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  • Saul David at the Sherborne Literary Society

    Digby Memorial Church Hall, Sherborne

    SBS Silent Warriors, The Authorised Wartime History Saul David is a Sunday Times bestselling military historian, novelist, and broadcaster. This is the first authorised history of Britain’s SBS or Special […]

    £10
  • Toby Harnden at the Sherborne Literary Society

    Powell Theatre, Abbey Road, Sherborne

    First Casualty: the untold story of the Battle that began the War in Afghanistan. Bestselling and Orwell Prize-winning author of Dead Men Risen, Toby Harnden will be telling the gripping […]

    £10
  • Heidi Perks at Sturminster Newton Literary Festival

    Sturminster Newton Library Bath Rd, Sturminster Newton

    Heidi Perks is a Bournemouth-based bestselling author of four novels and will be talking about her latest impossible-to-put-down thriller, The Whispers. Heidi’s debut novel, Now You See Her, was a […]

    £6
  • Afternoon Tea with Sally Page at The Stur of the Moment

    The Stur of the Moment Bath Rd, Sturminster Newton

    A literary afternoon tea. Bestselling author Sally Page will be in discussion with Matt Billingsley at The Stur of the Moment. Afternoon tea is included. Gillingham author Sally Page's debut […]

    £18
  • Bound for Newfoundland

    Zoom

    Jim Case from Newfoundland, Canada will be joining Sturminster Newton Literary Festival for this special talk via Zoom on 8 June 2022. The Sturminster Newton Museum and Mill Society have […]

  • Literary Lunch with Minette Walters at Crown Inn, Marnhull

    Crown Inn, Marnhull Marnhull

    At a literary lunch, special guest Minette Walters will talk about The Swift and the Harrier, her historical novel on the horrors of the Civil War in Dorset, and will […]

    £25
  • In Conversation with Karen Dickson

    Sturminster Newton Library Bath Rd, Sturminster Newton

    Karen Dickson discusses her bestselling books and historical romance writing. Karen Dickson lives in Dorset and used to work at her local branch of WHSmith, where she was fondly known […]

    £6
  • Natasha Solomons in Conversation

    The Exchange, Sturminster Newton Sturminster Newton

    Best-selling novelist and screenwriter Natasha Solomons will be discussing her dazzling new novel, I, Mona Lisa, with Sherborne novelist Lulu Taylor. This is a great opportunity to hear Natasha reveal […]

    £8
  • Rachel McLean in Conversation

    Sturminster Newton Library Bath Rd, Sturminster Newton

    Rachel McLean is an award-winning crime author who writes UK- based police procedurals. She is best known for the DI Zoe Finch series set in her home city of Birmingham, […]

    £6
  • Thomas Hardy and His Correspondents

    The Exchange, Sturminster Newton Sturminster Newton

    Professor Angelique Richardson and Dr Cath Sawyer discuss their work with the University of Exeter’s Hardy's Correspondents project. This presentation will introduce the University of Exeter’s Hardy's Correspondents project, a […]

    £10
  • Literary Lunch with Christopher Nicholson at Crown Inn, Marnhull

    Crown Inn, Marnhull Marnhull

    Christopher Nicholson is the author of several highly-praised works of fiction, including ‘The Elephant Keeper’, which was short-listed for the Costa Novel Prize, and ‘Winter’, a study of Thomas Hardy […]

    £25