Media coverage puts Rebel Writers in the spotlight
We’ve had some brilliant coverage of BridLit in the local media this year. And that’s largely down to the fact that the 2019 programme is better than ever, with a real [...]
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 says travel writer Nick Jubber, who comes to Bridport on Monday [...]
Lost Stories are rediscovered
Professional storyteller Martin Maudsley, who is based in Bridport, will be at the Electric Palace on the last day of the festival, on Saturday 9 November at 9.30am. Martin has worked [...]
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 in South Street is involved in the festival for the first [...]
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 4pm. Dr David Nott will be in conversation with Sally Laverack [...]
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 about ageing, sibling rivalry and having to grow up fast. Moggach [...]
We Need To Talk About Putin
Tickets for Mark Galeotti’s talk, We Need to Talk About Putin, on Thursday 7 November have sold so well that, in an update to the published programme, he’s been moved from [...]
Henry Blofeld’s favourite anecdotes
Sports fans will be delighted to welcome legendary cricket broadcaster Henry Blofeld to BridLit at the Electric Palace on Tuesday 5 November at 5.30pm. Blowers, as he is fondly known, takes [...]
A voyage of the imagination
The beautiful, lyrical writing of Philip Marsden shines in The Summer Isles: A Voyage Of The Imagination. This small group of Scottish islands, off Scotland’s north-west coast, captivated writer Philip Marsden when he [...]