This year’s CRANLEIGH ARTS BOOK FEST – sponsored by Informed Choice Independent Financial Planning – saw talks, workshops and performances for all ages, including….
In celebration of Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, Lucy Weldon and William Hancox discussed her life and work alongside her brilliant contemporary, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, interspersed with beautiful piano music and readings.
Broadcaster John Suchet gave a fascinating talk about about how Beethoven’s music has accompanied him through his eventful life; Maurice Hamilton, sports correspondent and motor racing expert, talked about his upcoming books on Formula 1 and Racing Legends; and novelist and CWA Silver Dagger winner, Louise Doughty, took us behind the scenes of her latest novel, A Bird in Winter, and let us into the secrets of her research, including how she went on the run herself.
There were workshops about writing your own memoir and, for those who have already written something, how best to get it published with authors Lisa Brace and Daisy White. Our very own Cranleigh Writers and the ever-popular Booming Lovelies also contributed..
‘Young Readers’ Day’ on Saturday 26 April featured a performance by the Long-Nosed Puppets in our auditorium for those aged between 2 and 6; and author and comedian Marc Burrows took us on a journey through the life and work of Sir Terry Pratchett on the 40th anniversary of Discworld.