Eastbourne LitFest

It’s part two of our special podcast with our patron Dame Jacqueline Wilson. Festival Director Jane Branson and her daughter, Anna - lifelong Jacqueline fan - ask about Jacqueline’s books for older readers and what she’d like to win a prize for, apart from writing. They start with the question left hanging at the end of part one. Which books would Jacqueline like every child to own?&nbsp...

In the first of two conversations recorded for the Eastbourne LitFest podcast, Dame Jacqueline Wilson sits down with Festival Director Jane Branson and lifelong fan Anna Branson to talk about a writing life that has now produced an average of two and a half books a year. She reflects on her post-war childhood in a house with few books, on the local library that fed her omnivorous reading, and on k...

Welcome to "Desert Island Books". In this new format Eastbourne Literary Festival podcast episode, people are asked to share with us the 5 books that mean the most to them and why. This episode explores 5 books that mean the world to author and technologist, Charles Humble, including: "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame  "Last Chance to See" by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine "The...

For our new episode we are joined by the wonderful M.J. Buckman, local author of the award winning book “Bent is not Broken” and recently her second book, “Women of Note”. Some of the references from this show: "Save the Cat" by Blake Snyder "Bent is not Broken" by M J Buckman "Women of Note" by M J Buckman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For our latest episode we are joined by a local Eastbourne writer whose debut work, it’s not exaggeration to say, defies convention and reshapes genres. Ed Bingham is the author of Broadlake — an extraordinary novel written entirely in verse, where poetry and storytelling converge to unravel a haunting mystery from beyond the veil of death. Ed has also just published a picturebook especially for a...

For our latest podcast we are joined by a writer who has been a supporter and fan of our festival since our very early days. Louise Morrish is a historical fiction author and librarian from Hampshire. She writes stories inspired by the lives of women in the past, who achieved extraordinary things, but whom history has forgotten. Louise always knew she wanted to write books, but it wasn’t until her...

We are joined by Charles Humble . Charles is an author, editor, podcaster, and technology consultant. He's also a former software engineer, architect and CTO. He was editor-in-chief at online publication InfoQ from 2014-2020, and was chief editor for Container Solutions technology consultancy from 2020-2023. Charles writes regularly for many publications, is a highly experienced content strategist...

In our new episode of the Eastbourne Literary Festival podcast we had the pleasure to talk with Julia Raeside , debut author of brilliant novel, "Don't Make Me Laugh". As well as now being a best-selling novelist, Julia Raeside is a journalist and broadcaster who has written for the Guardian, Times, Observer and The Big Issue among others. She makes regular contributions to BBC Radio, including re...

In this episode of the Eastbourne Literary Festival podcast we had the pleasure to talk with L. M. Chilton , bestselling author of“Don’t Swipe Right” and “Everyone in the group chat dies!”. Luke has been a journalist for 15 years, working for TV shows like This Morning, The One Show and Loose Women, as well as magazines and newspapers such as The Times, The Mirror, Metro, New!, Cosmopolitan and Gl...

In our latest episode of the Eastbourne Literary Festival podcast we had the pleasure to talk with author Molly Anderson . Molly is the author of the incredible memoir, “Dad’s New Dress”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Eastbourne Literary Festival podcast we had the pleasure to talk with local author, Jake R. Wilson . Jake is the author of “Cursed Tales: The Pharaoh of Asco Express” and “Sar Wylda and the Legendary Goldbreaker” . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.