A song of hope for the countryside
Reading James Rebanks gives me hope that the farms of the present can in future be more like those of [...]
The show must go on (fingers crossed)
The last six months have been an anxious time for everyone. Without a cure or vaccine to rid the world [...]
Living in a dystopian novel
Well, who would have thought this time last year that, twelve months’ hence, we’d all be stuck at home in [...]
TANYA BRUCE-LOCKHART Festival Director
The Bridport Literary Festival is now in its 16th year and goes from strength to strength, hosting a programme of [...]
Bridport Literary Festival is bestseller
This year’s Bridport Literary Festival has been a bestseller, with events packed out and a line-up to appeal to all [...]
Epic tales of Europe needed now more than ever
Epic stories are like wild beasts – beautiful and powerful. But if they are mishandled, they can really bite, so [...]
Lost Stories are rediscovered
Professional storyteller Martin Maudsley, who is based in Bridport, will be at the Electric Palace on the last day of [...]
Book now for children’s events at this year’s BridLit
Children’s fun is on the programme at this year’s Bridport Literary Festival, including two events at Bridport Library. The library [...]
Dr David Nott: stories of courage and compassion
One of the most popular events at this year’s BridLit is on Friday 8 November at the Electric Palace at [...]
The trademark humour and pathos of Deborah Moggach
Bestselling author Deborah Moggach comes to BridLit with a new novel, The Carer, a deliciously waspish, witty and poignant novel [...]