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Charlie and Lola: 25th Anniversary Tea Party with Lauren Child
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10th MarchLiteraryGuernsey’s rich history continues to yield tales of fascination and mystery...Talks Based on Walks - Illustrated Historical Talks
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10th MarchLiteraryJoin the Guille-Allès Library for 30 minutes of stories, songs and rhymes for children aged 1-3 and their grown ups!Tots @ 10:00
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10th MarchLiteraryJoin acclaimed author and experienced writing teacher Ben Hinshaw for an informal but comprehensive introductory course!Creative Writing Course: Find Your Way in Fiction
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10th MarchLiteraryJoin the Guille-Allès Library for 30 minutes of stories, songs and rhymes for children aged 1-3 and their grown ups!Tots @ 11:00
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10th MarchLiteraryThe Victor Hugo Trails have been launched by the Victor Hugo Centre to allow people to learn more about Hugo and his time in Guernsey.The Victor Hugo Trails – A celebration of Guernsey, Victor Hugo’s Island of Inspiration
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11th MarchLiteraryCome and join us in the Sark Hall at St Saviour's Community Centre for half an hour of stories, songs and rhymes.Community Rhyme Time: St Saviour's Community Centre
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12th MarchLiteraryNight Voices will be back upstairs at PingQuay’s on March 12th!Night Voices: Poetry and Spoken Word
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14th MarchLiteraryADÈLE, BETWEEN TWO TIDES marks the 50th anniversary of François Truffaut’s THE STORY OF ADÈLE H. (1975)ADÈLE, BETWEEN TWO TIDES
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14th MarchLiteraryJoin us for Family Stories in the Children's Library every Saturday at 11.00!Family Stories at Guille-Allès Library
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14th MarchLiteraryJoin us at the Library Book Club for friendly conversation and book chat with your community!Library Book Club
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16th MarchLiteraryCome and join us at our Community Library for stories, songs and rhymes!Community Rhyme Time: La Nouvelle Maraitaine
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19th MarchLiteraryThe theme for the evening will be the sea, in keeping with our theme for this year, The Toilers of the Sea.Victor Hugo Centre Poetry Evening
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26th MarchLiteraryLove reading? Love reading with other people? Come along to the Guille-Allès Silent Book Club!Silent Book Club
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21st AprilLiteraryJoin Lit with Liberate!Lit with Liberate: Neon Roses
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23rd AprilLiteraryJoin three Guernsey-based authors as they discuss their captivating debut novels, each illuminating a different corner of history.Local Voices: Jill Bray, Kelly Priaulx and RJ Verity
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24th AprilLiteraryA no-nonsense, funny and empowering handbook for midlife female reinvention.Cally Beaton: Namaste Motherf*ckers
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25th AprilLiteraryAfter losing their beloved Collie cross whose daily walks had eased Rory’s Parkinson’s symptoms, Rory and Diane discover Sophie.Sophie From Romania: A Year of Love and Hope with a Rescue Dog
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25th AprilLiteraryJoin Booker Prize–shortlisted author Ben Markovits in conversation about his acclaimed novel The Rest of Our Lives.Ben Markovits: The Rest of Our Lives
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25th AprilLiteraryIn Made in America, veteran broadcaster Edward Stourton explores how ideals of liberty have repeatedly been tested.Edward Stourton: Made in America
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25th AprilLiteraryThis memoir tells of childhood in Alderney during the German Occupation through the eyes of Mavis, a member of the Pope family.Mavis Pope: Looking Back to Alderney
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25th AprilLiteraryMishal Husain is a respected and widely recognised figure, formerly a Radio 4 Today presenter and BBC TV newsreader.Mishal Husain: Broken Threads
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25th AprilLiteraryIf we want our world to be more beautiful, kind and fair then can we make our activism be more beautiful, kind and fair?Sarah Corbett: The Craftivist Collective Handbook
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25th AprilLiteraryThe Battle of Newlands is the occupation diary of Winifred Harvey MBE (1888–1976), a lifelong resident of Newlands on Prince Albert Road.Ken Tough and Jose Day: The Battle of Newlands
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26th AprilLiteraryJoin bestselling children’s author Phil Earle for a fun and lively session about Finn’s Epic Fails.Phil Earle: Finn’s Epic Fails
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26th AprilLiteraryVictor Hugo’s Animal Friends brings the famous writer to life through rhymes, illustrations, and true stories from Hugo’s time in Guernsey.Margaret Jones: Victor Hugo’s Animal Friends
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26th AprilLiteraryWhat happens when you look so much like Queen Camilla that strangers bow, curtsey or simply stare at you in the supermarket?Jane Mosse: Being Camilla
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27th AprilLiteraryAnna Stothard explores the magnetic pull of belief, belonging and control in the age of social media.Anna Stothard: Follow Her
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27th AprilLiteraryJoin us to celebrate the launch of the Guernsey Literary Festival’s first Short Story Anthology.Guernsey Writers: Short Story Anthology Launch
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27th AprilLiteraryTracy uncovers the real history that inspired her novel and takes the audience behind closed doors...Tracy Borman: The House of Boleyn
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28th AprilLiteraryCan a planet have legal rights? Could it be defended in a court of law? How do we redefine a ‘right to life’?Monica Feria-Tinta: Barrister for the Earth
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28th AprilLiteraryWhat if being a better human wasn’t about grand gestures, but small, meaningful acts of care?Mike Dickson: How to be a Better Human
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28th AprilLiteraryDavid Attenborough’s long-time collaborator, filmmaker and environmental storyteller, Colin Butfield, reveals the wonders of our seasColin Butfield: Ocean - Earth’s Last Wilderness
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28th AprilLiteraryWhy do we write poetry, who should write it, and where do you start?Brian Bilston: How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside
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29th AprilLiteraryIn How Progress Ends, Carl Benedikt Frey challenges the conventional belief that economic and technological progress is inevitable.Carl Benedikt Frey: How Progress Ends
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29th AprilLiteraryIn The Hidden Seasons, Tristan Gooley teaches us to observe the natural world in ways we often overlook.Tristan Gooley: The Hidden Seasons
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29th AprilLiteraryOliver Sweet is a business anthropologist who works with global brands, governments and NGOs to uncover how culture shapes our decisions.Oliver Sweet: The Rules That Make Us
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29th AprilLiteraryJoin Anna Brook-Mitchell to discuss her eagerly awaited debut, Motherfaker, set in Guernsey.Anna Brook-Mitchell: Motherfaker
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30th AprilLiteraryJono Lancaster's story is a powerful testament to resilience, courage and hope.Jono Lancaster: Not all Heroes Wear Capes
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30th AprilLiteraryBeautifully illustrated, the book celebrates the power of personal narratives and the insight diaries offer into the human experience.Shaun Usher: Diaries of Note
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30th AprilLiteraryKate Bradbury will show us how to encourage wildlife in our gardens, help nature thrive and fight the climate crisis.Kate Bradbury: One Garden Against the World
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30th AprilLiteraryFinding Grace explores the cost of secrets and whether it’s ever too late for truth...Loretta Rothschild: Finding Grace
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30th AprilLiteraryIn Hungry, Professor Katriona O’Sullivan explores the pressures on women to shrink - physically, emotionally and psychologically.Katriona O'Sullivan: Hungry
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1st MayLiteraryDreena Collins explores faith, courage and survival in her novel Perotine.Dreena Collins: Perotine
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1st MayLiteraryFerment is an accessible introduction to the life-changing benefits of fermentation.Tim Spector: Ferment
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1st MayLiteraryFrom BBC newsrooms to the Marathon des Sables, Sophie’s journey is an inspiring story of running, resilience and self-discovery.Sophie Raworth: Running on Air
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1st MayLiteraryThrough real-life stories and lessons learned, Lucy shows how people rebuild, find fragile joy and carry on even after life-changing events.Lucy Easthope: Come What May
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1st MayLiteraryThis vital conversation explores how we can go all in to drive real change - revealing the transformative power of books.A Conversation on the National Year of Reading
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1st MayLiteraryhttps://guernseyliteraryfestival.com/events/ben-chu-exile-economicsBen Chu: Exile Economics
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1st MayLiteraryEven the most open-minded among us struggle to engage with opposing views.Paul Dolan: Beliefism
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1st MayLiteraryAn event for all lovers of poetry, showcasing a wide range of work by both local and visiting writers.Guernsey International Poetry Competition - Winners’ Reading
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2nd MayLiteraryJoin us for a special evening with internationally acclaimed poet, playwright and performer John Agard.John Agard: Poetry Reading
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2nd MayLiteraryDavid Hepworth has followed pop music long enough to watch the rebellious figures on his bedroom posters earn knighthoods.David Hepworth: Hope I Get Old Before I Die
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2nd MayLiteraryBearing witness to hope, courage and humanity, Horatio reveals a nation as kind and generous as those seeking refuge believe it to be.Horatio Clare: We Came by Sea
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2nd MayLiteraryBestselling author Joanne Harris returns to the world of Chocolat with Vianne, the long-awaited story of the beloved heroine.Joanne Harris: Vianne
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2nd MayLiteraryJoin author/illustrator of The Cheat Book RAMZEE for a step-by-step cartoon workshop!RAMZEE: How to Draw Cartoons
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2nd MayLiteraryChildren from schools across the Bailiwick took up the challenge to write a story of no more than 300 words on the theme ‘The Letter’.WriteStuff Awards Ceremony
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2nd MayLiteraryIn Swimmingly, he shares his hilarious and heartfelt journey into outdoor swimming, exploring its trials, joys and its vibrant community.Vassos Alexander: Swimmingly
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2nd MayLiteraryTreat yourself to a lunch inspired by chef and TV personality Georgina Hayden’s MEDesquerecipes!Lunch with Georgina Hayden
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2nd MayLiteraryDiet. Sleep. Exercise. Nature. Arts?Daisy Fancourt: Art Cure
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2nd MayLiteraryPatrick Gale’s latest novel Love Lane puts us in the heads of his parents and grandparents in the young queen’s coronation year.Patrick Gale: Love Lane
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2nd MayLiteraryExplore the world of Bear and Bird with Jarvis.Jarvis: Bear and Bird - The Cloud
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3rd MayLiteraryJoin best-selling and award-winning wordsmith and author of The Lion Inside, Rachel Bright, for a storytelling and draw-along event.Rachel Bright: The Turtle Who Turned the Tide
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3rd MayLiteraryHelen Lewis takes a timely and entertaining look at the myth of genius in Genius Myth.Helen Lewis: Genius Myth
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3rd MayLiteraryOne Small Step chronicles Paul Sinton Hewitt’s journey from personal adversity to founding parkrun, a global fitness revolution.Paul Sinton Hewitt: One Small Step - The Incredible Story of parkrun
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3rd MayLiteraryDuring World War II, more than 10 million children lived through the war in Britain.Duncan Barrett & Nuala Calvi: Blitz Kids
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3rd MayLiteraryJoin us for a tea party celebrating 25 years of Charlie and Lola!Charlie and Lola: 25th Anniversary Tea Party with Lauren Child
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7th MayLiteraryJoin Rob Rinder, the barrister, author and TV personality, in conversation about his gripping new legal thriller The Protest.Rob Rinder: The Protest
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16th JuneLiteraryJoin Lit with Liberate!Lit with Liberate: Marsha
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18th AugustLiteraryLit with Liberate will meet in August to discuss Woodworking by Emily St. James.Lit with Liberate: Woodworking
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20th OctoberLiteraryLit with Liberate will meet in October to discuss The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz and Gender Queer by Maia KobabeLit with Liberate: Graphic novels
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15th DecemberLiteraryLit with Liberate will meet in December to discuss Disappoint Me by Nicola Dinan.Lit with Liberate: Disappoint Me