💫We're excited to announce an additional LitFest event after the main festival (25-28 Sept): #TonyRobinson talking about his new novel 'The House of Wolf' on Tuesday 21 October at 7pm. Priority booking for Friends from 6 September; general booking from 15 September.

We can't wait for the stories from #RupertEverett's new book 'The American No' #AbacusBooks on Saturday 27 September (including one about a Russian-American countess in one of our local teashops...) Tickets: bit.ly/3HApSBm With thanks to event sponsor #WansbroughsLaw

Don't miss some fabulous poetry and non-fiction events covering a wealth of topics this year from 25-28 September: #BrianBilston @picadorbooks.bsky.social and @adelewalton.bsky.social @hachetteuk.bsky.social and @jsthrillers.bsky.social @hachetteuk.bsky.social Tickets: bit.ly/3V3goBC #MLF2025

Book now to see @valentinelow.bsky.social 'The Power & the Palace' @headlinebooks.bsky.social event sponsor #AdamMatthewGroup and #AndewZiminski 'Church Going' @profilebooks.bsky.social and @stevecrawshaw.bsky.social 'Prosecuting the Powerful' @hachetteuk.bsky.social Tickets: bit.ly/3V3goBC

Local author JP Sheerin will be appearing at this year's LitFest on Saturday 27 September, talking about his debut novel, 'Marley's Ghosts' @ensemblepublishing.bsky.social Tickets: bit.ly/46TGTkv #MLF2025 #fiction

Don't miss John Suchet on Thursday 25 September at 7pm talking about his latest book 'In Search of Beethoven: A Personal Journey' @eandtbooks.bsky.social Tickets: bit.ly/3Upz0eZ With thanks to event sponsor Wansbroughs #MLF2025

Tickets now on sale for our 2025 LitFest! Join us in #Marlborough from 25-28 September for 45+ events for all ages with fiction, non-fiction, workshops, poetry, children's events and much more! Full programme: bit.ly/44SMuER Tickets: bit.ly/4lucBJd #MLF2025

Thank you so much @charleybird.bsky.social for your support😍

Charlotte@charleybird.bsky.social · last yr.

As a friend of @marlboroughlitfest.bsky.social I’ve had a whale of a time booking advanced tickets for each of the three day Literary festival. So much to look forward to.

🤩Tickets are now on sale for this year's LitFest: bit.ly/3IowuCR Join us from 25-28 September for 45+ events for all ages with fiction, non-fiction, poetry, workshops, children's events and much more! Full 2025 LitFest programme here: bit.ly/4kXawoW #MLF2025

🥳 Priority booking is now open! Our Friends of LitFest benefit from 10 days priority access to tickets ahead of general ticket sales and the support of our Friends means we can plan for the future and expand our children's programme 🙏 2025 programme: bit.ly/4kXawoW

Many congratulations @robertharrishome.bsky.social fabulous news🥳 @giveabookorg.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #pleasureofreadingprize

Give a Book@giveabookorg.bsky.social · last yr.

🎉 Delighted to announce @robertharrishome.bsky.social as the 2025 Pleasure of Reading Prize winner! Sponsored by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social & supported by The Blavatnik Family Foundation. Find out more: giveabook.org.uk/the-pleasure... #PleasureofReadingPrize @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

We can't wait either @bexbookaholic.bsky.social 😀@claredchambers.bsky.social will be appearing at LitFest on Sat 27 Sept. General tickets on sale from 11 July, full programme here: bit.ly/4kXawoW

Bookaholic Bex@bexbookaholic.bsky.social · last yr.

Oh my goodness what a beautiful novel this is - I feel moved beyond measure. William will stay with me for a long time to come. So, so excited to hear @claredchambers.bsky.social talk about it at September's @marlboroughlitfest.bsky.social ❤️ #Booksky

Thanks @bexbookaholic.bsky.social 🙏 We're excited to finally share the full programme with everyone! Come and join us for some bookish fun in Marlborough from 25-28 Sept, we'd love to see you all 😍 Box office opens 11 July, more info: bit.ly/43ZINOx

Bookaholic Bex@bexbookaholic.bsky.social · last yr.

The @marlboroughlitfest.bsky.social brochure is live!! This is such an incredible line up. Who's going to book tickets? I'd love to see you there! #booksky www.marlboroughlitfest.org

It's official! Our 2025 LitFest programme is now live: bit.ly/4kXawoW%F0%9... Join us from 25-28 September for 45+ events for all ages with fiction, non-fiction, poetry, children's events and much more! Priority booking for Friends opens 30 June; general tickets on sale from 11 July

Don't miss out on festival tickets this year! Sign up as a 2025 Friend of LitFest before Friday 27 June for priority booking. Your support means we can plan for the future and expand our children’s programme to pass on a love of reading🙏📚 Info: bit.ly/44aJpRj #MLF2025

Thanks @bexbookaholic.bsky.social 😍 We always love the joy and enthusiasm at our annual #BigTownRead event from book lovers🥰📚

Bookaholic Bex@bexbookaholic.bsky.social · last yr.

CALLING ALL BOOKCLUBS! @sfletcherauthor.bsky.social 's brilliant novel The Night in Question is "The Big Town Read" for @marlboroughlitfest.bsky.social ♥️ Why not come along to quiz the author? The Lit Fest website will have discussion questions. I can't wait for everyone to love it like I do!

Calling all book groups and book lovers! We encourage you all to read this year's LitFest Big Town Read #TheNightinQuestion by @sfletcherauthor.bsky.social @penguinukbooks.bsky.social Come with your questions ready to quiz the author herself at Susan's LitFest event on 27 Sept😃Happy summer reading!

More authors just announced for this year's line-up (25-28 September): @brianbilston.bsky.social #RupertEverett and our 2025 #BigTownRead is 'The Night in Question' @sfletcherauthor.bsky.social which we encourage all book groups to read😀Tickets on sale in July, more info: bit.ly/43uH1V7

Thanks for coming and supporting LitFest! Such a great adaptation of #Emma?! #JaneAusten #JaneAusten250

Charlotte@charleybird.bsky.social · last yr.

Kicking off the pre activities for the @marlboroughlitfest.bsky.social with a glorious evening watching Emma with glass of wine #springevening

Many thanks to everyone who came to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th anniversary this year with an exclusive screening of the 2020 film adaptation of #Emma😍 In partnership with our fab local indie cinema #TheParadeCinemaMarlborough Join us in #Marlborough 25-28 Sept for this year's LitFest! #MLF2025

We're delighted to announce for our 2025 line-up (25-28 September): @claredchambers.bsky.social @wnbooks.bsky.social #JohnSuchet @eandtbooks.bsky.social #PoppyOkotcha @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social Sign up as Friend of LitFest for 2025 for priority booking! More info: bit.ly/3G860oa #MLF2025

We were delighted to welcome back #JuliaHollander to #Marlborough as part of our 2025 outreach programme, singing some old-time favourite songs with local community centre members, showing the importance of singing to our health and well-being😍 #WhyWeSing More info: bit.ly/40XNdCJ

Many thanks @cotswoldlife.bsky.social for the mention in your February issue🤩 We're excited to be planning for this year's LitFest (25-28 September 2025), come and see us in lovely #Marlborough! Full programme will be out in June. Festival info: bit.ly/3q3vknO #MLF2025

We're so excited to announce our first headliner for this year's LitFest: #AlanHollinghurst @panmacmillan.bsky.social will be our 2025 #GoldingSpeaker With thanks to event sponsor @williamgolding.bsky.social Save the date for our 16th festival: 25-28 September! More info: bit.ly/4g8gW1e #MLF2025

Many thanks to BBC Wiltshire for the interview yesterday with our new festival chair, talking about planning this year's festival as well as upcoming events in #Marlborough. Save the date for this year's LitFest: 25-28 September 2025!

Very well-deserved, congratulations! I loved the book, and we were so pleased you were able to join us at Marlborough LitFest @marlboroughlitfest.bsky.social in September to talk about it.

A very Happy Christmas from all of us at Marlborough LitFest! Thank you for everyone's support to the festival this year; we look forward to offering another packed programme of literary treats next year. Save the date for 25-28 September and watch this space for updates in 2025!

Brilliant to see that theweek.com have chosen @marlboroughlitfest.bsky.social as one of the best UK literary festivals 🎉🎉 theweek.com/culture-life...

Best UK literary festivals of 2025

From Hay and Cheltenham to Henley and Oxford, here are some of the year's top events for book lovers

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Huge thanks @theweek.com for including us in their round-up of best UK literary festivals for 2025, especially as we're a small charitable arts organisation run by a team of volunteers. Save the date for 25-28 September next year for a feast of literary fun for all ages, we're busy planning now!

So glad you could make it @BexBookaholic 😀 We're excited to start planning for next year's LitFest and look forward to sharing ideas with you and your lovely book community😀#MLF2025

Bookaholic Bex@bexbookaholic.bsky.social · 2y ago

Amazing evening celebrating this year's @marlboroughlitfest.bsky.social with everyone involved. Already so excited for next year! Save the date folks - 25th to 28th of September 2025. I guarantee there will be something for everyone!