Books & Literature in Cheltenham- Pagination 5

Depraved: The Story of Dangerous Art

Can art be dangerous? Who gets to decide where the line should be drawn? Prize-winning philosopher Daisy Dixon explores the provocative history of artworks that…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Hive, Cheltenham

Xand van Tulleken: Make Me Well

They steal our socks, disrupt our routines and somehow become the most important part of the family.

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

Xand van Tulleken: Make Me Well

From supplements and wearable technology to blood tests and personalised health plans, Dr Xand van Tulleken investigates the booming wellness industry and asks:…

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

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Sajid Javid: A 1970s Childhood

Former Conservative Cabinet minister Sajid Javid talks to former Labour Cabinet minister Alan Johnson about growing up in 1970s Britain and his extraordinary jo…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Garden Theatre, Cheltenham

Nocturnes and Night Music

Weight-loss medications have transformed the conversation around food and health, but what happens next?

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

Matt Haig

Matt Haig talks to co-founder of the Boys Book Club Ben Mercer about his latest life-affirming novel, set in the world of international bestseller The Midnight…

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

Celebrating David Hockney

From bright blue pools in LA to rolling Yorkshire landscapes, David Hockney is renowned for his bold use of colour, playful perspective and restless experimenta…

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

Nadia Murad: I Choose My Beginning

In 2014, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nadia Murad was living in northern Iraq when her world was shattered.

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Garden Theatre, Cheltenham

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La Familia

One of Spain’s most essential novelists Sara Mesa talks to Rosie Goldsmith about her novel exploring how a family's core beliefs can be twisted into tools of qu…

The Queens Hotel, Cheltenham

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Nocturnes and Night Music

Why have we always turned to music when the world falls quiet? Susan Tomes and Michael Spitzer journey through centuries of music to trace the story of the noct…

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

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Willy Vlautin: The Left and the Lucky

Portland-based novelist and The Delines musician Willy Vlautin talks to Rónán Hession about his moving new novel The Left and the Lucky.

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

Speaking of Grief

They steal our socks, disrupt our routines and somehow become the most important part of the family.

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

America at 250

As it grapples with deep political division, shifting global influence and questions about its role on the world stage, journalist Stephanie Baker, historian Sa…

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

Andrew and Lee Child

Join bestselling brothers Lee Child and Andrew Child as they discuss Chain Reaction, the latest gripping thriller in the Jack Reacher series with Julia Wheeler.…

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

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Andrew Hunter Murray

Former QI Elf and co-host of No Such Thing As a Fish Andrew Hunter Murray discusses his new sci-fi adventure.

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

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Who Would Win the Literary Traitors?

Our Classic Literature Debate is back! As the Celebrity Traitors return to our screens this Autumn to grip the nation once more, we ask our panel to pick their…

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

Lifeboat: A Volunteer's Story

Dominic Gregory brings to life the reality of volunteering with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution at Dungeness, one of Britain’s most remote and demanding…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Hive, Cheltenham

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Hernan Diaz

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Trust, Hernan Diaz, interrogates the role of technology in a future America.

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

Clare and Michael Morpurgo: Life on the Farm

Fifty years ago, Clare and Michael Morpurgo left London with their young family and set off for a remote farm in rural Devon.

Parabola Arts Centre, Cheltenham

Nao-cola Yamazaki: Picks from Japan

An instant best-seller in Japan, Nao-cola Yamazaki presents Don’t Laugh at Other People’s Sex Lives, a touching portrait of late adolescence in which an art stu…

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

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David Szalay

Exploring masculinity, power and fate, David Szalay's Flesh sees young István catapulted from a quiet Hungarian apartment to the world of London's elite society…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Garden Theatre, Cheltenham

Gloucestershire Writers' Network

Gloucestershire Writers' Network competition winners present their work inspired by the theme, 'Islands'.

The Queens Hotel, Cheltenham

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Jimmy Wales: The Seven Rules of Trust

What happens when we stop trusting what we read, hear and share? When Jimmy Wales founded Wikipedia more than two decades ago, he changed the landscape of knowl…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Garden Theatre, Cheltenham

Leigh Lawson: Now and Then

How do we make sense of a life well lived? Actor, director and writer Leigh Lawson reflects on more than six decades of life through a deeply personal collectio…

Cheltenham Literature Festival - The Hive, Cheltenham

MJ Arlidge and Ruth Ware

Around twenty percent of all TV scripted drama is crime, and it seems that TV audiences just can’t get enough of flawed detectives, red herrings, gritty streets…

The Pillar Room, Cheltenham

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Caitlin Moran: How to be Hopeful

Not getting enough sleep, doomscrolling on your phone and feeling anxious every time you watch the news? You’re not alone.

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

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Speaking of Grief

Grief is something we'll all experience, yet it remains one of the hardest things to talk about.

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

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Lifeboat: A Volunteer's Story

Fifty years after her death, Agatha Christie remains the undisputed queen of crime; her detectives, plots and ingenious twists still setting the standard for my…

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

Raise The Bar

The South West’s leading live poetry night returns with another unmissable line-up.

Cheltenham Literature Festival - Garden Theatre, Cheltenham

Caitlin Moran: How to be Hopeful

Our sell-out Bookshop Crawl returns. Meet fellow book lovers on a guided tour of the town’s literary scene discovering unique finds, indie bookshops and second-…

Imperial Gardens, Cheltenham

Victorian Book Group: The Boundless Deep Tennyson Biography by Richard Holmes

Welcome to the book group with a historic twist! Revisit old favourites and discover forgotten classics in this monthly meet-up.

Holst Victorian House, Cheltenham

The Makings of a Murderer - The Undercover Detective

Join Peter Bleksley, a founding member of Scotland Yard’s undercover unit and former star of Channel 4’s Hunted, as he lifts the lid on the most dangerous and h…

Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham

Victorian Book Group: The Christmas Hirelings by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Welcome to the book group with a historic twist! Revisit old favourites and discover forgotten classics in this monthly meet-up.

Holst Victorian House, Cheltenham