Lodge began with a lengthy reading from ‘A Man of Parts’ his new biographical novel about HG Wells, before Stephanie Merritt asked him why he had chosen to write a novel rather than a biography. Novelists of advancing years start to run out of life experiences on which to draw, so someone else’s life can [...]
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Review: David Lodge talks to Stephanie Merritt
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David Lodge reads from ‘A Man of Parts’
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Maureen Lipman signing in Pembertons
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Sun’s out and the forecast is good
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One of the joys of the festival is taking in the compact attractions of the market town especially when the weather is good. It’s warm and bright and the forecast is set fair for the rest if the week so we’re making hay whilst the sun shines. A wander through the quaint streets with bookshops [...]
The light gets in at HowTheLightGetsIn
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Rob Lowe tucks into fish & chips at Hay
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Elizabeth Swain, publicist at Transword spotted Rob Lowe with a very British lunch at the Hay festival and posted it on her twitter account @EKSwain
Unbound sheds light on new way to publish
Posted in Event news, General stuff on May 30, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Unbound, launched at the Hay Festival, is a publishing venture for a new age which aims to connect writers with readers in new ways.
Review: David Baddiel talks to David Aaronovitch
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Perhaps it was the relatively early hour or maybe the relentless drizzle that has set in at Hay, which kept people in their beds. The Barclays Wealth Pavillion was only about half full for the writer who famously as a comedian was the first with Rob Newman, to sell out at Wembley. Nevertheless a pack [...]
David Baddiel on stage
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Naipaul and Theroux bury the past
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A veil was drawn over an epic literary feud at the Hay Festival. Paul Theroux and VS Naipaul ceased hostilities with a handshake in the green room. The rapprochement was brokered by Ian McEwan who encouraged Theroux to offer his hand to his erstwhile mentor and friend . “I miss you,” said Theroux. Naipaul replied “I miss you too”. “We’ve finally [...]
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