Books
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Authors and Illustrators Descend on the Historic City of Bath this Autumn for the Children’s Literature Festival
Books and stories come alive this autumn as Bath Children’s Literature Festival lands on Friday 29 September. The festival brings over 100 of the hottest debut, local and national writers, creators, and illustrators from the world of young people’s books to places and spaces across the city of Bath. Joining us for an autumn programme […]
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Wow! The Opening Weekend of The Bath Festival 2023 Went by in Such a Whirl
What an opening weekend of The Bath Festival 2023! It was so good to see so many hundreds of people, of all ages, packing the venues on Friday night for Party in the City. Bath Abbey was filled with the beautiful sound of the young singers from Schools’ Voices, our festival choir who performed their […]
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Let’s Talk About What Really Matters
Podcasts are brilliant and TV and radio are great for keeping up with what’s going on in the world. But you can’t beat the first-hand experience of being in the room with someone who’s lived and breathed their subject and has been in the thick of it. At The Bath Festival we’ve invited key people […]
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The Bath Festival 2023 Programme Revealed!
THE BATH FESTIVAL 2023: OPENING UP NEW EXPERIENCES Friday 12 May – Saturday 21 May 2023 The Bath Festival 2023 focuses on the theme Opening Up for its internationally renowned annual celebration of music and books in May. The festival will hold over 130 events in more than 50 of Bath’s distinctive buildings and spaces. […]
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That’s All For Now from Bath Children’s Literature Festival 2022!
What a festival we’ve had! There was so much love for stories, for writers, for illustrators and, most of all for all those young book fans who came and made the Bath Children’s Literature Festival such a huge success. We had so many of your favourite writers and personalities visiting our festival over its ten […]
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And We’re Off! Bath Children’s Literature Festival Has Begun
And we’re off! The opening weekend of Bath Children’s Literature Festival got off to a flying start with star turns from some of our best loved authors and illustrators. We were so happy to open our doors to see young fans coming to hear writers talk live about their adventure stories, to lead interactive sessions […]
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Oh what a night! Davina McCall spreads the Menopausing word
Oh what a night! The women of Bath gave a hugely warm welcome to Davina McCall for what turned out to be an intimate evening, shared with an audience of more than 1,000 and hosted by The Bath Festival. The TV star and author of a new ground-breaking book, Menopausing: The Positive Roadmap to Your […]
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Welcome to the Happiness Hub!
Come and find your happy place! We’ve teamed up with The Egg Theatre to open Bath’s official Happiness Hub. For two days this September children and young people are invited to drop into The Egg Theatre and take part in creative and thoughtful activities that will help enhance a sense of wellbeing. There will be […]
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Heartstopper – How Alice Oseman Inspired and Captured a Generation
Alice Oseman is an author of young adult fiction who has inspired many young people. With an amazing imagination and a pencil, she has managed to bring characters in her books to life. Oseman’s latest graphic novel series, Heartstopper, has been a massive hit with a range of generations around the world. Whether you have read […]
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Ten things you should know about Joseph Coelho – the new Waterstones’ Children’s Laureate
1 – Joseph Coelho is a British children’s author, poet and playwright who has been appointed at the Waterstones Children’s Laureate. He is the 12th writer to hold the post. 2 – Joseph grew up in a block of flats in Roehampton in South West London, with his mother and younger sister. The tower block […]
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