

Reuben Kaye: Live and Intimidating
Comedy Award nominee regales audiences with poignant songs and well-written, funny stories

Polly Atkin – Some of Us Just Fall: On Nature and Not Getting Better
A stunning exploration of chronic illness
Talks

Alistair Moffat: An Abandoned Mythical Land
A pilgrimage to rekindle the feelings this place once made the author feel

Rory Stewart: Lessons from Literature for Today’s Politics
The surprise leadership contender from this year’s race to be PM proves himself to be a breath of fresh air in politics

Robert Macfarlane: A Journey into Deep Time
An engrossing but sometimes troubling look at what’s beneath

Keith Hartley & Typex: Looks a Scream
Andy Warhol is the focus of two new and very different books

Sarah Henstra & Elle Nash: Sex, Violence and Obsession
Two coming of age novels bring up interesting questions

Sue Perkins: Blundering Through Asia
Natural, likeable storyteller discusses her fascinating travels in South East Asia

Afternoon Tea with Sabrina Ghayour: Step into Sabrina’s Kitchen
New Queen of Eastern cooking has the Spiegeltent salivating
