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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 15h

The countdown is officially on: just one week to go until the start of the 29th Mere Literary Festival! 📚✨ If you have yet to purchase your tickets, now is the time. Head to the link in our bio to view the full lineup and book your place today.

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Punk performance poet Bassie Gracie is coming to The Butt of Sherry on Wed 14 Oct (6:30pm). In her words: expect "fast-paced, optimistic poetry with a political spin... if you're lucky". 🎟️ Tickets mereliteraryfestival.com/product/bassie-gracie/

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

May 1940: Composer Dr. Vaughan Henry led a secret plot to depose the government & King for a pro-Nazi regime. Watch author Tim Tate read a short extract from his new book. Join us for our event with Tim on: 18 Oct, 7pm Book here: www.mereliteraryfestival.com/product/tim-tate

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

WWII's "Keep Calm & Carry On" isn't the whole story. Watch author Tim Tate reveal declassified files showing 70 British traitors & 3 plots to depose Churchill during WWII! Join him live at Mere Lit Fest: 📅 18 Oct, 7pm 📍 Grove Building, Mere 🎟️ £10 Book: mereliteraryfestival.com/product/tim-...

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Dorset authors Clare Leslie Hall (Broken Country) & Sally Page (A Curious Ending) are coming to Mere Literary Festival! 🗓️ Tue 13 Oct 2026, 7pm 📍 The Grove Building, Mere 🎟️ Tickets £10 Book seats here: mereliteraryfestival.com/product/clar...

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

What secrets are we keeping, and why? Juliet Nicolson joins journalist Chloe Fox at the Mere Literary Festival to discuss The Book of Revelations, a history of the private truths of women from the 1950s to today. 📅 15 Oct, 4pm mereliteraryfestival.com/product/juliet-nicolson

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Don’t just take our word for it… 📚✨ From Booker Prize shortlist accolades and major literary award winners to glowing praise from The Guardian, The Sunday Times, and leading contemporary authors, the titles featured at this year’s Mere Literary Festival have truly captured the critics’ imagination.

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A greeting from the Faroe Islands! Author Tim Ecott filmed this video on Stóra Dímun ahead of his talk at the Mere Literary Festival. Join us to explore his new book, Eva and the Island. 📅 Monday 12 Oct, 2pm at The Grove Building: mereliteraryfestival.com/product/tim-...

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

What’s it REALLY like owning an 1,100-year-old mill? Watch author Simon Cooper's message ahead of his talk at Mere Literary Festival. Join us Mon 12 Oct for tales of river life & restoration! www.mereliteraryfestival.com/product/simon-cooper

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Watch author Simon Cooper read an extract from Tales from The Mill about a late-night hedgehog rescue at his 1,100-year-old mill. Catch more of Simon's tales from his mill on 12 Oct at 4pm. www.mereliteraryfestival.com/product/simon-cooper

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What's life like on an Atlantic island with no harbour and just two residents? Author Tim Ecott joins us on 12 Oct (2pm) at The Grove Building to discuss Eva and the Island, his new book on Faroe Islands life. Book your tickets here: mereliteraryfestival.com/product/tim-...

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Watch the final video short with Paul Hooley MBE. He shares how solving Goering's cyanide mystery at Nuremberg was a real-life Columbo investigation...eliminating suspects to reveal the truth. Intrigued? Book your tickets here: mereliteraryfestival.com/product/paul...

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Watch Part 2 with Paul Hooley MBE. He reveals how former Mere resident Wolfe Frank catalysed the solution to how Goering obtained cyanide at Nuremberg. Goering's suicide anniversary falls just 2 days before Paul's talk. Book to hear the story here: mereliteraryfestival.com/product/paul...

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🎬 Watch Part 1 of our video shorts with Paul Hooley MBE. He discusses former Mere citizen Wolfe Frank ("Voice of Doom") & his gripping book Goering's Suicide. Join us for his talk on 17 Oct 2026, 7pm www.mereliteraryfestival.com/product/paul-hooley #MereLitFest

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Historian & travel writer Tharik Hussain shares his experience writing history through a reinterpretive lens in his latest book, Muslim Europe. Join us on the 13 Oct for a conversation with Tharik & Mustafa Ahsan. www.mereliteraryfestival.com/product/tharik-hussain

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Tharik Hussain is an award-winning author, historian and public interpreter of Europe’s interconnected histories. We can't wait to meet him on 13 October 2026 at 2pm, when he joins us to talk about Muslim Europe, his new book and the follow up to Minarets in the Mountains.

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Be More Bird is a true story, still unfolding, of a wild predator who by choice flies in partnership with a woman as her earth-bound helper. Listen to Candida Meyrick reading from the book... and come and join us to meet her on 17 October 2026 at 4pm.

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Be More Bird is Candida Meyrick’s first work of non-fiction and charts a deepening relationship between bird & woman, set in one of Britain’s wildest landscapes. Listen to Candida reading from the first chapter of her book, & come and meet her on the 17th Oct mereliteraryfestival.com/product/cand...

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

2020: while the world is grounded, Bird arrives in the life of writer, Candida Meyrick, living with her young family on Anglesey. #BeMoreBird Come and hear all about it on Saturday 17th October at 4pm

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The average person is keeping 13 secrets at any one time, 5 of which they have never shared with a soul. In The Book of Revelations, Juliet Nicolson blends social history with powerful first-person testimonies to explore the secrets women keep. mereliteraryfestival.com/product/juliet-nicolson/

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This one is very special for us. Lt Col Johnny Fenn is one of ours. We followed as he walked Nepal west to east on foot, without a map. Now we celebrate his book launch! Join us on 12 Oct, 7pm for The Nepali Way with guest Hari Budha Magar MBE. mereliteraryfestival.com/product/john...

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Join us on 9 Oct at 7pm for a screening of H is for Hawk (12), starring Claire Foy. Tickets £5. In collaboration with CineClub Mere. mereliteraryfestival.com/product/h-is... Enjoy the film? You might also enjoy our event with Candida Meyrick on 17th Oct: mereliteraryfestival.com/product/cand...

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Glastonbury stage host & punk poet Bassie Gracie is bringing her raw spoken word to The Butt of Sherry on Wed 14 Oct (6:30pm) for Mere Literary Festival Fringe. Expect sharp poetry and stories from her bohemian novel Soap on a Rope. Tickets: mereliteraryfestival.com/product/bassie-gracie/

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Charles Dickens banished his wife Catherine after 22 years, destroying her reputation to protect his own. At Mere Literary Festival, Annie Elliot brings Catherine to life. Join Annie & Peter Clark on Sun 18 Oct, 2pm at the Grove Building. Tickets: www.mereliteraryfestival.com/product/annie-elliot/

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Want to write short stories? Join author Della Galton (21 novels, 2,000+ stories sold) at the Mere Literary Festival on Tuesday 13 October, 10am. Learn how to write, get published, and start your own story. Suitable for all levels: mereliteraryfestival.com/product/della-galton/

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

✍️ Want to write a killer mystery? Join author Nikki Copleston for a Crime Writing Workshop at Mere Literary Festival! 📅 14 Oct, 11am 📍 The Grove Building, Mere Catch Nikki's book talk on her new thriller at 2pm! Book: mereliteraryfestival.com/product/nikki-copleston-workshop/

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

A May social post showing our Festival Director reading 'Muslim Europe' led to author Tharik Hussain getting in touch! Now he's in our 2026 lineup! ✨ Join Tharik & Mustafa Ahsan to explore 1,400 years of shared European history. 🗓️ Oct 13, 2pm www.mereliteraryfestival.com/product/tharik-hussain

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🔍 Wiltshire crime fans! Join Nikki Copleston at Mere Literary Festival on 14 Oct, 2pm at The Grove Building to discuss her new DI Jeff Lincoln thriller, Directions for Murder! ✍️ Don't miss her Crime Workshop at 11am too! Tickets: mereliteraryfestival.com/product/nikki-copleston/

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Tickets for the 10:15 Dark Sky Planetarium are now SOLD OUT! There are still spaces available at 11:15 and 12:30. mereliteraryfestival.com

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A 600-mile Siberian trek turned real-life political thriller ❄️ Hear explorer Charlie Walker in conversation with Rosie Stancer about his arrest and survival in Russia. 📅 18 Oct, 4pm 🎟️ Book here: mereliteraryfestival.com/product/charlie-walker

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

As part of the upcoming Mere Literary Festival this October, we are hosting three incredible Military History talks. If you love deep historical investigations, newly declassified secrets, and remarkable local connections, you won’t want to miss these: mereliteraryfestival.com/product-cate...

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Find out about one of England’s most enchanting landscapes! Join UK conservationist Simon Cooper at the Mere Literary Festival on 12 Oct, 4pm, as he shares 'Tales from The Mill' - a memoir of restoring an ancient Hampshire mill. 🎟️ Tickets: mereliteraryfestival.com/product/simon-cooper/

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

🗿 What's the true story of Easter Island? Join archaeologist Mike Pitts at #MereLitFest2026 on 14 Oct as he shares Island at the Edge of the World. Discover new science behind Rapa Nui's colossal statues & collapse. Tickets only available on the MLF website: mereliteraryfestival.com/product/mike...

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

🎬 CineClub Mere fringe screening! Join us on 9 Oct at 7pm for H is for Hawk, starring Claire Foy. Witness a deeply moving journey of healing and resilience through the ancient art of falconry. Grove Building, Mere | Tickets £5 (BBFC 12) mereliteraryfestival.com/product/h-is...

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

🦅 Live hawk alert! Join us on 17 Oct at 4pm as author Candida Meyrick discusses her falconry memoir Be More Bird, in conversation with Bill Price. Plus, Mere Down Falconry will be there live with R2, a female Harris Hawk! Grove Building, Mere | Tickets £9 mereliteraryfestival.com/product/cand...

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Don't miss Booker Prize-shortlisted author Andrew Miller at Mere Lit Fest on 15 Oct at 7pm! He’ll discuss his novel The Land in Winter, a gripping tale of marriages unravelling in the Big Freeze of 1962, with Juliet Nicolson. Book here: www.mereliteraryfestival.com/product/andrew-miller

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🏎️ Meet the fearless women who defied a 20-year ban to race at 120+ mph! T.J. Hartwell joins Jo Hall at us on Oct 13 at 4:00 PM to talk 'Brooklands Belles', the incredible true story of early female racing pioneers. www.mereliteraryfestival.com/product/toby-hartwell #MereLitFest #BookSky

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

We are thrilled to welcome former NFU President Baroness Minette Batters to the Mere Literary Festival on 16 October! Harvest is a powerful rallying cry to protect our food systems and rural heritage. She'll be in conversation with Anthony Gibson OBE: mereliteraryfestival.com/product/baro...

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Calling all The Archers fans! Step behind closed doors in Ambridge with Julie Beckett (who has written, directed & edited the soap since 1998) and multimedia artist Marina Sossi. 🤫 📅 Thursday, 15 Oct, 2:00 PM Book your tickets here: www.mereliteraryfestival.com/product/julie-beckett

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We have sadly become aware of fraudulent emails impersonating Mere Literary Festival. These emails use a similar address & seek payment to participate in the festival. This is a scam.

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Double MasterChef Champion Ping Coombes is coming to the Mere Literary Festival on 12 Oct at 11am! 🍚 Join Ping and Sarah Rudder for a cooking demo & talk on her book 'Rice'. Book at: www.mereliteraryfestival.com/product/ping-coombes #MereLitFest2026 #PingCoombes #Rice

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Mere Literary Festival 2026 – Tickets Are Now On Sale! From the rolling hills of the Blackmore Vale to the picturesque Vale of Wardour, we are thrilled to bring the magic of literature right to the heart of Mere this autumn! 🍂✨https://mereliteraryfestival.com

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

📚 What are you reading at the moment? This month, some of our volunteers have shared the titles they've been reading recently. We hope there is some inspiration for your next read! Let us know what you're reading. We're always on the lookout for recommendations!

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

What's on the MLF committee's reading list this May? We love seeing the variety each month, and we're just as curious about what you're reading. Drop your current book in the comments below 📚

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

In the 2nd episode of our podcast, Festival Director Ashley Gray joins John Fitzgerald to discuss the vital role that the Mere & District Link Scheme plays in the community. Listen here: www.mereliteraryfestival.com/podcast/mere-district-link-scheme or wherever you get your podcasts

Ashley Gray and John Fitzgerald sit in a booth at The Brush and Broom Restaurant in Mere for their recorded conversation of the Mere Literary Festival Podcast.

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Independent bookshops do more than sell books. They are shaping reading communities, championing authors, & holding their ground in a difficult retail landscape. In our 1st podcast episode, we speak with Hunting Raven Books. www.mereliteraryfestival.com/podcast/winstones-hunting-raven-books-frome

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

It’s great to see where the festival’s fundraising makes a difference. Thanks to the support of everyone who attended MereLitFest2025, we were able to donate to Mere Preschool & we’re delighted to see their new blinds in place. Every ticket bought, every event attended, helps support local causes.

The Mere Preschool's new blinds, which were bought with funds raised by the Mere Literary Festival.

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Mere Literary Festival @merefestival.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

We’re delighted to welcome Ashley Gray, the new Festival Director of the Mere Literary Festival. Ashley joins us at an exciting time, building on strong foundations & community spirit. With a passion for literature & bringing people together, he’s looking forward to shaping the next chapter.

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