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

“Novels are machines of retrospection”-Ian McEwan

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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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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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 · 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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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 · 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

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

Please note: If you are attending an event at Faversham Literary Festival today (22nd Feb) and your event is scheduled to take place at the Almshouses, it has now been relocated to Faversham Brewery Store. Apologies for any inconvenience! #flf26 #favershamliteraryfestival #thankyou #update

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 21/02/2026

All set for John Higgs, talking all things 'Lynchian'. Let's see if any of these books remain in an hour. #DavidLynch

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 21/02/2026

"Serendipity and the poetry of the pavement..." Morag Rose begins with an inspirational manifesto from new book The Feminist Art of Walking. *Can* walking change the world, asks fellow Psychogeographer Sonia Overall?

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 21/02/2026

Packed house to hear Dame Marina Warner say how important libraries are as public spaces where we come together, in this National Year of Reading 2026.

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 21/02/2026

What was the last great thing you read? Discuss! #books #litlove #literature 📚❤️

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 21/02/2026

The volunteers that make all this possible are enjoying this talk too.

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 21/02/2026

Safe and warm in the Old Brewery Store, cultural historian Dame Marina Warner discusses the concept and history of Sanctuary, with @lucyjpop.bsky.social. #literature #books #history

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 21/02/2026

A gaggle of Psychogeographers? A plethora? What is the collective noun? Anyway, apparently there's a beach beneath the Faversham streets, mes amies? #Psychogeography

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 21/02/2026

Aamma Mohdin & Mir Rahimi talk about their experiences as refugees and the stigma surrounding mental health in different cultures. They also discussed the effects of sport on younger people in refugee camps. #FLF26 #FLF2026 #FavershamLiteraryFestival

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 21/02/2026

Local author Peggy Riley kicks off the Great Reads workshop in Faversham's historic Guildhall and reminds we book-lovers and litfest fanatics that 2026 is the #NationalYearOfReading.

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 21/02/2026

Faversham is waking up, the birds are singing - and it's the literary festival! Have we got some #books for you today 😎 Come on down, make it a day? #Kent

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 20/02/2026

In his element 🤩 @petebrownbeer.bsky.social LOVES beer. We heard all about the taste, the feel and now the sound?! Music, #beer, good craic - and even a spot of mythbusting. Another great night at the Old Brewery Store. Cheers!

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 20/02/2026

Siân Pattenden parks her Spitfire after arriving at Faversham then checks the programme, catches a bit of Pete Brown and then she's off... (to interview Jenny Eclair at 7pm). #books

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 20/02/2026

Beautiful response from Joanne Harris when asked about Magic Realism. 'Magic' is about creativity and believing you can influence the world. Because 'monsters' still exist [insert topical reference...].

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 20/02/2026

Now is your Last Chance to head to the Faversham Literary Festival website and grab a ticket (or two!) for some wonderful author talks on Saturday 21st February. We look forward to seeing you there! 📚 #FLF26 #FavLitFest #FavershamLiteraryFestival

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 20/02/2026

Looking good Faversham. Book lovers incoming!

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 20/02/2026

Packed at St Mary of Charity for Joanne Harris at Faversham Literary Festival 2026. Let the (lit) games commence! #books #Kent

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 06/02/2026

Trailblazing author Isabel Waidner discusses their new novel titled As If, an existential cat-and-mouse story of grief, loss, ambition and the absurdity of modern lives. This session will be in conversation with Anna Whitwham. For more information and to get your tickets, visit our website.

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 05/02/2026

With spring on its way, why not make gardening your new hobby in 2026!🌷 Queen of cut flowers Sarah Raven shares with Julia Wheeler everything you could possibly wish to know abou flowers. 🪻 Tickets via our website.🌺 #Gardening #Florals #FLF26 #FavershamLiteraryFestival #Events

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 04/02/2026

Ben Okri, winner of the Booker Prize for his novel The Famished Road,talks to Steven Gale about his new novel, Madame Sosostris & the Festival for the Broken-Hearted. 📖 To learn more about the event, the authors and get tickets, visit our website. #FLF26 #FavershamLiteraryFestival #FavLitFest

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 28/01/2026

Jo Hamilton, one of the sub-postmasters wrongfully prosecuted by The Post Office for alleged financial shortfalls, will be talking about the shameful miscarriage of justice she endured – in conversation with Marg Mayne.📝 Visit our website for more info #PostOfficeScandal #FavershamLiteraryFestival

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Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org · 25/01/2026

Pete Brown started pairing his favourite beers & songs as a joke, then discovered that scientists at Oxford University were doing something similar, and taking it seriously! 🍻 Don’t miss his talk with Henry Jeffreys about his new book: The Art and Science of Pairing Beer and Music. 🎶 #FLF26

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