Now a firm fixture on the literary circuit, the Belfast Book Festival is getting ready to ‘open-up’ its unique and magical experience in venues across the City from 9 -19 June.
With over 100 live events and workshops, the festival will feature a wide range of writers, authors, poets, critics, musicians, films and film makers, activists, artists and actors from home and abroad.
Run by the Crescent Arts Centre and funded by Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Belfast City Council, the Belfast Book Festival offers yet another incredible programme for all ages and tastes with an aim to adhere to the ethos that books and authors matter and should be cherished.
Notable highlights for this year include; The Jam’s drummer Rick Buckler who will discuss his book That’s Entertainment: My Life in the Jam at The Black Box, John Challis (Only Fools and Horses) joins Nuala McKeever at Crescent Arts Centre to discuss his life in show business as well as his books Being Boycie and Reggie: A Stag at Bay; Award-winning journalist David Aaronovitch will discuss his memoir Party Animals: My Family and Other Communists at Crescent Arts Centre; Financial and economics expert Paul Mason will be in conversation with Martina Devlin about the state of the world economy, Brexit and much more.
Leading contemporary novelist Dame Fiona Kidman talks to Cathy Brown about her book on the 1930s aviator icon aka ‘Garbo of the Skies’ Jean Batten; Award winning Kate Tempest talks to Jan Carson about her debut novel The Bricks That Built The Houses and maverick film-maker Alex Cox will discuss his book for aspiring filmmakers at Crescent Arts Centre.
The Belfast Book Festival is also proud to present a range of book launches during the festival this year.
Author George Larmour’s They Killed The Ice-Cream Man explores the brutal murder of his brother in 1988; Christine Hamill’s The Best Medicine is another emotional rollercoaster of a story from the writer of B is for Breast Cancer and R.B.Kelly will launch her Irish Writers’ Centre Novel Fair Competition 2014 winning book The Edge of Heaven.
Poetry lovers will be in their element with the wide choice of events available. Red Pill presents award winning poet trail blazers Abby Oliveira, Erin Fornoff and Alice McCullough at Crescent Arts Centre; Templar Poet (I&II) with Dawn Wood, Tom Weir, Oliver Comins and Maggie O’Dwyer. Over at The Sunflower Bar The Lifeboat with Sarah Howe, Kayo Chingonyi and Cal Doyle; Take a poetry tour of Ireland with Kevin Quinn; hear Three Voices from award-winning poets Eleanor Hooker, Mel McMahon and Trevor Conway; and not forgetting the ‘open mic’ of the Festival Poetry Slam.
The festival will provide the opportunity to open up interesting topics and debates;
Join author of The Activist Alec Connon and local activist Tanya Jones as they discuss the role that activism can play in a healthy democracy.
As ever children and young people play an important part of Belfast Book Festival. With this in mind, the programme features a wide range of educational workshops and community outreach activities.
For further details on the Belfast Book Festival including the full festival programme, visit www.belfastbookfestival.com or follow on facebook – Belfastbookfestival or twitter @belfastbookfest #belfastbook.
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