Cheltenham Literature Festival
Scottish authors attending the 2006 Cheltenham Literature festival include:
Saturday 7th
- Gordon Brown MP will be discussing the issues explored in his new book Moving Britain Forward: Selected Speeches
- Ronnie Corbett and his new book And It's Goodnight From Him..., the autobiography of the Two Ronnies
- Debi Gliori reading from Deep Fear
Sunday 8th
- Julia Donaldson introduces us to The Gruffalo and friends
Wednesday 11th
- William Boyd's latest novel is Restless
Thursday 12th
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Described in the festival as 'Britain's best-loved Icelander' Magnus Magnusson will be discussing his new book Fakes, Forgers and Phoneys - Alan Warner is joined by Steven Gale to discuss The Worms Can Carry Me To Heaven
Friday 13th
- John Burnside will be given an exclusive reading of new story, accompanied by live music. And on Saturday 14th, John will be joined by Hilary Mantel and Bel Mooney to discuss their differing approaches to memoir.
Sunday 15th
- William Dalrymple talks about the last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar II, which forms the basis of his latest book, The Last Mughal
- Poet Jackie Kay is joined by John Agard to discuss cultural identities in poetry
- Children's author Janey Louise Jones will help you become your very own Princess Poppy
- And It's Goodnight From Him: The Autobiography Of The Two Ronnies
This volume is not just a book about the much-loved characters of 'The Two Ronnies' sketch show. It is a story of a partnership and a friendship so close that throughout the years that Ronnie Corbett and Ronnie Barker worked together, there was never a cross word between them. - Ballet Shoes
Poppy loves ballet and is sure she'll be picked to play Coppelia in the Big Show. But when her best friend Honey gets the part, Poppy is so cross that she doesn't even want to be friends anymore! Will Poppy realise how important friendship is, in time to be a true ballerina princess on the night of the show? - Deep Fear
The forces of evil are converging on Strega Schloss and the Strega-Borgias must gather together their allies to fight back, but there are just too many distractions. With Damp, the toddler-witch, missing and a house full of bickering teenagers getting in the way, can the family keep it together? - The Last Mughal: The Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar And The Fall Of Delhi, 1857
The last of the Great Mughals was Bahadur Shah Zafar II. This book charts the desecration and demise of this man, his dynasty, his city and civilizations mercilessly ravished by fractured forces and vengeful British troops. It provides an understanding of a pivotal moment in Indian and Imperial history. - Restless
What happens to your life when everything you thought you knew about your mother turns out to be an elaborate lie? Ruth Gilmartin discovers the strange and haunting truth about her mother, Sally, during the long hot summer of 1976. - The Worms Can Carry Me To Heaven
Manolo Follano, a 40-year-old Spanish roué, has built a comfortable life for himself in his hometown by the sea. For a playboy like Manolo to be told by his doctor that he is HIV Positive is, it would seem, the end of everything. However, this devastating news is only the beginning.