Arts Derbyshire

02.03.2022

2022 Wirksworth Festival BookFest!

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The Wirksworth BookFest is coming to Derbyshire on the weekend of the 23rd and 24th April!

It will be a weekend of books, author talks, and the Big Book Sale of second hand books.

  • Authors like Isy Suttie will be talking about her novel which came out last year.
  • There will also be Stephen Booth who will speak on crime writing set in Derbyshire and other local writers.
  • The big second hand book sale will be all day on Saturday 23rd, in the Memorial Hall and in the streets.
  • There will be events in the library Saturday morning for kids, and even more fun things that will take place in the Heritage Centre all weekend.

For more information, contact: cazkinstaylor@gmail.com or heather.lounds@w3z.co.uk.

The Book Quiz (tickets £10 per team) will be held on the Saturday evening, tickets are selling fast! Book Now!

For more details, contact: Naomi.Feldman9ch@yahoo.com

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