Literary festivals – Page 4 – What Cathy Read Next…

This year’s Henley Literary Festival takes place from Saturday 26th September to Sunday 4th October 2020. Owing to circumstances we’re all aware of, this year’s Festival has had to move online but there is still a great line-up of authors on the programme.

As a Friend of the Festival (find out how you can become one here), I’ve been excitedly browsing my preview copy of the programme since it dropped through my letterbox. I’ve already purchased tickets for several events I want to attend…sorry, join online.

As in previous years, I’ve put together a reading list of books I own but haven’t yet read by some of the authors taking part in this year’s Festival. I’ll try to read these between now and the start of the Festival and publish my (spoiler free) reviews during the Festival.

My Henley Literary Festival 2020 Reading List (event date)

Ayisha Malik – This Green and Pleasant Land (Saturday 26th September)
Ashley Audrain – The Push (Wednesday 30th September, includes proof copy)
Gill Hornby – Miss Austen (Thursday 1st October)
Raynor Winn – The Wild Silence (Friday 2nd October)
Jeremy Vine – The Diver and the Lover (Sunday 4th October)
Jodi Picoult – Small Great Things (Thursday 22nd October – Pop-Up Event)

Please note: I have no commercial relationship with Henley Literary Festival – unless you count spending my money on tickets for events! I’m just a book lover and book blogger keen to support my local literary festival.

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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.