• Passion in Love and Art

    Artists through the ages have been inspired by love, whether in the throes of an affair or the pain of…

  • This Book Is The Business

    Congratulations to innovative academic Tim Minshall who has been long listed for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of…

  • From night owls to nightshifts

    Nightmares, nightshifts and night owls all get a mention in Dan Richards‘ fascinating book Overnight in which he travels, goes…

  • Regency romp revisited

    Comedian Rachel Parris, best known for her TV appearances on The Mash Report and Late Night Mash, brings some racy…

  • Pick of popular scientists

    Science writers Masud Husain and Tim Minshall, both speakers at this year’s Festival, have been picked for the shortlist of…

  • Football season kicks off

    As the football season kicks off this month, the Festival is delighted to host two of the sports greatest fans….

  • Royal Revelations

    Searing revelations about Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson have stirred up a storm of interest in biographer Andrew…

  • A strange journey into history

    Sophy Roberts, a speaker at this year’s Festival, is on the shortlist of the 2025 Wainwright prize for conservation writing…

  • Festival supports Wells Ecoweek

    Health, climate change and conservation are all hot topics, and not only is the Festival hosting three speakers on relevant…

  • Congratulations to Booker Prize nominee

    Award-winning novelist Andrew Miller’s latest book The Land in Winter has been longlisted for the Booker Prize 2025 and has…