Sponsored by
Cherie Blair to open book festival
Cherie Blair will open this year's Ilkley Literature Festival heralding the start of the two-week annual celebration.
The wife of former Prime Minister, Tony Blair, will talk about her recent autobiography, Speaking for Myself. More than 100 authors are due to attend the festival from October 3 to 19.
Biographies will feature strongly and journalist Justine Picardie, will also be talking about the Bronts and her new novel which tells of Daphne Du Maurier's true-life obsession with the literary family.
Lionel Shriver will talk about Post Birthday World and life after We Need to Talk About Kevin, and Snow Falling on Cedars author David Guterson will fly in from the US to present his fourth novel. Other features include a focus on British Asian literature.
Tickets will be available from August 26.
Email to a friend
Print this page- Three-inch blanket of snow heading our way today
- Alan Shearer in list of favourites for Leeds and England jobs: Latest odds
- Barnsley’s Keith Hill invokes Fawlty Towers over link with Leeds job
- McCormack feels United search can be narrowed down
- Redfearn throws down gauntlet as queue builds at Elland Road
Looking for...
Featured advertisers
Jobs
Search for a job
Motors
Search for a car
Property
Search for a house
Weather for Yorkshire
Saturday 11 February 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: -2 C to 0 C
Wind Speed: 8 mph
Wind direction: South
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: 2 C to 5 C
Wind Speed: 8 mph
Wind direction: North west
