Here is a taste of this year’s programme;
- BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac who will be in conversation with writer Wendy Erskine discussing her debut novel ‘Mother, Mother’ which is set in Belfast
- Ian McElhinney will be joining literary biographer Roy Foster to explore the work of Seamus Heaney;
- Glenn Patterson will be chatting with author Conor O’Callaghan;
- Author of the novel Brooklyn, Colm Tóibín, will be joined by Paul McVeigh to read from and discuss the new anthology of Irish fiction, Queer Love
- Multi-award winning author and Belfast Book Festival patron Lucy Caldwell joins us to talk about her new collection of short stories;
- Two of Northern Ireland’s most respected political journalists, Susan McKay and Amanda Ferguson, come together to discuss Susan’s new book, ‘Northern Protestants: On Shifting Ground’;
- And there will be a specially recorded performance from the official poet of the 2012 London Olympics, Lemn Sissay, who also joins us for a second event where he will chat with political commentator Alex Kane.
Tickets for all events are now on sale and are priced at either £3 or free!
We hope to see you there! |
