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Christine Morgan @bookwormchris.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Listened to Dominic Gregory talk about his book #LifeboatAtTheEndOfTheWorld as a volunteer with the @RNLI Dungeness @favlit.org He received a standing ovation for his work & the crew as well as everyone who volunteers for the RNLI. Can’t wait to read the book. #RNLIDungeness #SavingLives #Kent

Front cover paper of hardback book which has a stylised background of grey, green, yellow waves with an orange lifeboat riding the waves. At the top of the picture is the lighthouse, shacks and power station at Dungeness silhouetted in black. The name of the author is at the top Dominic Gregory and the title in large white letters Lifeboat at the End of the World. A Volunteers' Story.

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 01/03/2026

“Novels are machines of retrospection”-Ian McEwan

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 01/03/2026

"There is a tremendous resilience to human culture, even as the death and horror stacks up behind us..." Ian McEwan looks into the future with Alex Preston at the last event of Faversham Literary Festival 2026. What We Can Know? #books #writers

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Jamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Thanks so much to everyone who came to my event today at @favlit.org, we filled the chapel and made comics about fart cannons and a mad scientist called Albert Egg-stein. What a ridiculous/great day! 🍳 (Thanks to Jo for the pics and the talented artist whose comic I’m posting here!)

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 01/03/2026

"I'm there to tell a moral story of the government" - whoever is in power. John Crace cracks up the house at Faversham with a Liz Truss story then explains why he is an equal opportunities lampooner. #politics

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 01/03/2026

John Crace discusses 'The Bonfire of the Insanities' with Gavin Esler. A full house for topical political satire on (yet another) big news day. #books

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Tom Murphy @tomeenmurphy.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Really enjoyed listening to Francis Spufford talk about writing in general and Nonesuch in particular at @favlit.org yesterday See him on tour if you can

FRANCIS SPUFFORD NONESUCH
TOUR SPRING 2026
24 FEBRUARY - UEA, Norwich
26 FEBRUARY - Waterstones Piccadilly, London
28 FEBRUARY - Faversham Literary Festival
2 MARCH - Topping & Co Booksellers of Bath
4 MARCH - Village Books, Dulwich
5 MARCH - Topping & Co Booksellers of Edinburgh
6 MARCH - Topping & Co Booksellers of St Andrews
12 MARCH - Topping & Co Booksellers of Ely
13 MARCH - York Literature Festival
16 MARCH - Ketts Books, Wymondham
23 MARCH - Oxford Literary Festival
1 APRIL - West Kirby Bookshop
7 APRIL - Imperial War Museum
11 APRIL - Fishbourne Literary Festival

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 01/03/2026

Flower power! Sarah Raven has a blooming packed church for 'A Year of Cut Flowers'. Likes the hyacinths that are already out in Faversham 🌷🏵🪻🌻🌹

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 01/03/2026

Kenan Malik, ('Not So Black and White'), Yvonne Singh, author of ('Ink: From the Age of Empire to Black Power') and event chair Sarah Shaffi talk about how labels and divisive rhetoric create friction where people have actually have common interests - halting any chance of collective bargaining etc.

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 01/03/2026

People up on their feet to applaud Dominic Gregory ('Lifeboat at the End of the World'), and the RNLI who have been single-mindedly saving lives at sea for centuries. #books

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 01/03/2026

Dominic Gregory ('Lifeboat at the End of the World') makes the point that the law of the sea (you do your best to save people whoever/wherever they are) enabled communities in places like Kent to survive in harder seagoing times. #RNLI #books

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 01/03/2026

What a venue - and what a queue! There's a massive line of excited little people tugging at parents' hands for Jamie Smart here in Faversham 😀 #comics

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 28/02/2026

Don't mess with Velocity Press! Emma Warren, Holly Dicker, Stef Macbeth. Dance #music, youth clubs and all the good grassroots culture stuff. #books

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Area Man @areamancm.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Really made up to meet my favourite author, Francis Spufford, at @favlit.org today. Absolute gent and I’m so looking forward to reading his latest, Nonesuch

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 28/02/2026

Tender is the (Saturday) night in Faversham. #Poetry from Harry Baker. '100 Poems for the First 100 Days of Life' is his celebration of fatherhood and all that entails.

Poet Harry Baker stands on a big open stage in a peach jumpsuit under a huge pic of a book with a peach on grrrr front and the title of Tender. A banner reads Faversham Literary Festival.

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 28/02/2026

Light at the end of the tunnel? "We evolved to tell better #stories to each other... we need to tell better stories...ditch the lousy ones..." Jeanette Winterson holds the Kent audience rapt. "We're not our CVs or the facts of our lives - we're more than that."

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 28/02/2026

Youth clubs as incubators of talent, meeting spaces - and so much more with Emma Warren and Stef Macbeth. The hidden legacy of youth work and why these spaces matter. And a novel set against the 90s backdrop of DIY soundsystems #youthwork #dancemusic

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 28/02/2026

As If! Another busy session, this time for Isabel Waidner at the Guildhall. #books

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 28/02/2026

"I thought: 'How can I do something that is thrilling and can change the world?'" Jon King relates how he was inspired by #Situationism, at Leeds. Music, social history and much much more.

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 28/02/2026

"I wrote this book to challenge the reader". What do we do when there is moral complexity? Do immigrants have to be perfect to be accepted? Stereotypes dehumanisine - whether good or bad. (Author and immigration solicitor Tawseef Khan at Faversham). #books

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 28/02/2026

A consistent theme in the books discussion by authors Anouchka Grose and then in a different session Tawseef Khan: being distracted (by work, by advertising etc) from really honestly thinking about the world we want to inhabit - and who we want to be in it. #books

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 28/02/2026

Anouchka Grose shares how there's a whole other way to feel and be in the world - and it feels good. Embrace your 'freak' and have fun with it. #books #activism

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 28/02/2026

The glorious Guildhall is all set for Tawseef Khan who has come from Manchester to talk about his novel 'Determination'. #books

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 28/02/2026

Anouchka Grose brings the positive energy and gets ready in the school corridor to discuss 'The Revolution Will Be Internalised' with Anna Whitwham ('Soft Tissue Damage'). A timely book in a troubled world... 🌍

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 28/02/2026

The Tsars have aligned, for Rasputin in the church... Filling up nicely for Antony Beevor in St Mary of Charity.

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 28/02/2026

Getting ready for a big crowd of excited kids🏃‍♀️🏃🏾‍♀️🏃‍♂️ (and parents) for @robbiddulph.bsky.social at the Queen Elizabeth school in historic Faversham💥. Yes, he's always a big *draw*. 😀😀😀😀

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 28/02/2026

Why so glum? Unfortunately Mark Kermode was sold out last night at the literary festival and this guy couldn't get in to St Mary's. 🤷

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 27/02/2026

This Way Up? Busy book signing line for @jayforeman.bsky.social and @markcooperjones.bsky.social AKA Map Men, in Faversham tonight. When Maps Go Wrong... ⛔️⚠️❗️ A night of maps, maps and, um, more #maps!

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 27/02/2026

Have you ever used a map of Paris to navigate London? The Map Men are here talking about their wacky excursions! #themapmen #favlitfest

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 27/02/2026

Mission Control... Countdown is commencing at the Old Brewery Store - a full house for Rachel Parris. 🚀 We have litfest lift-off!

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 27/02/2026

Coming together in Faversham over a love of literature and landscape. 💚

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Anna Mazzola @annamazz.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I’m in Faversham in Kent at 1pm Saturday, talking to Abir and Vas. Don’t make me go it alone. @favlit.org @radiomukhers.bsky.social @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social Tickets: www.favershamliteraryfestival.org/2026/events/...

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 25/02/2026

This is what it's all about. What can we say? Kent loves #books!

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 25/02/2026

This is indeed a tremendous shame. We were so looking forward to hearing Trevor McDonald speak here in Faversham. We wish him a speedy recovery.

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Area Man @areamancm.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Seeing Francis Spufford at the Faversham Literary Festival on Saturday and cannot wait to read his latest. My favourite living author

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 22/02/2026

It's a Big Night Out in Faversham tonight with Vic Reeves and Charlie Higson. Naturally, as befits comedy royalty, they arrived in separate helicopters (just in case). If you see the motorcade, wave!

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

My office today was pretty fancy… Thank you for coming out, Faversham - you were a delightful audience, and it was great to meet so many of you at the book signing too! ❤️

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J. Cabral-Jackson - Author @jancabraljackson.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

I was nervous but I did it. The local Author Showcase at the Faversham Literary Festival #bainrock #sapphicbooks #dystopianfantasy #darkfantasy #author #favershamliteraryfestival #localautorshowcase

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Lovely sold-out event at Faversham this evening. Thank you to the wonderful organisers, and to everyone who came!

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 22/02/2026

Charlie Higson is here with Jim Moir (Vic Reeves) to talk about all things monarchy- and of course some comedy! #FLF26 #comedy #FavLitFest #Historynovels

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 22/02/2026

We are at the Old Brewery Store with Andy Webb- did you know the BBC spent the equivalent of the population of Favershams licensing fees for the right to withhold emails! #diana #peoplesprincess #bbc #flf26

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 22/02/2026

Katy Hessel discussed how a mother’s love for a child they could not keep led the mother and son back together. Thank you Katy for showing the power of art! #artists #art #flf26 #favershamliteraryfestival

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Lizzy Perkins @lizzyjperkins.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Next stop at Faversham Lit Fest was Natalie Haynes talking about her new novel, No Friend to This House, a feminist reimagining of the myth of Medea. She was hilarious. No one has ever made Greek mythology such fun! Then a spot of poetry reading 📖 @favlit.org

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 22/02/2026

The Greek tale of Medea has been retold for years…But how do you steal a Golden Fleece? Natalie Haynes is here to tell you! #greekmythos #greekmyths

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Lizzy Perkins @lizzyjperkins.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Back in Faversham for the literary festival @favlit.org. First stop breakfast then on to hear Adam Weymouth discussing his fascinating book about a Lone Wolf travelling across Europe.

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Christine Morgan @bookwormchris.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Enjoyed listening to Nydia Hetherington @nydiawriter.bsky.social talking about her intriguing novel #Sycorax at @favlit.org She described her love of Shakespeare & desire to tell a much fuller story about the unseen character from The Tempest. I bought the book & can’t wait to get reading it.

Front cover of paperback book entitled SYCORAX by Nydia Hetherington. The book cover shows swirls of sea in shades of blue with a small ship in the foreground.

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