Wessex Book Festival for adults

In honour of the National Year of Reading, Hampshire Libraries are extending the hugely successful biennial Wessex Children's Book Festival to include a programme of authors for adults - so now there's something for everyone, in libraries and other venues across the county.

Running between Monday 24 November and Friday 5 December to include

Rhyme & Rhythm - Patience Agbabi and Keith Waithe
Monday 24 November, 7.30pm, Winchester Discovery Centre

Philip Hoare – Spike Island
Monday 24 November, 7.30pm, Chandler’s Ford Library

Meg Gardiner – thriller writer
Tuesday 25 November, 7.30pm, Tadley Library

Henry Hitchings ‘How To Really Talk about Books You Haven’t Read’
Thursday 27 November, 7.30pm, Winchester Discovery Centre

Simon Brett – crime writer
Monday 1 December, 7.30pm Petersfield Library

Writing Workshop with Jack Sheffield
Wednesday 3 December, 2pm – 3.30pm, Hythe Library

Reading Groups Event with Jenny Hartley
Thursday 4 December, 7.30pm, Basingstoke Library

Please contact the venue for information and tickets. All priced at £3 except writing workshop, £7.