chinese
A CONCERT FOR PEACE
Dame
archaeologists and historians Professor Burman gives a fascinating account of
the famous site including the most recent excavations, theories and discoveries.
marking 100 years since
the end of the great War Penelope Keith
Vivace Chorus,
Friary
As the nation commemorates the end of
Jim Ring: How the Navy Won the War – The Real
Brass Band
In aid of the
the Great War, Guildford is playing its part Instrument of Victory, 1914-1918
Royal British
in honouring those who served, sacrificed The Guildhall | 14:00 - 15:00 | £8, £7.20 concessions
Legion
and changed our world, in this,
and all conflicts. Verdun, the Somme, Passchendaele. These epic battles are such bywords for the
At the heart of the Borough’s commemoration
programme, GUILDFORD REMEMBERS, Vivace Chorus First World War that – Jutland apart – we forget the role played by sea power in
is promoting a Concert for Peace at GLive, the focus for the war. Award-winning biographer and naval historian Jim Ring sets out to
our local community.
The evening concert will feature music and readings, redress the balance, emphasising how the Royal Navy’s very existence was key to
with a colour parade and will culminate with a
spectacular poppy drop. There will also be a range the survival of Britain and to eventual victory in 1918.
Vivace Saturday
of events throughout the day, providing the perfect
way for the Guildford community to come together to
10th Nov 2018
remember the fallen, the sacrifices and the lessons they
have taught us all.
7.30 pm This information is correct at the time of going to print but
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please visit vivacechorus.org and GLive.co.uk for the latest
Tickets: £20.
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(all prices inclusive of GLive booking fee)
updates. More details of all the events taking place during
Guildford Remembers can be found at visitguildford.com.
online
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Book online GLive.co.uk or phone GLive 01483 369350 Guildford’s state-of –the-art
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Festival Events Tuesday 9th October
Sharon Wright: Balloonomania Belles - Daredevil Divas
Who First Took to the Sky
The Guildhall | 15:30 - 16:30 | £8, £7.20 concessions
Discover the lost history of the female pioneers of balloon flight who took to the
skies more than a century before the first aeroplane left the ground. Through
extensive research, local author, Sharon Wright, has uncovered their brave,
hilarious, tragic and downright bonkers adventures.
Alison Weir: Six Tudor Queens – Jane Seymour:
The Haunted Queen
The Electric Theatre | 18:30 - 19:30 | £15, £13.50 concessions
Renowned historian Alison Weir returns to Guildford to talk about the third of
Henry VIII’s queens, Jane Seymour. Drawing on new research Weir’s latest
novel casts fresh light on the young queen, betraying her as a woman of courage
and compassion, driven by the strength of her faith, and the belief that she can
achieve good in a wicked world. But, she is haunted by the fate of her predecessor.
All will be well if only she can give the King what he wants – a son.
Karen Maitland and Laura Purcell: Ghosts,
Ghouls and the Gothic - Writing to Thrill
University of Surrey | 19:00 - 20:00 | £10, £9 concessions
In Hallowe’en month, join authors Karen Maitland and Laura
Purcell as they talk to Professor Bran Nicol about what goes into
writing a ghostly historical thriller. Using examples from their own
work, and from the rich literary tradition of Gothic, supernatural, and
horror fiction, they will discuss what it takes to unsettle readers.
Karen Maitland is the author of A Gathering of Ghosts, a supernatural medieval thriller set on the
wilds of Dartmoor; Laura Purcell is the author of the haunting novel, The Silent Companions, and her
latest Victorian chiller, The Corset.
Bryony Gordon in Conversation with Jane Wenham-Jones:
Eat, Drink, Run – How I Got Fit Without Going Too Mad
Christina Rossetti: Vision & Verse The Electric Theatre | 20:00 - 21:00 | £15, £13.50 concessions
Journalist Bryony Gordon was not a runner. A dawdler, a drinker, a smoker, yes.
13 November 2018 - 17 March 2019 A runner, no. Recovering from laying her life bare in her bestselling mental health
memoir, Mad Girl, she realised that getting outside, moving her body, and talking
to others might help. Less than a year later, she ran the London Marathon. In her
Exhibitions at Watts Gallery - Artists’ Village funny and inspiring new memoir she talks about making the transition from loafer
to runner, and how taking the first step is often the hardest.
wattsgallery.org.uk | Guildford, Surrey GU3 1DQ
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Festival Events Wednesday 10th October Festival Events Wednesday 10th October
Ana Sampson with Polly Clark: She Is Fierce – Brave, Bold Nina Caplan: The Wandering Vine - Wine, The Romans and Me
and Beautiful Poems by Women The Guildhall | 15:30 - 16:30 | £8, £7.20 concessions
The Guildhall | 11:00 - 12:00 | £8, £7.20 concessions Food and travel writer Nina Caplan goes in search of the origins of our love affair
Join Ana Sampson and author/poet, Polly Clark, as they discuss the history of with wine. From Champagne’s ancient chalk to the young vineyards of England,
from the mountains of Italy and rocky Spanish slopes, she explains how wine is
female poetry, with readings from favourite poets. From the ancient world to the present
indivisible from civilisation and can offer a window on ourselves and on our past.
day an array of innovative and inspirational women have written on friendship, protest,
mental health, love, and more. Among those featured are Maya Angelou, Carol Ann
Duffy, Grace Nichols, Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti and Charlotte Bronte. Polly’s Kate Mosse in Conversation with Stephanie Merritt:
latest poetry collection is Farewell My Lovely. Her first novel, Larchfield, was published last year. The Burning Chambers
The Electric Theatre | 18:30 - 19:30 | £15, £13.50 concessions
Henry Hemming: M - Maxwell Knight, MI5’s Highly-acclaimed author Kate Mosse OBE, talks to Stephanie Merritt about her
Greatest Spymaster number one bestselling novel, The Burning Chambers. Bringing 16th century Languedoc
The Guildhall | 12:30 - 13:30 | £8, £7.20 concessions vividly to life, it’s a gripping story of love and betrayal, mysteries and secrets, conspiracies and
The dramatic true story of maverick spymaster, Maxwell Knight, better known divided loyalties. Kate’s other work includes Labyrinth, and The Taxidermist’s Daughter.
as ‘M’, and the inspiration for ‘M’ in James Bond. The talk will focus on the
two women recruited by ‘M’ in the 1930s to penetrate the British Communist
movement, and which led to the exposure of a Russian spy-ring. You can also Buy tickets for events with Kate Mosse and The
discover whether you would make a good spy by way of an interactive quiz. Arts of Creating Suspense and save £5!
Buy tickets for events with Henry Hemming and
M.J. Arlidge and Stephanie Merritt with
Nadine Akkerman and save £4!
Elly Griffiths: Crime, Mystery, Thriller -
The Art of Creating Suspense
Nadine Akkerman: Invisible Agents – Women and The Electric Theatre | 20:00 - 21:00 | £15, £13.50 concessions
Espionage in 17th Century Britain Bestselling crime writers M.J. Arlidge, and Stephanie Merritt
The Guildhall | 14:00 - 15:00 | £8, £7.20 concessions (aka S.J. Parris) talk to Elly Griffiths about the best ways to
The role of women spies in 17th century Britain has largely been relegated to the build suspense and keep the reader gripped to the end, as well as their latest books, Arlidge’s
footnotes of history, their gender rendering them above suspicion, enabling them Down to the Woods, the eighth in the DI Helen Grace series, and Merritt’s While You
to become all but invisible. Focussing on the key period covering the Civil War and Sleep, a chilling, psychological thriller. Elly Griffiths’ latest title is The Dark Angel, the
the Restoration historian Dr. Akkerman reveals women not only played a key 10th in the Dr. Ruth Galloway series. Kindly sponsored by The Rutland Group
role in espionage, gathering intelligence crucial to domestic and national security,
they proved extremely successful at it. In Conversation with Adam Rutherford:
The Story of How We Became Us
Wey Poets The Royal Grammar School | 18:30 - 19:30 | £12, £10.80 concessions
All Change! We are apes and share a common evolution with the rest of creation yet, 45,000
Friends' Meeting House | 14:00 - 16:30 | £4, £3 concessions years ago, something happened. We dragged ourselves away from our origins
(includes tea/coffee and biscuits) by creating culture, tools, art and abstract thought. Popular science writer and
broadcaster, and host of BBC Radio 4’s Inside Science, Dr. Adam Rutherford
Join Wey Poets to hear original poems based on the multifarious theme of ‘Change’. explores what sets us apart in the animal kingdom, and what it means to be human.
You are welcome to bring your own work if you would like to read it to the group.
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Helen Browning: Pig – Tales from an Organic Farm
The Guildhall | 11:00 - 12:00 | £8, £7.20 concessions
What is it about the humble pig that holds such a special place in our hearts? In this
magical account of the Saddleback pigs that live on her farm Helen Browning
OBE, a leading pioneer of organic farming and Chief Executive of the Soil Association,
shines a light on the secret lives of these mischievous, intelligent and inventive
Official Festival
animals. She also shares her vision for the future of ethical farming.
Lucy Siegle: Turning the Tide on Plastic
bookseller
The Guildhall | 12:30 - 13:30 | £8, £7.20 concessions
A call to arms to end the plastic pandemic from journalist, eco expert and BBC's The
One Show regular, Lucy Siegle. Without urgent action, at the current rate, pieces of
plastic will outnumber fish in the ocean by 2050. If you don’t want this to be your legacy,
find out how you can make meaningful change in your life, and turn the tide on plastic.
Kindly sponsored by Green Team Interiors Ltd
In Conversation with Emma Burstall – A Cornish Secret
Guildford Library | 13:00 - 14:00 | £5, £4.50 concessions
‘The literary equivalent of strawberries and cream’ Bookish Jottings
Find us One of Britain’s most popular romantic fiction writers, Emma Burstall talks about
her career as journalist and full-time novelist, and her latest book, A Cornish Secret, the
fourth is her heartwarming series, set in the Cornish seaside village of Tremarnock.
wherever there David Lough: Darling Winston
are author talks for The Guildhall | 14:00 - 15:00 | £8, £7.20 concessions
Between 1881 and 1921, Winston Churchill and his mother, Jennie, were prolific and
energetic correspondents. Beginning when Winston was six, and ending in the year of his
a selection of books mother’s death, their letters – some reproduced here for the first time - trace Churchill’s
emotional, intellectual and political development, and shed new light on the future premier.
by the writers. Buy tickets for events with David Lough and
Duncan Barrett and save £4!
Duncan Barrett: Hitler’s British Isles
The Guildhall | 15:30 - 16:30 | £8 £7.20 concessions
Our shop is at In the summer of 1940, Britain stood perilously close to coming under Hitler’s control.
While the invasion on mainland Britain never happened, for the residents of the
71-73 High Street, Guildford GU1 3DY Channel Islands occupation became a terrifying reality. This is the extraordinary story
of how the 50,000 Islanders coped under Nazi occupation for five long years.
Tel 01483 536366
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Festival Events Thursday 11th October
INTERNATIONAL GREAT SUBSCRIPTION
CONCERT SEASON OFFERS AVAILABLE Cocktails with Adele Parks and Tasmina Perry
2018/19 Guildford Harbour Hotel Long Bar | 18:15 - 19:45 | £18 (includes a
‘Thriller’ cocktail)
Join bestselling authors Adele Parks and Tasmina Perry over
FRI 28 SEPTEMBER THU 29 NOVEMBER cocktails as they chat about their psychological thrillers, I Invited Her
MILOŠ: THE VOICE CZECH NATIONAL In and Friend of the Family, respectively. Adele’s gripping novel is
OF THE GUITAR* SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA a dark, unsettling tale which sees a reunion of long-lost friends turn
into jealousy and revenge; Tasmina’s a twisty page-turner as doubts
COCKTAILS
SAT 26 JANUARY 2019 arise over a family friend who may not be a friend at all.
WED 10 OCTOBER
RUSSIAN STATE EUROPEAN UNION
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Bernard Cornwell in Conversation with Michael Buerk
The Electric Theatre | 18:30 - 19:30 | £15, £13.50 concessions
WED 7 NOVEMBER SAT 9 FEBRUARY 2019 The acclaimed bestselling author of more than 50 novels, Bernard Cornwell
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC EMMA JOHNSON OBE, talks to broadcaster Michael Buerk, about his life as a writer and his latest
ORCHESTRA & CARDUCCI QUARTET* work, War of the Wolf, the eleventh novel in The Last Kingdom series, set in Saxon
England. Legendary warrior, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, has won back his ancestral home
FRI 22 FEBRUARY 2019 but, threatened from all sides by enemies both old and new, he doesn’t have long to
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA enjoy his victory. Only the most astute cunning and incredible courage can save him.
Bernard Cornwell is also the author of the hugely successful Sharpe series, a trilogy
OF INDIA of King Arthur stories, and many other historical titles.
SAT 16 MARCH 2019 Kindly sponsored by Wilkins Kennedy
FLANDERS SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA In Conversation with Kenney Jones: Let the Good Times Roll
The Electric Theatre | 20:00 - 21:00 | £15, £13.50 concessions
FRI 26 APRIL 2019
Rock legend Kenney Jones played drums with some of the UK’s most successful
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC bands including The Small Faces, The Faces and The Who. At the forefront of
ORCHESTRA the British music scene for more than 50 years he has played (and drunk) with all the
greats. He talks to BBC Radio Surrey’s Danny Pike about his life from Cockney
FRI 17 MAY 2019 lad to Mod revolution, the swinging 60s to the wild excesses of the 70s and 80s
RUSSIAN PHILHARMONIC hanging out with The Stones, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix and Rod Stewart.
OF NOVOSIBIRSK
Jo Brand in Conversation: Born Lippy – How to Do Female
*not included in the season subscription G Live | 20:15 - 21:15 | £23, £20.70 concessions | Ticket with Signed Copy of Jo’s
book, £36, £33.70 concessions
Hold my chips, the women are revolting! Britain's favourite comedian, Jo Brand,
discusses her darkly funny guide to life as a woman. Ranging from your family and how
MEDIA PARTNER to survive it, to what no one tells you about the female body; from how not to fall in love,
to heckling as a life-skill, Born Lippy gathers together the things Jo’s learnt about the
world, the things she wishes she'd known and the things she hopes for the future. This
01483 369350 SPONSORED BY
hilarious and highly useful guide to life needs to be read by everyone.
Booking: www.glive.co.uk or call 01483 369350. Ticket prices include booking fee.
GLive.co.uk (no booking fee for Friends of G Live) Kindly sponsored by Simba Sleep
22 Festival Programme 2018 Box Office: 01483 444334 | www.guildfordbookfestival.co.uk 23Festival Events Friday 12th October
The Arts Society Guildford
Linda Smith: Hogarth and Reynolds: The Shapers of 18th
Century British Art
The Guildhall | 10:30 - 13:00 | (two 1 hour talks) £18 (includes morning coffee)
Two painters with very different styles and ambitions helped change the look of 18th century
British art. Linda Smith, Arts Society lecturer, guides us through their lives and works
showing how Hogarth rose from humble copper-plate engraver to successful painter, and
explains Reynolds’ meteoric rise to become the first President of the Royal Academy.
The Arts Society Guildford
Mark Hill: Antiques – Are They Worth It?
The Guildhall | 14:30 - 17:00 | (two 1 hour talks) £18 (includes tea and cake)
Mark Hill, Arts Society lecturer and BBC Antiques Roadshow expert, gives
us an introduction into buying antiques. Mark will explain the dramatic change
in the antiques market and how pieces that were made during the 1970s can fetch
more money than those made in the 1770s.
There will be a short valuation identification session at the end. Please bring along
interesting pieces of 20th century glass and ceramics.
Maryam Sinaiee: Nightingales and Roses – A Taste of Iran
The Electric Theatre Café | 12:30 - 13:30 | £10, £9.00 (includes Persian treats)
Food blogger and home cook Maryam introduces us to the flavours, history and
culture of her native Iran. Born in Tehran, she learned to cook from her mother
and is passionate about Persian history and its cuisine. She will guide us through
a full year in the Persian kitchen with recipes including Lamb and Aubergine
Stew, Baked Fish with Tamarind, and Rosewater Ice Cream with Pistachios. She
TREATS
will be bringing with her some treats to taste.
New for 2018!
Getting Published Workshop
The Electric Theatre | 14:00 - 16:00 | £15, £13.50 concessions
A one-off session offering practical advice on how to get published. Host Fiona
proud to sponsor Guildford book festival Marsh of Midas PR, and a leading expert on self-publishing, will be joined by
publishing representatives including Charlotte Ledger, Editorial Director of Harper
Fiction, to offer information and advice. Topics to be covered include how to present
Together we’ll create your perfect sofa. your work, finding an agent, writing trends, and self-publishing vs traditional routes.
Workshop
Choose from over 60 designs, all handmade to order in our British workshops.
call us on 01483 450 227 or visit our shop on North Street, GU1 4AF sofaworkshop.com
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THE GUILDFORD
PAV I L I O N Amnesty International
Diane Atkinson - Rise Up Women! The Remarkable Lives
The perfect space for of the Suffragettes
your next event St Nicolas' Community Centre | 19:00 - 20:00 | £10, £9 concessions
Marking the centenary of female suffrage, author Diane Atkinson charts the
history of women's fight for the vote through the lives of those who took part. Led
by Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters, Christabel and Sylvia, and
backed by women of all ages and class, the suffragettes and their actions would
come to define protest movements for generations to come.
Robin Knox-Johnston in Conversation: Running Free
The Electric Theatre | 18:30 - 19:30 | £15, £13.50 concessions
It’s 50 years since Sir Robin Knox-Johnston sailed non-stop around the world,
Call: 0207 820 5630 the first person ever to complete the feat single-handed. Tonight he talks about his
Email: events@guildfordpavilion.com life including that remarkable voyage, where he was the only sailor to finish the
race, and a second solo circumnavigation of the globe in 2007, at the age of 68. He
also reveals how he spied for the British Government during his naval career. His
extraordinary life is told in his new autobiography, Running Free.
News of events at An Evening with David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd and
James Taylor
the Guildford Book The Electric Theatre | 20:00 - 21:00 | £15, £13.50 concessions
Festival are now Join David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd and James Taylor, for an evening
of lively chat and entertaining stories from the world of cricket.
available on Amazon Involved in the sport for more than 50 years as player, umpire,
coach, and now Sky commentator, Bumble’s latest book, Around
Echo devices. the World in 80 Pints, takes us on a hilarious tour of his cricketing
life as he searches for the perfect pint. Taylor was one of the country’s leading batsmen before being
diagnosed with a serious heart condition that ended his playing career at the age of 26. Now a cricket
pundit and an England selector, with a column in the Evening Standard, his story is told in Cut
Short, his inspiring autobiography.
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Kindly sponsored by Surrey Libraries Sarah Vaughan Louise Candlish
Anatomy of a Scandal Our House
Guildford Harbour Hotel | 10:00 - 16:00 | £40 (includes light lunch,
refreshments and goody bag) ‘The best courtroom drama ‘Addictive… It will keep you
since Apple Tree Yard. . . guessing until the very end’
sensational’ Clare Stylist
The day will take place at the Mackintosh
‘Absorbing, perceptive and
luxury Guildford Harbour Hotel
A high-profile marriage gripping’ Daily Mail
with lunch and refreshments
begins to unravel when the
included: On a bright January
husband is accused of a
morning in the London suburbs, a family moves
terrible crime. Sophie is sure her husband is
If you love reading the latest fiction into the house they’ve just bought in Trinity
innocent. Kate is the prosecuting barrister – she
then this is a day not to be missed. Avenue. Nothing strange about that. Except it is
is equally certain that he is guilty.
your house. And you didn’t sell it. From the
• A mini festival in a day bestselling author of The Swimming Pool and
• One ticket, seven speakers Ruth Hogan Since I Don't Have You.
The Wisdom of Sally
• Meet your favourite authors
Red Shoes
Spend the day in the company of some of Britain’s best- • Hear about the latest books Kit De Waal
loved authors as they share their stories, experiences and Masha was a spirited woman The Trick to Time
• Discover what inspires them with a rebellious streak until
inspirations. Hosted by Fanny Blake, Books Editor of Mona is a young Irish girl in
• Have your books signed tragedy struck. Consumed by
Woman & Home magazine, and a former publisher and a big city, with the thrill of a
grief she finds solace in
author of more than a dozen fiction and non-fiction books, • Share the joy of reading with new job and a room of her
silence until a chance
this interactive and enjoyable day for book lovers has been a like-minded people own. She meets a charming
encounter with two
Irish boy with an easy smile
popular feature of the Festival for many years. extraordinary women – the wise and fabulous
and embarks on an affair, a
Kitty Muriel, and the mysterious Sally Red Shoes, a
whirlwind marriage, and an
bag lady with a prodigious voice. Exploring the
unexpected pregnancy. Then tragedy strikes and
simple human connections that make life worth
A.J. Pearce Libby Page tears them apart. Decades later, she looks back at
living it’s another irresistible novel from the
Dear Mrs Bird The Lido her life, and wonders if she can ever learn to love
bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things.
again. An unforgettable tale of grief, longing and
London, 1940: Emmy When Brockwell Lido is a love that lasts a lifetime from the award-
dreams of becoming a war threatened with closure Joanna Trollope winning author of My Name is Leon.
correspondent but finds 86-year-old Rosemary starts
An Unsuitable Match
herself typing letters for the a campaign to save it. Kate is
formidable Henrietta Bird, a young reporter, lonely and The author of 21 highly
the renowned agony aunt of far from home. Sent to cover acclaimed and bestselling
Woman’s Friend magazine. the story for the local paper novels, including The Choir,
Mrs Bird is very clear: she finds unexpected friendships among the The Rector's Wife, Marrying
letters containing any form of ‘unpleasantness’ local community and realises that even in a big the Mistress and Daughters
must go in the bin. Emmy decides the only thing city she doesn’t have to be alone. With the film in Law, Joanna joins us to
for it is to secretly write back . . . A funny, joyous rights already sold, this debut novel is a discuss her life as a writer
and uplifting debut novel. wonderful, feel-good story. and her latest novel, An Unsuitable Match, an
uplifting story of love, family and second chances.
Host: Fanny Blake Guildford Harbour Hotel
Joanna was appointed OBE in 1996, and a trustee
of the National Literacy Trust in 2012.
28 Festival Programme 2018 Box Office: 01483 444334 | www.guildfordbookfestival.co.uk 29Festival Events Saturday 13th October
Amie Rai Travelling Reading Room Workshop
Guildford Library | 2 sessions available | 11:00 - 12:00 and 14:00 - 15:00
£5, £4.50 concessions
Designed as a large-scale book, you are invited to enter the intimate space of the
Travelling Reading Room to tell stories and create poems using inspiration
from the natural landscape. Together, the group will think about the many stories
that each of us holds within us, and how we can use our stories to connect more
deeply to the natural rhythms and cycles of the natural world. WORKSHOP
Places are limited to 15 people so book early to avoid disappointment
Sign Here Workshop with Gabrielle Djanogly
Waterstones Guildford | 15:00 - 16:00 | £5, £4.50 concessions | Age 8+ years
Join Gabrielle Djanogly, author of the new children’s book Sign Here: Twenty-
Two Unofficially Official Pull-Out Forms as she invites you to join her for a
Workshop.
Explore, draw, brainstorm and fill in forms about what you want to be when you
grow up and what your best and most perfect dream would be.
WORKSHOP
Kindly sponsored by Martin Grant Homes
Patrick Gale in Conversation with Fanny Blake:
Take Nothing with You
The Electric Theatre | 17:00 - 18:00 | £10, £9 concessions
‘Absolutely one of his complete best. So many funny and tender and terrific scenes.
Got a very important date? He hovers between social comedy and apocalyptic tragedy without the move
appearing artificial or contrived. Just a wonderful, wonderful read' Stephen Fry
One of the UK’s best-loved authors talks to Fanny Blake about his new novel, Take
Find a parking space fast with Nothing with You, the heartwarming story of a young boy whose life is transformed
by cello lessons. Drawing partly from his own boyhood it explores what happens when
The Official Guildford App childish hero-worshipping meets the reality of messy adult love lives. Patrick Gale’s
previous books include Rough Music, A Perfectly Good Man, Notes from An
Exhibition, and A Place Called Winter.
Exhibition of writing from HMP Send, in partnership
with Hatchlands Park and Guildford Book Festival
Available to view at Guildford Tourist Information Centre
from early October
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Olobob Top Workshop with Leigh Hodgkinson In Conversation with Anton Du Beke
Waterstones Guildford | 10:00 - 11:00 | £5, £4.50 concessions | Age 3-5 years Yvonne Arnaud Theatre | 19:00 - 20:00 | £19.50 | Ticket including a signed copy
Join the World of Olobob Top – as seen on BBC CBeebies - with Leigh of One Enchanted Evening (RRP £18.99) £35
Hodgkinson. Olobob Top is a magical world that is made up of lots of shapes, National treasure Anton Du Beke is one of the most instantly recognisable
colours and patterns. This event will be a celebration of all things Olobob. dancers today, best known for his role in the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, which
There will be games, prizes, creativity but most of all there will be fun! he has been part of since the start in 2004. Here he will speak about his debut
WORKSHOP novel, One Enchanted Evening, set around a London hotel ballroom in the lead up
Kindly sponsored by Martin Grant Homes
to World War II, as well as his time on the widely popular TV series and his career
as an all-round entertainer.
Written with his characteristic wit, charm and style this sweeping historical drama features an
irresistible world of glamour, scandal and secrets.
Nicolas Seal: Japanese Knotweed – Unearthing the Truth
Hatchlands Park | 11:00 - 12:00 | £10, £9 concessions Ticket prices include £1 Restoration Levy and £1 Booking Fee
Booking: www.yvonne-arnaud or call 01483 440000
Thought to affect 1 in 20 households in the UK, Japanese knotweed is the
country’s most aggressive, destructive, and feared plant. Environmental scientist
and leading knotweed expert Nicolas Seal discusses its origins, its history and
the reasons for its success, plus its positive uses including medicinal benefits.
Become a Friend of the
Includes a guide to identification and a short knotweed clinic.
Matt Haig – Father Christmas and Me/The Truth Pixie
Guildford Harbour Hotel | 13:30 - 14:30 | £7, £6.30 concessions | Age 5+ years
Guildford Book Festival
When the jealous Easter Bunny launches an attack to ruin Christmas, it’s up
to Amelia, her family and the elves to fight off the forces of evil. But can they keep
and enjoy a range of benefits that membership brings,
Christmas alive? Award-winning author Matt Haig will talk about his thrilling story, while helping to support your local Festival.
Father Christmas and Me, the third in a festive series, as well as his hilarious and heart-
warming new book for younger readers, The Truth Pixie. Illustrations by Chris Mould.
You’ll receive a range of benefits from reduced-price
Kindly sponsored by Martin Grant Homes
For just £30 per year tickets to reserved seating, as well as advance
information of Festival events.
In Conversation with Matt Haig: Notes on a Nervous Planet
Guildford Harbour Hotel | 16:30 - 17:30 | £15, £13.50 concessions Our aim at the Guildford Book Festival is to encourage and
With rates of stress and anxiety rising, how can we stay sane on a planet that is making us promote an interest in books and reading to as diverse an
mad? How do we feel human in an increasingly technological world? How do we stay happy
in an over-anxious world? After experiencing years of anxiety and panic attacks, number audience as possible.
one bestselling author, Matt Haig, sought answers to these questions, and began looking We already work closely with local schools but with your support we can further our
at the link between what he felt and the world around him. Haig’s previous books include
charitable aims and widen our role in the community. See www.guildfordbookfestival.co.uk
Reasons to Stay Alive and six adult novels including, How to Stop Time.
or visit the Box Office for more information.
Kindly sponsored by Simba Sleep
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presents
Festival Events - Extra Wednesday 17th October
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POPULAR!
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Miranda Seymour - Ada Lovelace: Byron’s Brilliant,
Mercurial Daughter
Watts Gallery | 19:00 - 20:00 | £12.50, £11.25 concessions
Miranda Seymour brings to life Ada Lovelace, the only legitimate daughter of
Lord Byron, a woman ahead of her time. Raised by her mother she became the
protégée of mathematician Charles Babbage, expanding many of his theories,
and predicting the dawn of the computer era. She was also a compulsive gambler,
Directed by Charlotte Conquest
Adapted by Ant Stones
who lived in Surrey for much of her married life. Her story is told in Seymour’s latest
from the original story byLewis Carroll book, In Byron’s Wake: The Turbulent Lives of Lord Byron’s Wife and Daughter.
Guildford Shakespeare Company Trust Ltd is a registered charity No. 1139526
Festival Events - Extra Thursday 18th October
13 October – 3 November 2018
Starting at ST MARY’S CHURCH, QUARRY STREET Professor Noel Fitzpatrick in Conversation:
Priority Booking 21 August | Booking opens 28 August
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Listening to the Animals
The Mandolay Hotel | 19:00 - 20:00 | £15, £13.50 concessions
As he launches his memoir, Listening to the Animals, world-renowned veterinarian,
and star of the Channel 4 series, The Supervet, joins us to talk about his life’s
journey from family farm in Ireland to setting up his innovative practice in Surrey.
Wilkins Kennedy is proud to support the What inspired him to become a vet? How does he cope with the pressures of his
Guildford Book Festival work? What lessons has he learnt from the animals in his care? It’s a
story for anyone who rejoices in the special bond between humans
and animals.
Kindly sponsored by Wilkins Kennedy and the Mandolay Hotel
Offering insight
and guidance that
add value to
Festival Events - Extra Saturday 26th January 2019
your business
Emma Mason: Christina Rossetti - Poetry, Ecology, Faith
Watts Gallery | 19:00 - 20:00 | £12.50, £11.25 concessions
To coincide with a new exhibition of Christina Rossetti’s work at the Watts
Gallery author Emma Mason presents an absorbing new study of the poet
Guildford Office: T 01483 306318 E guildford@wilkinskennedy.com
focussing on her spiritual life and her connection with the natural world.
For more information www.wilkinskennedy.com
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34 Festival Programme 2018 Box Office: 01483 444334 | www.guildfordbookfestival.co.uk 35Guildford Borough’s Big Draw 2018
Two examples of workshops on offer this year are:
This October, Guildford Borough Council is delighted Three examples of workshops on offer
to be hosting a programme of 10 free creative
this year:
workshops for all the family as part of the national
Big Draw Festival. Run in partnership with local arts Sunday 7th October | 12:00 - 15:00
practitioners and venues, workshops are designed to
Newlands Corner, Shere Road, Albury, Guildford,
let people explore new and creative ideas.
GU4 8SE
Taking this year’s national Big Draw theme ‘Play’
Artist: Jane Ponsford
as a starting point, artists will be providing free, Draw the Surrey Hills landscape using materials from
accessible, high quality and creative activities across the land.
the borough during October. Workshops are designed
to let participants explore new and a creative ideas
and cater for those who love arts and crafts and for Saturday 13th October | 10:00 - 15:00
those who do not but are willing to give it a go! Anyone Park Barn Centre, Park Barn Dr, Guildford, GU2 8EN
can join in and participants can work individually or
Artist: Stacey Allan
collectively as a group. There is no limit to how many
'Use dice while you draw adding elements of chance to
free Big Draw activities people can take part in so why
your art.
not come along and join in this year’s festival, which
is all about letting loose, embracing happy accidents,
discovery, and most importantly having fun through Sunday 14th October | 11:00 - 13:00 &
drawing in all its forms! 13:30 - 14:00
Watts Gallery, Down Ln, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1DQ
"Really enjoyed creating things with my
granddaughter." Artist: Flora Gare
What is on offer: Create abstract spin paintings and have fun making marks across paper.
"Gives people a chance to try new things and release
• Free drop-in creative workshops at
their imagination."
separate venues from 7th October –
28th October 2018 for all ages "‘Brilliant! Love the way everyone was included and How to sign up:
involved."
• A workshop for people aged 18 and To find out more please send your name and email address, with the reference ‘Big Draw mailing’ to
above at the Boileroom "Nice to see it's for adults as well as children." artsdevelopment@guildford.gov.uk or telephone 01483 444767.
• 2 outdoor workshops - 1 at Newlands "Great fun! Love the opportunity to try something
You can also pick a copy of the Big Draw leaflet from Guildford Tourist Information Office, 155 High
I've never done before."
Corner and 1 at Lakeside Nature Reserve St, Guildford, GU1 3AJ Open Mon – Sat 9:30 – 17:00 from September 2018
in Ash "Great, more please!"
"Looking forward to the next one!"
Participants Guildford Borough’s Big Draw 2017
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