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3–19 October 2014

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MaddAddam: Margaret AtwoodMon 6 Oct 7.30–8.30pm Kings Hall LS29 8HBAcclaimed, prize-winning Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist Margaret Atwood discusses her latest novel MaddAddam, the final volume in an extraordinary fiction trilogy which has been a decade in the writing.£14/12. Sponsored by the Centre for Culture and the Arts at Leeds Beckett University.

Will Self: SharkThu 9 Oct 7.30–8.30pm Kings Hall LS29 8HBWill Self’s writing pushes the boundaries. Shark, his latest novel, turns on an incident in WW2 when 200 men were killed in a shark attack.£12/10.Sponsored by Investec.

James NaughtieSat 11 Oct 11am-12 noon Kings Hall LS29 8HBJames Naughtie, one of Britain’s most respected broadcasters, introduces his debut novel, The Madness of July, a sophisticated thriller inspired by espionage, figures in politics – and his time at Westminster as the Guardian’s chief political correspondent.£12/10.Sponsored by Hebridean Island Cruises.

Kamila ShamsieSat 11 Oct 1.30–2.30pm Ilkley Playhouse LS29 8DWOrange shortlisted and Granta Best of Young British Novelist, Kamila Shamsie, discusses her stunning new novel of heartbreak, frayed loyalties and hope, set in Summer 1914.£6/4.

The May Bride: Suzannah DunnSat 4 Oct 1.30–2.30pm Ilkley Playhouse LS29 8DWHighly regarded historical novelist and former director of the MA in novel writing at Manchester University, Suzannah Dunn, turns her attention to the friendship between the teenage Jane Seymour and her sister in law at the real Wolf Hall.£5/3.

A Dog’s Life: Michael HolroydSun 5 Oct 4–5pm Craiglands Hotel LS29 8RQMichael Holroyd’s biographies of Lytton Strachey, Augustus John and Bernard Shaw established him as one of the most influential biographers of modern times. But as a young man he wrote a controversial autobiographical novel, drawing heavily on the period after his parents’ divorce, when he and his father lived with elderly grandparents.£8/6.

Hild: Nicola GriffithSun 5 Oct 4.30–5.30pm St Margaret’s Hall LS29 9TZNicola Griffith, winner of the Nebula, James Tiptree, Jr., World Fantasy and six Lambda Literary Awards brings the beautiful, brutal, mesmerising world of seventh century Britain and the girl who would become St. Hilda of Whitby vividly to life.£6/4.

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A History of Loneliness: John BoyneSat 11 Oct 7.30–8.30pm Ilkley Playhouse LS29 8DWJohn Boyne, bestselling author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and winner of two Irish Book Awards talks about A History of Loneliness. It’s the story of a ‘good priest’ forced to face cataclysmic changes as the sexual scandals of the Catholic Church unfold around him.£6/4.

Linda Grant: Upstairs at the PartySat 11 Oct 7.45–8.45pm Ilkley Playhouse LS29 8DWIn the early Seventies a glamorous, androgynous couple appear out of nowhere on a university campus, unsettling the world around them… Orange Prize-winning and Man Booker shortlisted author Linda Grant talks about her powerful and captivating novel.£6/4.

Kirsty Wark: The Legacy of Elizabeth PringleSun 12 Oct 1.30–2.30pm Kings Hall LS29 8HBKirsty Wark, highly regarded Newsnight journalist, broadcaster and writer discusses her debut novel, her sense of belonging to her Scottish home and her family’s connection to Arran.£12/10.

Jodi PicoultTue 11 Nov 7.30–8.30pm Kings Hall LS29 8HB Award-winning, New York Times best-selling author Jodi Picoult comes to Ilkley on a rare visit to the UK. She’ll be talking about her work as a writer and her latest novel, Leaving Time, which cranks up the emotion with her usual unassuming brilliance.£12/10.

Young EnigmaSun 5 Oct 5pm–6pm Ilkley Playhouse LS29 8DWThe North’s LGBT+ writer development programme, Young Enigma, presents a showcase of new writing by Black and Asian writers who identify as LGBT+. Including Tara Ali Din, Cheryl Martin, Jamal Gerald and Adam Lowe with debut writers from Spoke: New Queer Voices.£5/3.

Wake Up Happy Every Day: Stephen MaySun 5 Oct 7.30–8.30pm St Margaret’s Hall LS29 9TZStephen May, shortlisted for the Costa and the Guardian’s ‘Not the Booker Prize’, shares recipes for happiness uncovered while writing his latest novel. £6/3.

Ten Thousand Things: John SpurlingSun 12 Oct 4.45–5.45pm St Margaret’s Hall LS29 9TZRenowned author and playwright, John Spurling, reveals The Ten Thousand Things, his compelling new historical novel following the life of artist Wang Meng in the final years of the Yuan Dynasty in 14th century China.£6/4.

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TICKETS AND INFORMATIONFull details of all events plus online booking at www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.ukBox Office open from 26 August 01943 816714Ilkley is 30 minutes by train from Bradford and Leeds.Events are in the centre of Ilkley a few minutes from the bus/train station.All venues accessible with nearby parking – see website for access details.

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Mr Mac and Me: Esther Freud in ConversationMon 13 Oct 7.30–8.30pm Ilkley Playhouse LS29 8DWEsther Freud, one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists 1993, discusses her latest book Mr Mac and Me. Set in a Suffolk village at the outbreak of WW1, Freud traces the impact Charles Rennie Mackintosh has on a local boy, when he and his wife come to live there.£6/4.

The Disappearance Boy: Neil BartlettTue 14 Oct 7.30-8.30pm Ilkley Playhouse LS29 8DWAward-winning novelist, theatre director and playwright Neil Bartlett introduces his first novel in seven years. The Disappearance Boy tells the story of Reggie Rainbow, a stagehand at the heart of the world of variety performance in the 1950s. £6/4.

Roopa Farooki and Romesh GunesekeraSat 18 Oct 7.45-8.45pm St Margaret’s Hall LS29 9TZThree times Orange Prize longlisted author, Roopa Farooki and Booker Prize finalist Romesh Gunesekera discuss their new books set in 1940s Lahore, Sri Lanka and modern day London.£6/4.

Amanda CoeSun 19 Oct 3–4pm St Margaret’s Hall LS29 9TZScreenwriter and author Amanda Coe, whose credits include a BAFTA winning adaptation of John Braine’s Room at the Top, explores her painfully funny, disturbing and un-putdownable novel about family and love. £6/4.

Writing from Slovakia: Peter KrištúfekSun 19 Oct 3–4pm Rombalds Hotel LS29 9JGSlovak novelist and filmmaker Peter Krištúfek’s novel The House of a Deaf Man traces the turbulent 20th century history of his home country and questions those who turned a deaf ear to their conscience. £6/4.In association with Literature Across Frontiers, Istros Books and Parthian Books.

A Brief History of Seven Killings: Marlon JamesSun 19 Oct 5–6pm Ilkley Playhouse LS29 8DW In 1976, two days before Bob Marley was to play the Smile Jamaica concert, seven men stormed his house with machine guns. Caribbean novelist Marlon James imagines an oral biography, told by ghosts, drug dealers, conmen, beauty queens and CIA agents. £6/4.

The Book of Gaza / Short Stories from Gaza: Nayrouz Qarmout and Mona Abu SharekhSun 19 Oct 8–9pm St Margaret’s Hall LS29 9TZNayrouz Qarmout and Mona Abu Sharek, two contributors from a new anthology of short stories by ten of Gaza’s leading authors, offer insights into everyday life and struggles in a place that has been called ‘the world’s largest prison’.£5/3.In association with Comma Press. Supported by English PEN and the A.M. Qattan Foundation.

Amanda Coe © Dorothee Gillessen