Folkestone Library – 10.30am, 11.30am, 2pm & 3pm
Musical Storytime
Doing The Animal Bop
FREE (Booking required)
Do the Animal Bop and listen to the clarinet, bass clarinet, bass recorder and saxophone whilst meeting the animals and learning their dances!
Each session is 30 minutes in length and places are limited so book in advance to avoid disappointment.
11am & 1pm – Leas Cliff Hall
Annual School’s Gala Day – Jeremy Strong
Free to schools (call 01303 858504 to book)
Join us for this year’s Folkestone School’s Gala and be prepared to laugh your socks off with the much-loved Jeremy Strong.
Hold on tight as he takes you on a laughter-filled ride through his own childhood and the inspirations for his bestselling books, including the latest titles in his Batpants! and Cartoon Kid series.
12.30pm – The Brewery Tap
Nicola Tyrer – Stolen Childhoods
FREE (Booking required)
Based on survivor interviews, author Nicola Tyrer takes us through the harrowing account of suffering and violence, hope and bravery, celebrating the irrepressibility of the human spirit and the astounding resilience of the children detained in Asian concentration camps.
2pm – The Brewery Tap
Nicholas Reed – My Father was The Man Who Never Was
FREE (Booking required)
Join us for the launch of Nicholas Reed’s new illustrated book, telling the story of
Major Ronnie Reed, Case Officer for Agent Zigzag, our most daring double-agent in WWII
3pm – UCF
The horror, the horror: Poems to petrify, stories to scare
FREE for schools (11+) (Booking required)
A creative writing workshop with Dan Simpson (spoken word poet and writer) and Thomas Emson (horror novelist) that is sure to pick your brains and get your blood flowing. Vampires and zombies once again dominate film, TV and fiction, and this is your chance to create your own stories and poems about the undead….
3.45pm – Quarterhouse
John Sutherland
Lives of the Novelists: A History of Fiction in 294 Lives
£7 full / £6 conc. / £5 Friends
John Sutherland, Emeritus Lord Northcliffe Professor of English Literature at University College London. Twice on the Booker committee, he is a regular columnist and critic on radio and television.
5.30pm – Quarterhouse
Martin Bell – For Whom the Bell Tolls
£8 full / £7 conc. / £6 Friends
One of the most distinguished foreign affairs reporters of his generation, Martin Bell was among those who defined the term “war correspondent”. He was awarded an OBE in 1992 and is an outspoken critic of the state of journalism and politics today.
His new book, For Whom The Bell Tolls, a personal look at his life in light and dark verse, both engaging and entertaining.
6pm – UCF
Open Discussion on Morality, Art and Literature|
FREE (Booking required)
Lively discussion (some of adult nature) with guest panellists to include successful Kent-based writers Thomas Emson and Penelope Friday, renowned writer/editor Sarah Berry and local priest Father Stephen Bould.
7.15pm – Quarterhouse
Penelope Middelboe, Donald Fry and Christopher Grace
We Shall Never Surrender: British Diaries 1939-1945
£6 full / £5 conc. / £4 Friends
Combining wartime effects from the Second World War with extracts from the diaries of those who experienced it.
This special presentation will provide a fascinating insight into life during World War 2.
The Folkestone Book Festival is a Creative Foundation Project.