Thursday, 5 September 2019
Authors Phillipa Ashley and Kim Nash
have joined forces with the Museum of Cannock Chase in Staffordshire, to create
a book festival where book lovers are invited to meet some of the UK’s most
popular authors.
The Chase BookFest will be held at
the Museum of Cannock Chase, Valley Road, Hednesford on Saturday 21 September
2019.
The event is Cannock Chase’s first
book festival devoted to women’s popular fiction and thrillers. It has
attracted a host of star names including Milly Johnson, Cathy Bramley, Miranda
Dickinson, Iona Grey, Nicola May, Mark Edwards and many more best-selling and
award-winning popular novelists.
Readers will be able to enjoy author readings
and join in question and answer sessions and discussions with favourite writers
from the local area and further afield.
They can even have tea with an author
by booking onto ‘Tea and Conversation’ audiences with Sunday Times best sellers
Milly Johnson in conversation with Cathy Bramley, Romantic Novel Awards winner
Iona Grey, best-selling crime thriller writer K.L. Slater and number one
best-selling novelist Mark Edwards.
A pop-up Waterstones book shop will
be on site for the day along with a variety of book and craft stalls and a unique
book-themed ‘Yarnbombing’ display outside.
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| PHILLIPA ASHLEY |
Bestselling author Phillipa Ashley
said: “The support for previous events shows how much popular fiction is loved
by readers. We’re thrilled that the
Museum has been so supportive of this event and of fiction in general.”
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| KIM NASH |
Author and Head of Publicity at
publisher Bookouture, Kim Nash said: “We’ve been so lucky to get so many
amazing authors on board and would love to thank them all for being so
enthusiastic about the festival.’
Lee
Bellingham, Museum Services Manager for Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles, said:
“The museum has been hosting very popular ‘Meet the Author’ events for some
time now, and along with local authors Phillipa Ashley, Kim Nash and the book
loving members of staff, we thought it would be lovely to have a book festival
here. We are thrilled to be the venue for the first ever Chase BookFest.
Events
like this showcase the museum not just as a home for local history, but as a
community venue for arts and cultural activities. We look forward to welcoming
authors from around the country to Cannock Chase for the day.”
The
day runs 10am until 4pm with tickets available for £3 by calling the museum on
01543 877 666. Tea and Conversation with an author costs £5 and includes tea or
coffee and cake, and Q&A Panels cost £3.
Don’t miss the chance to meet your favourite author, book in advance to
avoid disappointment. Please see the museum Facebook page and
website, museumofcannockchase.org, for timetables and start planning your
BookFest!
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