Books & Literature in Marlborough

43 upcoming books & literature events in Marlborough, including at Marlborough Town Hall, White Horse Bookshop, St Peter's Church. From £3.

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Minette Batters and Helen Browning - My Farming Life

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📅Thu 24 Sept19:00

Minette Batters and Helen Browning - My Farming Life

What a privilege to have two titans of agriculture, both women, both from Wiltshire, together on stage sharing their stories.Helen Browning OBE has farmed Eastb…

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

Minette Batters and Helen Browning - My Farming Life

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

Sixth Form Debate - Does literature still have a place in a modern curriculum?

A-level students from St Johns Marlborough battle it out in front of a public audience.

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

Sixth Form Debate - Does literature still have a place in a modern curriculum?

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

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📅Fri 25 Sept17:00

Jeremy Hunt - Can We Be Rich Again?

You might not think that a book about our nations economy could make for happy reading.

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

Jeremy Hunt - Can We Be Rich Again?

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

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📅Fri 25 Sept19:30

The Golding Speaker: Sebastian Faulks

Marlborough LitFest hosts an annual Golding Speaker to highlight the towns long connection with the Nobel Laureate and Booker Prize winner, William Golding, at…

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

The Golding Speaker: Sebastian Faulks

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

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📅Fri 25 Sept10:00

Sketchbooking Workshop - AM

Learn how to create an illustrated diary, scrapbook or other combination of words and images.

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

Sketchbooking Workshop - AM

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

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📅Fri 25 Sept14:00

Sketchbooking Workshop - PM

Learn how to create an illustrated diary, scrapbook or other combination of words and images.

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

Sketchbooking Workshop - PM

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

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📅Sat 26 Sept17:30

Translation Duel - Monolok

For the first time, and in a new extended format, LitFests popular translation duel takes on Polish, as translators Antonia Lloyd-Jones and Anna Zaranko tackle…

St Marys Church, Marlborough

Translation Duel - Monolok

St Marys Church, Marlborough

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📅Sat 26 Sept10:00

Anthony Seldon - Sunak at 10

The July 2024 general election was a disaster for the Conservative Party. After almost 15 years in power, the Tories suffered their worst-ever defeat.

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

Anthony Seldon - Sunak at 10

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

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📅Sat 26 Sept10:00

Sue Hendra - Supertato

Sue Hendra and partner, Paul Linnet, are co-creators of the bestselling Supertato picture books which feature steadfast spud, Supertato, and his valiant veggie…

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

Sue Hendra - Supertato

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

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Michael Pugh: Riding Through War and Peace

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📅Sat 26 Sept11:30

Michael Pugh: Riding Through War and Peace

Its hard not to love an author whose bio reads, Michael ... spent six years as a partner for Hogan Lovells in Moscow before leaving by horse.In summer 2014, aft…

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

Michael Pugh: Riding Through War and Peace

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

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Daniel Hahn - If This Be Magic, Shakespeare in Translation

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📅Sat 26 Sept14:30

Daniel Hahn - If This Be Magic, Shakespeare in Translation

Award-winning translator, author, editor and lifelong Shakespeare enthusiast Daniel Hahn will engage and entertain us with If This Be Magic, his fascinating exp…

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

Daniel Hahn - If This Be Magic, Shakespeare in Translation

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

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📅Sat 26 Sept11:30

Louisa Young - The Golden Hours

The Cazalets live again, summoned into being by the surest and cleverest of authors, trumpets novelist Elizabeth Buchan.Louisa Young picks up the mantle of the…

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

Louisa Young - The Golden Hours

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

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📅Sat 26 Sept13:00

Nicholas Fogg - The Tudor Theatre

Mention the golden age of Tudor theatre and we think of Christopher Marlowe, James Burbage, Ben Jonson, and, of course, William Shakespeare.

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

Nicholas Fogg - The Tudor Theatre

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

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📅Sat 26 Sept16:00

Florence Hazrat - On the Mark

What was the first punctuation mark? When and why did we start leaving gaps between words? What was the point of the percontation point ( )?

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

Florence Hazrat - On the Mark

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

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📅Sat 26 Sept17:30

Adam Hart - Operation Pimento

On 14 August 1943, Frank Griffiths took off in a Halifax bomber from RAF Tempsford, the SOEs Special Duty airbase in Bedfordshire.

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

Adam Hart - Operation Pimento

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

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Lottie Delamain - Gardens That Can Save the World

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📅Sat 26 Sept13:00

Lottie Delamain - Gardens That Can Save the World

With the world warming, prices soaring and crises all around, its easy to feel powerless in our everyday lives.

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

Lottie Delamain - Gardens That Can Save the World

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

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📅Sat 26 Sept14:30

Zakia Sewell - Finding Albion

Zakia Sewell is on a quest to find another Britain one that shuns divisive flag waving and anti-immigration rhetoric.

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

Zakia Sewell - Finding Albion

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

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📅Sat 26 Sept16:00

Chloe Dalton - Raising Hare

Were delighted to welcome Chloe Dalton back to LitFest to introduce the childrens edition of Raising Hare at a special family event.In 2024, a lucky few gathere…

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

Chloe Dalton - Raising Hare

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

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📅Sat 26 Sept19:00

Andrew Rumsey - Blank Arcades

Musician, author, Anglican, Andrew Rumsey has lived and worked in Wiltshire since 2011 as Bishop of Ramsbury, an ancient role with roots in Anglo-Saxon England.…

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

Andrew Rumsey - Blank Arcades

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

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Sathnam Sanghera - Tonight the Music Seems so Loud

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📅Sat 26 Sept17:30

Sathnam Sanghera - Tonight the Music Seems so Loud

George Michael wrote Last Christmas, one of the biggest hits of our age, in his childhood bedroom in about an hour, and with his best friend Andrew Ridgeley he…

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

Sathnam Sanghera - Tonight the Music Seems so Loud

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

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Sherin Aminossehe: 200 Years of Britains Railways in 14 Journeys

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📅Sat 26 Sept10:00

Sherin Aminossehe: 200 Years of Britains Railways in 14 Journeys

All aboard for a tour of the most breathtaking stations, bridges, and other rail structures across Great Britain.When the worlds first public railway, the Stock…

St Marys Church, Marlborough

Sherin Aminossehe: 200 Years of Britains Railways in 14 Journeys

St Marys Church, Marlborough

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📅Sat 26 Sept11:30

Jon Cannon - The Stones of Britain

Art historian, author, teacher, raconteur: Jon Cannon was a man who lived to communicate.Whether it was in person, on the airwaves or through his many books, he…

St Marys Church, Marlborough

Jon Cannon - The Stones of Britain

St Marys Church, Marlborough

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📅Sat 26 Sept13:00

Rachel Trethewey - Muv

The trials, tribulations and escapades of the Mitford girls Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica, and Deborah have been the subject of great fascination and scr…

St Marys Church, Marlborough

Rachel Trethewey - Muv

St Marys Church, Marlborough

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📅Sat 26 Sept14:30

Paul de Zulueta - Last Night I Dreamt

Once in a generation, a book comes along that changes our cultural landscape. Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier, became an instant bestseller on both sides of the A…

St Marys Church, Marlborough

Paul de Zulueta - Last Night I Dreamt

St Marys Church, Marlborough

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📅Sat 26 Sept14:30

Rory MacLean - Geography of Heaven

Five years ago, the travel writer Rory MacLean lost his wife, Katrin. She was 55 and they had been married for 32 years.

St Marys Church, Marlborough

Rory MacLean - Geography of Heaven

St Marys Church, Marlborough

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📅Sun 27 Sept17:30

Eli Burnstein - Phrased and Confused

I think therefore I am The exception proves the rule Money is the root of all evil You are what you eat Ignorance is blissWe all know the quotes.

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

Eli Burnstein - Phrased and Confused

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

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📅Sun 27 Sept10:00

Frank Tallis - Wise

How should we age wisely? Is it possible to remain psychologically healthy, given the daunting challenges of later life?

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

Frank Tallis - Wise

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

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📅Sun 27 Sept14:30

Tash Aw - The South

Billed as the first of a Proustian quartet, Tash Aws fifth novel The South is a new departure for the London-based Malaysian writer renowned for his empathy and…

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

Tash Aw - The South

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

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📅Sun 27 Sept16:00

Penned Up

Marlborough LitFest is delighted to host this event to mark the 10th anniversary of the only literature festival currently taking place in a UK prison.Offering…

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

Penned Up

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

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📅Sun 27 Sept17:30

The Big Town Read - Kit de Waal

Paulette, a 29-year-old auxiliary nurse, dreams of love, marriage and a gingham quilt for the babys cot.

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

The Big Town Read - Kit de Waal

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

Lizzie Lewis - Tall Tales Theatre

LIZZIE LEWIS of TALL TALES THEATRE performs a family theatre event.

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

Lizzie Lewis - Tall Tales Theatre

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

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📅Sun 27 Sept13:00

Kev F Sutherland: Comic Workshop

Comics have an enduring appeal for children and adults, with their combination of great storytelling and dynamic graphics immersing the reader in fantastical wo…

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

Kev F Sutherland: Comic Workshop

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

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📅Sun 27 Sept13:00

Kev F Sutherland: Comic Workshop 13:00

Comics have an enduring appeal for children and adults, with their combination of great storytelling and dynamic graphics immersing the reader in fantastical wo…

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

Kev F Sutherland: Comic Workshop 13:00

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

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📅Sun 27 Sept14:30

E. C. Nevin - A Killer Plot

After unmasking the killer of her literary agent in A Novel Murder, author Jane Hepburn seems to have returned to a quieter life in A Killer Plot, attempting to…

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

E. C. Nevin - A Killer Plot

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

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📅Sun 27 Sept16:00

Suzannah V Evans - Under the Blue

Suzannah V. Evans debut poetry collection, Under the Blue, is an arresting and candid exploration of the beauty of life and the realities of care.

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

Suzannah V Evans - Under the Blue

White Horse Bookshop, Marlborough

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Geraldine Roberts - The Rebel and the Peacemaker

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📅Sun 27 Sept17:30

Geraldine Roberts - The Rebel and the Peacemaker

What makes for a special relationship? Trust, compromise and a dash of diplomacy ...Meet Charles and Mary Bagot, the Regency couple who, banished to the mudflow…

St Peter's Church, Marlborough

Geraldine Roberts - The Rebel and the Peacemaker

St Peter's Church, Marlborough

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📅Sun 27 Sept10:00

Benjamin Wood - Seascraper

Benjamin Wood is one of the finest British novelists of his generation, but youve probably never heard of him, declares Johanna Thomas-Corr, chief literary crit…

St Peter's Church, Marlborough

Benjamin Wood - Seascraper

St Peter's Church, Marlborough

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📅Sun 27 Sept11:30

Guy Walters - Stealing Hitler's Rocket

Historian and bestselling author Guy Walters brings to life one of the most dramatic and little-known stories of the Second World War in Stealing Hitlers Rocket…

St Peter's Church, Marlborough

Guy Walters - Stealing Hitler's Rocket

St Peter's Church, Marlborough

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📅Sun 27 Sept11:30

Debut Authors: Helen Bain & Sara Bayat

Daffodil Days is Helen Bains fictional account of Syliva Plaths life in North Tawton, Devon, from July 1961 to February 1963.

St Peter's Church, Marlborough

Debut Authors: Helen Bain & Sara Bayat

St Peter's Church, Marlborough

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Mike Pitts: Island at the Edge of the World

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📅Sun 27 Sept13:00

Mike Pitts: Island at the Edge of the World

Situated in the south-eastern Pacific Ocean, Easter Island is best known for its nearly 1000 monumental statues carved by the early Rapa Nui people.

St Peter's Church, Marlborough

Mike Pitts: Island at the Edge of the World

St Peter's Church, Marlborough

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📅Sun 27 Sept14:30

Amy Jeffs - Arthur, A New Life

In Arthur: A New Life, medieval art and culture specialist Amy Jeffs takes an epic journey back to the Middle Ages, where a new King Arthur is waiting to be dis…

St Peter's Church, Marlborough

Amy Jeffs - Arthur, A New Life

St Peter's Church, Marlborough

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📅Sun 27 Sept16:00

Pippa Grange - Life Reclaimed

In a culture that rewards going above and beyond the pressure to be exceptional often leads to a cycle of chronic overperformance and, eventually, burnout.If yo…

St Peter's Church, Marlborough

Pippa Grange - Life Reclaimed

St Peter's Church, Marlborough

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📅Sun 27 Sept13:00

Simon Martin - British Landscapes

British Landscapes: A Sense of Place, published to accompany the exhibition of the same name at Pallant House Gallery in Chichester, explores how artists respon…

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

Simon Martin - British Landscapes

Marlborough Town Hall, Marlborough

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