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Black Beauty is still a favourite book from childhood, more than 140 years after it was first published. It’s a novel that changed our world, becoming a beacon for the animal [...]

Calling all families with children between the ages of three and seven! As part of Bridport Literary Festival, we have a special illustrated talk and workshop on Sunday 5 November at [...]

English zoologist, conservationist, photographer and television presenter Megan McCubbin knows a thing or two about nature. As well as all the above, she’s also the stepdaughter of naturalist and wildlife activist [...]

When Max Porter came to Bridport Literary Festival in 2019, it was one of the most amazing talks. Audiences loved it. His novel at the time, Lanny, was a Sunday Times bestseller and [...]

Imagine if Stephen King’s Carrie had lived and her powers had kicked in at the menopause instead. That’s the inspiration for bestselling author Joanne Harris’s new novel, Broken Light, after she reread [...]

Mike Brearley, one of England’s most successful and celebrated cricket captains, is at Bridport Literary Festival on Saturday 11 November. He’ll be in conversation with Boris Starling talking about his new [...]

Palmers Brewery is holding a special quiz night at 11 of its pubs in support of Bridport Literary Festival. The quiz takes place on Wednesday 18 October and the money raised [...]

With the upcoming centenary of modern Turkey, which was proclaimed on 29 October 1923, Bridport Literary Festival is holding a Turkish afternoon with two top writers. In advance of the festival, [...]

Bestselling author Amanda Craig’s latest novel is a cracking read. Set against the backdrop of the Tuscan hills, ‘The Three Graces may occasionally teeter on the brink of riotous but it is [...]