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PLANS are well underway for the note, director of Liberty, Shami
twenty-second Swindon Festival of Chakrabati, will be talking about
Literature, writes festival director civil liberties in these challenging
Matt Holland. times.
Among authors already booked And acting as judge supremo at
to appear from 4 to 16 May are an the festival’s unique Swindon Think
international novelist, a famous Slam, where participants have three
broadcaster, a champion of civil minutes to present an interesting
liberties, an academic intellectual, and thought-provoking idea,
and even a celebrity model. and also giving a talk on public
Sometime television hostess and intellectualism, will be historian
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sweetheart, but emerging more Coming to town to talk about
recently as a phenomenal athlete her latest novel, Empress Dowager
and runner, Nell McAndrew has Cixi, which overturns conventional
now written a book on how to get understanding of the Chinese ruler,
fit and stay healthy. is acclaimed author of Wild Swans
On the first day of the festival, Jung Chang.
she’ll be joining scores of Swindon These five splendid women
parkrunners for a five kilometre run authors are going to be big
round Lydiard Park, followed by a attractions at the festival, which
talk about her book in the Lydiard will feature 50 events, many yet to
Conference Centre. be announced.
Appearing at the Wyvern on the If any Link readers would like
second day of the festival will to suggest an author or event,
be comic broadcaster and writer this is the last chance to send
Sandi Toksvig to talk and answer your request or idea to festival
questions about her book Peas & organisers.
Queues. Contact Matt Holland at
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