Discover your next favourite book while supporting talented local authors

Visit Bracknell Library for a celebration of the National Year of Reading (https://goallin.org.uk/). With the aim of encouraging everyone to read for pleasure and discover new authors, the event is featuring a programme of inspiring author talks, creative workshops and a local author book fair, offering visitors the chance to meet local writers, hear about their work and explore a wide range of published books.

And you never know – you might just discover your next favourite author and find a new book to buy and enjoy!

Come along, celebrate local writing and take home a little reading inspiration!

Where: Bracknell Library

Date: Saturday 14 November

Time: 10.30am to 3.30pm

Cost: Free, just drop in (no ticket required)

Author talks

10.30am to 11.15am

E L Williams: The surprising benefits of reading fantasy novels

11.30am to 12.15pm

David Palin: From Grimm to grim! - his dark, atmospheric thriller journey

12.30pm to 1.15pm

Peter Hyson: Writing cosy murder mysteries and his Cotswold Capers series

1.40pm to 2.10pm

Emma Denny: Why spice is having a moment and the art of writing romance

2.20pm to 3.20pm

Diane Hinds: Writing the history nobody taught you – Trinidad’s untold story through the novel Conquerabia

Spaces for author talks will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Local author book fair 10.30am to 3.30pm

With fiction and non-fiction for adults and young adults, there’s something for everyone with a fantastic range of genres, including cosy crime, thrillers, fantasy, romance, historical fiction, humorous novels, short stories, ghost stories, local history and memoirs.

Find out more (https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/libraries/festival-reading) about authors taking part in the book fair and the author talks programme.

Description supplied by the event organiser.