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Ingrid Persaud talks to Helen Taylor

Ingrid discusses her book Love after Love with Helen, with some questions from the region's Book Groups.
Big Write Rap Competition

Rap Competition for KS2 and KS3
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2020 Festival Programme

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Story Space

Fabulous authors reading super stories from brilliant books, plus some other people you may recognise - look out for new stories every day in May!
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Writing Commissions 2020

We're delighted to share new pieces of new writing from Northumberland based authors, specially commissioned for 2020.
Join our Virtual Book Group

Hexham Book Group, which meets monthly at the Forum Cinema, will be holding a meeting on Zoom on Tuesday 5th May at 7.30pm.
Writing Groups for Young People

From Monday 11 May, Hexham Book Festival and Queen’s Hall Arts will be running two free on-line writing courses for young people aged 14-20 years, led by writer and theatre maker, Becci Sharrock.
Festival Book Group event

Read Ingrid Persaud's new novel.
Silence in the Library

A uniquely designed, quiet space in the library. The pod enables you to listen to audio books, read a story to your child, or just retreat with a book.

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Mike Cawthorne - Walking Through Shadows

A tale of extremes in North West Scotland.
New Voices Proof Party

Hear three authors of novels publishing this summer and receive proof copies of the books.
Dan Jackson - The Northumbrians

Jackson reveals a part of England whose future may be uncertain, but whose people remain as durable and remarkable as ever.
Victoria Hislop Those Who Are Loved

A novel which sheds light on the complexity, and trauma, of Greece’s past.
Lennie Goodings - A Bite of the Apple

Lennie Goodings is Chair of the UK British publishing house Virago Press.
Comedy Words Gala

Queen’s Hall presents Funny Words Comedy Gala in the Spiegeltent. A line up of six fabulous comedians.
Mike Berners-Lee There is No Planet B

Feeding the world, climate change, biodiversity, plastics There is No Planet B.
Jenny Eclair, Inheritance

Meet star baker, broadcaster, comedian, actor and best-selling author, Jenny Eclair
Jake Jones - Can you Hear Me?

Life on the frontline in the Ambulance Service.