Books & Literature in Cheltenham- Pagination 4

Marilyn Monroe: Myth and Reality

John Robins is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, Taskmaster champion and co-host of the Elis James and John Robins podcast.

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

The Bayeux Tapestry

To celebrate the landmark exhibition at the British Museum, curator Lloyd de Beer joins cultural historian and artist Amy Jeffs to unravel the fascinating story…

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

Adapting Austen

Hodder & Stoughton present two outstanding debuts: Abigail Avis’s Wet Ink sees a stifled housewife and mother-of-two exchange Tupperware parties for erotic fict…

The Queens Hotel, Cheltenham

Katherine Rundell: Miraculous Creatures

From the multi-award-winning Katherine Rundell comes a joyful celebration of the animal kingdom's greatest marvels - a follow-up to her bestselling The Golden M…

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

Patrick Ness: Return to Chaos Walking

Something is coming. Patrick Ness, an icon of YA Science Fiction, returns to the Chaos Walking universe which is still far from a utopia.

The Queens Hotel, Cheltenham

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Bantam Proof Party

Bantam presents two striking debut novels. In Georgia Pactat's Almost, two men struggle to be seen for who they really are in a moving story of unrequited love.…

The Queens Hotel, Cheltenham

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Storytelling From Japan

Step into a world of fox fires, mountain spirits and ghostly winter nights in this spellbinding performance inspired by Japanese folklore.

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Hive, Cheltenham

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How to Age Well

What comes to mind when you picture your older self? As we live longer, the conversation around ageing is changing.

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Garden Theatre, Cheltenham

Patrick Ness: Return to Chaos Walking

Illustrator Levi Pinfold brings to life Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts. Explore his creative process, from absorbing the story, through early sketches to…

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

Fairy Fables for Curious Minds

Step into the forest, stray from the path and discover a world of wonder. Storyteller Hannah Moore brings the magic of the Brothers Grimm to life in an enchanti…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Story Shack, Cheltenham

Barbara Kingsolver: The Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence

The only author to have won the Women's Prize twice, Barbara Kingsolver joins another prestigious list as she receives this year's The Sunday Times Award for Li…

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

AI and Us

As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes how we work, think and connect, the question is no longer about what AI can do, but what it is doing to us.

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

Adapting Austen

Sharp, funny and endlessly adaptable, Jane Austen's stories have captivated audiences for 250 years. But what does it take to bring them to life, brilliantly?

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Garden Theatre, Cheltenham

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Scotland's Island Whiskies

Island whiskies have long held a fascination and a powerful emotional draw on whisky drinkers the world over.

The Nook On Five, Cheltenham

Fairy Tales for the Fearless

What can ancient stories reveal about the challenges we face today? Step into the deeper layers of wondertales, stories filled with darkness and hope, danger an…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Story Shack, Cheltenham

Fairy Fables for Curious Minds

Rediscover the power of playful storytelling with theatre-maker Hannah Moore as she guides you through fairy tales inviting reflection and imagination.

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Hive, Cheltenham

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From Page to Feed: The Rise and Fall of Reading

When did people start reading for pleasure - and what happens if we stop? Two of our most incisive cultural commentators, Philip Hensher and James Marriott, joi…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Hive, Cheltenham

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Unspoken Histories

Two extraordinary novels, two buried histories. In Laleh Khadivi's Female Life on Planet Earth, a daughter uncovers photographs revealing her mother's hidden pa…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Hive, Cheltenham

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Dean Atta and Kiran Millwood Hargrave: Lives in Love

Dean Atta and Kiran Millwood Hargrave explore the intimate intersections of identity, love, memory and the lives we carry with us across time.

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

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Helen Garner: Writing a Life

For more than 50 years, Helen Garner has shaped Australian literature with her fearless writing.

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

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New Voices Spotlight

Join us as we celebrate some of this year’s hottest debut fiction. Eden Mckenzie-Goddard's Smallie is an exhilarating and expansive tale of a family thrown into…

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

Robin Niblett: After America

Join one of our leading foreign policy thinkers, former Chatham House director Robin Niblett, for a timely and provocative look at the changing world order.

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Garden Theatre, Cheltenham

If This Be Magic

What does it really mean to translate Shakespeare? Clare Clark talks to seasoned translator and lifelong Shakespeare enthusiast Daniel Hahn about the complex, p…

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

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Mark Billingham

Best known for blending dark crime with sharp wit, Mark Billingham has published 26 novels, been translated into 25 languages and sold more than four million co…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Hive, Cheltenham

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Louise Kennedy and Donal Ryan

Two acclaimed Irish writers discuss their latest novels with The Times Deputy Literary Editor Laura Hackett.

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Hive, Cheltenham

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Never Say War: Life Inside Russia

In a nation at war, where dissent has been silenced and independent reporting curtailed, how can we glimpse behind the curtain?

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

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Murder We Wrote

Join our Guest Curator MJ Arlidge and his panel of crime-writing colossi, Mark Billingham, Abir Mukherjee and Fiona Cummins, for a live, interactive crime-writi…

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

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Pierce Brown

Bestselling author Pierce Brown makes his inaugural visit to Cheltenham to discuss his critically acclaimed sci-fi saga, Red Rising.

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

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Chris Brookmyre: Quite Ugly One Evening

Join bestselling author Chris Brookmyre for a special event celebrating Quite Ugly One Evening, inspired by his voyage across the Atlantic on board Cunard's Lit…

The Queens Hotel, Cheltenham

Hollie McNish

Following a run of sell-out shows across the UK, Sunday Times bestselling poet Hollie McNish returns to Cheltenham for an evening of poetry, stories and convers…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Hive, Cheltenham

Scene of the Crime

How does place shape crime fiction? From Jane Harper’s haunting thrillers set in rural Australia to Abir Mukherjee’s historical detective stories in Raj-era Ind…

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

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License to Thrill

Enter the shadowy world of international espionage with edge-of-your-seat thrillers from Charles Cumming, Frank Gardner and Charlie Higson.

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Times and Sunday Times Forum, Cheltenham

Braver New World

In seeking to fix Britain’s challenges, should we look close to home or further afield?

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

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T. S. Eliot Prize: Karen Solie

Combining readings and conversation, T. S. Eliot Prize-winning poet Karen Solie shares her extraordinary new collection, Wellwater.

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

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Mark Billingham

Best known for blending dark crime with sharp wit, Mark Billingham has published 26 novels, been translated into 25 languages and sold more than four million co…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Garden Theatre, Cheltenham

Hollie McNish

Following a run of sell-out shows across the UK, Sunday Times bestselling poet Hollie McNish returns to Cheltenham for an evening of poetry, stories and convers…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Garden Theatre, Cheltenham

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T. S. Eliot Prize: Karen Solie

What does it mean to know where you come from? Poet and performer Luke Wright brings his trademark wit, warmth and razor-sharp storytelling to a deeply personal…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Garden Theatre, Cheltenham

The Election Generals

A Festival favourite returns! With Keir Starmer's resignation and our seventh Prime Minister in 10 years installed in Downing Street, it has been yet another tu…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Times and Sunday Times Forum, Cheltenham

Beyond the Political Frame

Is it possible for Black lives to exist on the page without being framed through politics?

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Hive, Cheltenham

Susie Dent and Robert Peston

What happens when a lexicographer and a political journalist turn to fiction? Susie Dent and Robert Peston discuss their gripping new thrillers.

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

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If This Be Magic

Can the James Webb Space Telescope really see the past? Join Maggie Aderin, one of Britain’s most inspiring space scientists, as she takes us on a journey throu…

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

Candice Carty-Williams

Guest Curator Candice Carty-Williams returns to the beloved character of Queenie finding her priced out of the housing market where she grew up and stuck in a s…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Garden Theatre, Cheltenham

The Art of Real Optimism

Optimism isn’t about pretending everything is fine. Health psychologist Deepika Chopra and poetry sensation David Larbi explain how optimism can coexist with un…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Garden Theatre, Cheltenham

The Lives of Objects

Curator and Director of V&A East Gus Casely-Hayford and The Guardian's Chief Culture Writer Charlotte Higgins explore how objects, art and culture become powerf…

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

Turning to Crime

What makes a writer turn to crime? Guest Curator MJ Arlidge, creator of the DI Helen Grace series, is joined by three bestselling authors whose routes into crim…

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

The Next World War

We are living through the most dangerous period of international tension since the end of the Cold War.

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Times and Sunday Times Forum, Cheltenham

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Stephanie Sy-Quia: The Sunday Times Must Reads

In mid-century Rome, a freshly ordained man is about to return to England to begin life as a priest.

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

From Dragons to Dystopia: YA Fantasy Must‑Reads

High fantasy? Romantasy? Cosy fantasy? Dystopian? What’s your favourite kind of fantasy? Join bestselling and award-winning Harper Fire authors S. F.

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Hive, Cheltenham