We are delighted that our annual Crescent Arts – Belfast Book Festival is making a welcome return for 2021 and is running from 10 – 13 June with an online programme of live events for book lovers.
Covering everything from love and politics to Cinderella as a zombie, this year’s festival covers a wide variety of themes – including feminism, grief, family, disability, sexuality, body image, and the care system.
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!
