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This week’s topic is Book Events/Festivals I’d Love to Go to Someday. Yeah, we wish…
My local literary festival is Henley Literary Festival. Like so many other literary events, this year it will be going ahead in online form only, from 26th September to 4th October. I’m sure there will be some exciting events on the programme but it can’t be exactly the same as being there in person: listening to and meeting authors, chatting to other readers, enjoying the sights of Henley-on-Thames and soaking up the bookish buzz.
Therefore as a reminder of happier, less socially-distanced times I thought I’d share some highlights from previous Henley Literary Festivals that I’ve attended. Links will take you to my review of each event.
2017
Anne O’Brien, author of The Shadow Queen & Rory Clements, author of Corpus
Rachel Joyce, author of The Music Shop
2018
Alan Johnson, author of In My Life: A Music Memoir
Diane Setterfield, author of Once Upon A River
A J Pearce, author of Dear Mrs. Bird & Anne Youngson, author of Meet Me At The Museum
2019
Anne de Courcy, author of Chanel’s Riviera
Victoria Hislop, author of Those Who Are Loved
David Suchet, author of Behind The Lens
And a final event, even closer to home, held at Waterstones, Reading in June 2018.
Alison Weir, author of Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen
What literary festivals or events are you looking forward to being able to attend (in person) again? Or do you now prefer online events?
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Dang! You’ve been to so many great lit events! I hope the vaccine comes soon so that these kinds of events can start happening soon
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Absolutely, me too
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Ooh I’m ashamed to say I haven’t even heard of this festival before, but it sounds really fun! I saw Alison Weir at Gloucester History Festival last year and she’s so lovely. 😀
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I would love to hear Diane Setterfield speak, and also Victoria Hislop.
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They were both great and it definitely added to my enjoyment of Diane’s book. Ashamed to say Victoria’s is still sitting on my bookshelf but it’s in my 20 Books of Summer list so soon, I hope…
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You’ve had such amazing opportunities!
Here’s my Top Ten Tuesday post.
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The Henley Literary Festival sounds fun! I’ll keep an eye out for it in September.
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I’ve only been to one and found it overwhelming! I went to this one https://booksbythebanks.org/ the year Rainbow Rowell was there. Pandemonium! I didn’t even know who she was! lol I met a couple of nice authors, but went mostly for the writing workshops which were deccent for where I was in the scheme of all things writing at that moment.
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I’ve never heard of these festivals before, but now I’d love to go. I like to go to live events, not online ones, because I like to meet my favorite authors and peruse the stands and shelves and discover new books to read.
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I’ve never been to a major literary festival, but the posts this week make them sound like fun! Here is our Top Ten Tuesday.
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I’ve never been to any! But, with the pandemic I am definitely looking forward to just… doing anything!! Haha
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