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The Shipping Forecast: Rob Stepney and Kathy Biggs

Whitby Mission & Seafarers Centre Haggersgate, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Often described as a litany, mantra or lullaby, the practical marine weather forecast has become much-loved for its gentle rhythm and curious wording as a comfort, a charm, or fail-safe formula for inducing sleep. Good Occasionally Rhyming is a love letter in poetry and prose from Britain's literary landscape to this iconic radio broadcast, released […]

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Last Night I Dreamt I Went to Whitby Again: Rebeka Russell and Dr Katherine Cooper

Quayside 7 Pier Road, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Rebeka Russell set up her independent publishing imprint Manderley Press in 2021. It specialises in literary classics featuring distinctive settings, taking its name from Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca (‘Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.’) A former editor at Thames & Hudson and the National Gallery, Rebeka grew up in Whitby, surrounded by […]

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Horror, Humour, and The Hand of Glory: Bob Beagrie and Bob Fischer

Whitby Museum Pannett Park, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

The Folklore of Freebrough Hill is a series of short stories spanning 12,000 years of history. Bob Fischer takes us on a dream-like journey through the folklore attached to Freebrough Hill, a curious peak located beside the A171 moorland road to Whitby. Travelling from the last Ice Age to present-day North Yorkshire, Bob weaves a […]

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The Restless Coast: Roger Morgan Grenville

Quayside 7 Pier Road, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Ex-soldier, storyteller, and seaside crusader. From helping to set up the charity Help For Heroes to co-founding Curlew Action, Roger Morgan Grenville is no stranger to standing up for a cause. Whitby’s towering cliffs and rocky shores offers the perfect backdrop for his latest book, The Restless Coast: A Journey around the Edge of Britain. […]

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New Blood: Stoker’s Undying Legacy: Gavin Collinson, Amanda Mason, and Leticia Lentini

Whitby Mission & Seafarers Centre Haggersgate, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Bram Stoker’s legacy on the world is immense, from literature to TV and film. Join author and cultural historian, Gavin Collinson, who worked on the BBC’s 1977 version of Dracula, and more recently has written extensively for the BBC, BFI, and Hammer Films on gothic horror. A crime writer, his latest is his Moriarty series […]

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Through a Lynchian Lens: John Higgs

Hetty & Betty 7 Baxtergate, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Writer, novelist, journalist, and cultural historian, John Higgs has written on subjects that shape our cultural landscape, from The Beatles, to William Blake and Doctor Who. In Lynchian, he explores the appeal of the enigmatic genius David Lynch and what that appeal says about who we are. Much like the loss of David Bowie, Lynch's […]

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The Meaning of Life: James Bailey and Joshua Fletcher

Eighteen91 Brunswick Street, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

It is the one question we all search an answer to: What is the meaning of life? Unemployed, heartbroken, and questioning his purpose on the planet, James Bailey asked Google what the point of it all was. Where could he find happiness, purpose and meaning?He discovered a project by philosopher Will Durant in the 1930s. […]

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Older, Bolder, Colder: Jo Moseley and Sara Barnes

Whitby Museum Pannett Park, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Local author Jo Moseley Jo went from ‘crying in the biscuit aisle of Tesco’ (we’ve all been there) to becoming the first woman to paddleboard 162 miles coast to coast aged 54, fundraising and picking up litter. Jo found joy, adventure, and a fresh start in nature. In 2022, aged 57, her childhood dream came true […]

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Filling a Heart-Shaped Hole: The Romance Panel: Rowan Coleman, Jess Kitching, Jenna Warren

Whitby Mission & Seafarers Centre Haggersgate, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Get ready for a swooningly-good panel…The Sunday Times bestselling author Rowan Coleman (who lives down the road in Scarborough) has written many award-winning novels. She’ll discuss her latest, Never Tear Us Apart, a spellbinding tale of love, strength and sacrifice set during World War Two on the island of Malta, as well as her Scarborough/Whitby […]

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Gothic Tales: Essie Fox in conversation with Amanda Mason

Crafty Cove 2-4 Wellington Road, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Essie Fox’s debut novel, The Somnambulist, was selected for the Channel 4 Book Club. Her latest novel Dangerous: A Lord Byron Mystery has been declared ‘A magnificent gothic tale of scandal, secrets and murder’ by Janice Hallett. Set in Venice and drawing on real events from Byron’s life it follows the story of a novel […]

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Red Hot Crime Writers: Abir Mukherjee and Vaseem Khan

Whitby Mission & Seafarers Centre Haggersgate, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

The name's Khan, Vaseem Khan. Move over Bond, and hello, Q. Author of two award-winning crime series set in India, the Baby Ganesh Agency series and the Malabar House historical crime novels, Vaseem brings a new James Bond spin-off featuring Ian Flemming’s most beloved of characters. Quantum of Menace sees Q ousted from his job […]

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Great Expectations: Barbara Havelocke and Lucinda Hawksley

Whitby Museum Pannett Park, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Great Expectations meets Killing Eve. Dubbed ‘gloriously Gothic’ (Daily Mail), Estella’s Revenge reimagines the story of Charles Dickens’ Miss Havisham - the world’s most famous jilted bride. Long fascinated with Miss Havisham’s daughter, Estella, Barbara asks the question: What kind of emotionally-scarred adult would Estella become? A journalist, Barbara has interviewed victims and perpetrators of […]

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The Working-Class Library: Live Podcast with special guest author Adelle Stripe

Coliseum Centre Victoria Place, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Join writer and editor Richard Benson (The Farm, The Valley) and Claire Malcolm (CEO of New Writing North) from the Working Class Library podcast as they seek to explore and reclaim working-class people’s contribution to English literature. Their quest is to establish a new ‘canon’ of working-class books that tell a different story to the established British literary canon. For this live […]

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Upon A White Horse: Peter Ross

Quayside 7 Pier Road, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Join award-winning author Peter Ross (Tomb with a View, Steeplechasing) in discussion about his latest book Upon A White Horse, a celebration of landscape and people – and all that is beautiful, strange, and old. The prehistoric sites of Britain and Ireland are places of wonder and wondering. Who made these structures? What did they […]

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Forgotten Women of History Fight Back: Anna Mazzola, Liz Hyder, and Donna Moore

Quayside 7 Pier Road, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Join three powerhouse authors for a journey through time and place, and delve into the stories that reclaim women from the footnote of history – with a thrilling vengeance. Anna Mazzola is the award-winning writer of historical, Gothic and crime fiction. She also writes thrillers under the pen name Anna Sharpe. Her most recent historical […]

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The Little Book of Miriam: Miriam Margolyes

Whitby Spa Pavilion Theatre West Cliff, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Famed for her unfiltered honesty and big heart, Miriam Margolyes has a huge capacity for kindness, is outrageously funny, and her passion and curiosity cannot be dimmed. Qualities that have propelled her to the position of national treasure. An award-winning actress, Miriam has featured alongside Leonardo DiCaprio (Romeo and Juliet), played the beloved Professor Sprout […]

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The Man Behind the Stories: Lee Child in conversation with Rob Rinder

Whitby Spa Pavilion Theatre West Cliff, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Are you one of the 100 million people in need of an addictive Reacher fix? With a book selling every nine seconds, famous fans include Tom Cruise (who took Reacher to the big screen), Bill Clinton and Stephen King. Exit Strategy is the 30th Reacher book (now co-written with his brother, Andrew). The first, Killing […]

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Outrageous: The Mitford Letters: Rob Rinder and Leticia Lentini

Eighteen91 Brunswick Street, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

The fascination with the Mitford sisters is endless. The glamour. The tragedy. The scandal. Each pursued wildly different paths - communism and fascism - often at a great personal cost. Recognised for their beauty, eccentricity, conflicting political views, and sharp intellect, the six Mitford sisters were undoubtedly the ultimate ‘It Girls’ of the 20th century. […]

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Let Me In: The Brontës in Bricks and Mortar: Sharon Wright, Ann Dinsdale and Julie Akhurst

Whitby Mission & Seafarers Centre Haggersgate, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Between wild walks, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë spent most of their lives indoors, their imaginations firing behind firmly-closed doors. Two expert writers, Sharon Wright and Ann Dinsdale, went on a very personal journey around Britain and Ireland, enjoying privileged access to private houses, that shaped and inspired the Brontë sisters and their writing. Echoing […]

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Sir Alan Ayckbourn in conversation with Kate Fenton

Eighteen91 Brunswick Street, Whitby, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

One of Britain’s most celebrated playwrights is interviewed by festival patron, the former BBC Radio 4 producer, Kate Fenton. As funny in person as his plays, and as penetrating about human nature, this conversation promises a fascinating insight into his craft, his global success, and why as a Londoner – he chose Scarborough to be […]

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