Saturday 2 April

Jewell Parker Rhodes Interviewed by Wendy Meddour

The Louisiana Girls Trilogy

Paula Byrne Interviewed by Plum Sykes

Kick: JFK’s Forgotten Sister and Heir to Chatsworth

Steve Antony

Pandas, Doughnuts and the Queen’s handbag CANCELLED

Simon Horobin

How English Became English: A Short History of a Global Language

Alex Perry Interviewed by Matthew Stadlen

New Africa: Confronting the False Prophets

John Gordon-Reid

The 4-Billion Year Story of Life on Earth

Jonathan Bate

Ted Hughes: The Unauthorised Life

Humphrey Burton Interviewed by Gwenan Edwards

Menuhin: A Life

Dana Arnold

A Short Book About Art

Lauren Child Interviewed by Nicolette Jones

Ruby Redfort and Charlie and Lola SOLD OUT

Paolo Bacigalupi Interviewed by Ed Finn

Storytelling and Climate Change

David Baddiel

The Person Controller

Katherine E Young and Rose Solari Chaired by Bill Heine

Wayfaring Strangers: Two American Poets on Identity Beyond Borders

Steve Jones

No Need for Geniuses: Revolutionary Science in the Age of the Guillotine SOLD OUT

John Gordon-Reid

Great Moments in 10,000 Years of Science and Engineering

Jacqueline Wilson

An Afternoon with Jacqueline Wilson

Frances Hardinge and Philip Reeve Interviewed by Philip Womack

A Journey Through Time and Imagination

Frieda Hughes

Alternative Values

Emily Gravett

Tidy

Gillian Tett

The Silo Effect CANCELLED

Michael A Stackpole and Joe Abercrombie Chaired by Chantelle Osman

The Future of Fantasy

Katherine Rundell Interviewed by Nicolette Jones

Wild Wolves and Wilder Children

Harry Parker, David Savill and Janet Ellis Chaired by Erica Wagner

Writers Roundtable

Dana Arnold

Art History: A Very Short Introduction

A C Grayling

Progress in Troubled Times: Learning from The Age of Genius

Tom Bower

Broken Vows – Tony Blair: The Tragedy of Power SOLD OUT

Neil Levine

The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd Wright

Sarah Crossan, Sita Brahmachari and Holly Bourne Chaired by

Stars of Young Adult Fiction

Festival Opening Dinner