Moulton Literary Festival 2021 programme by MoultonLitFest

2021 10.00 - 4.00pm

20.11.2021

S AT U R D AY 2 0 t h N O V E M B E R

Moulton Community Centre INCLUDING

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Welcome! We’re very excited to welcome you to our third literary festival, returning better than ever for 2021! It’s completely free to explore the Fitz John Hall, where you’ll get the chance to meet authors, get your books signed, visit the pop-up bookshop, stalls and more! Or head to the library for KidFest, including Professor Ham’s Science Club, storytime and crafts. You’ll need a ticket for any of our author events, so make sure to take a look at the timetable on page 12 to plan your day. Tickets are completely free for under 18s, and just £5 for each author event for adults. Don’t forget to join our Giant Book Group! With a wide range of authors, stalls, activities, and of course the wonderful Forget-Me-Not Cafe and award-winning Quinn’s bookshop, there’s something for everyone to keep you entertained for the whole day!

Hope you have a wonderful time! MOULTON COMMUNITY CENTRE, SANDY HILL, REEDINGS, MOULTON, NORTHAMPTON, NN3 7AX

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Contents Welcome..........................................................1 KidFest...........................................................4

Authors Richard Yor k.................... 6 Carmela Sophia Sereno...... 6 Elly Griffiths.................... 7

Andrew Radd.............. 7 Dave Askew................. 8 Jane Isaac................... 8

Young Adult Panel Philip S Davies................ 9 Marisa Noelle.................. 9 Mar k and Jules Kennedy.... 9

Chloe Wilks................. 9

Free all day in the Fitz John Hall...................... 10 + 13 Timetable........................................................ 12 Tickets.............................................................13

Welcoming KidFest Paula Har rison Library - 13.30-14.30

Find out all about the Kitty series with Paula Harrison. Hear Paula read from the book and get involved brainstorming your own ideas! You can also design and decorate your own Kitty superhero mask! Paula Harrison is a bestselling children’s author whose books have sold more than a million copies worldwide. Her series include The Rescue Princesses, Red Moon Rising and The Secret Rescuers. Her latest series, beginning with Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue, follows superhero Kitty and her cat crew as they explore the rooftops in the moonlight. Here, Kitty learns that being a superhero is about more than just using her cat-like superpowers. She must learn to be courageous too, scaling the city clock tower to rescue a very frightened kitten. Born in Bletchley, Paula still lives in the area with her husband and children.

Mitch Johnson

Library - 14.45-15.45

Hear all about Kick and Pop! in this interactive talk, with games, a quiz and a Q&A. After graduating from the University of East Anglia with a degree in English Literature with Creative Writing, Mitch completed Kick, his debut novel for younger readers. Kick is a heartfelt story about twelve-year-old Budi, an Indonesian boy who works in a sweatshop and dreams of becoming a footballer. Endorsed by Amnesty International UK for its portrayal of children’s rights, Kick also received the 2018 Branford Boase Award and has gone on to be translated into several languages. Mitch’s second novel, Pop!, centres on a young girl who finds herself on the run after discovering the secret recipe to the world’s most popular fizzy drink. Pop! explores themes such as corporate excess and plastic pollution, and will be published by Orion in 2020.

Mitch lives with his family in Norwich.

Lucy Noguera Library - 13.30-14.30

Lucy Noguera, author of Swop: The Satsuma-Sized Secret, will be running activities as part of KidFest! Lucy Noguera is an ex-primary school teacher and Teacher of The Deaf. She works with schools producing book based projects all to encourage children to develop a love of reading. She lives in London with her husband, three children and two dogs, one of which is a rescue dog also called Swop!

KidFest Design a Book Cover (Under 16s)

Design a book cover and write the blurb! Free to enter on the day

10-12pm

Get involved in a fun, interactive science workshop. Professor Ham’s Science Club runs weekly clubs for kids aged 7 to 11 at Moulton Community Centre and online. We are proud to once again be part of KidFest at Moulton Literary Festival 2021. Kids can join Professor Ham in the library on the morning of the festival to uncover the secrets of invisible writing and make some glow-in-the-dark slime to take home! Check out our website to discover more about our clubs, birthday parties and events: www.professorhamsscienceclub.co.uk

Plus crafts, storytime and much more!

Meet the Authors Richard Yor k Library - 12.15-13.15

This storytime session is perfect for children over 8, as well as adults. Richard York, traditional storyteller and multi-instrumental musician, has told stories and played music at sites from Guernsey’s Castle Cornet to Carlisle’s Tullie House Museum and places between, from the V&A museum to community events in village halls, or round a bonfire, as well as in hundreds of schools. The stories come from oral traditions, some going back hundreds, even thousands, of years. They’re about heroes and heroines, ordinary people, fools, mythological beasts and deities, wisdom and silliness, and more, and survived because they’ve proved worth telling and hearing, and somehow always up to date. He founded and leads Northampton’s “Storytelling at the Feast of Fools” club, which celebrated its 6th birthday in 2021. “Totally captivating for all ages ... unhesitatingly recommend” - National Trust. “How one could possibly fail to be enthralled I do not know… utterly infectious!” Applecroft School, Welwyn Garden City

Carmela Sophia Sereno Nethercote Hall - 10.30-12.00

Come along for a talk and pasta-making demonstration.

Carmela Sophia Sereno is an accomplished Italian pasta specialist and successful cookery author. She recently released her latest book ‘Pasta Fresca’ adding to her collection of 4 other popular cookery books. Currently Carmela is writing an Italian vegetarian cookery book to add to the admired collection. Carmela teaches across the UK and runs sell-out supper clubs at ‘The Italian Shop’ in Northampton. www.carmelas-kitchen.com Instagram: carmelaskitchen

Elly Griffiths

Nethercote Hall - 12.15-13.15 Elly Griffiths talks about her writing career and her latest novel The Midnight Hour. Bestselling author Elly Griffiths has written twenty-four books for adults and three for children. She has sold over 3 million copies of her novels and appeared in the Sunday Times Bestsellers chart nineteen times to date. Her longest running series of Dr Ruth Galloway novels feature a forensic archaeologist and are set in Norfolk. Her Brighton-based mystery series set in the 1950s and 1960s is partly inspired by her grandfather’s life on the stage. Elly has also written two standalone novels The Stranger Diaries and The Postscript Murders; the A Girl Called Justice series of mystery novels for children inspired by her mother’s boarding school days; and has written four women’s fiction titles under her real name Domenica de Rosa. Elly has won the prestigious Edgar Award, the CWA Dagger in the Library and the Mary Higgins Clark Award. She has been shortlisted five times for the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year and for the CWA Gold Dagger. Elly Griffiths lives near Brighton with her husband, an archaeologist, and their cat Gus.

Andrew Radd Manfield - 10.30-11.30

BBC Radio Northampton’s Andrew Radd talks about his career. A familiar voice on BBC Radio Northampton for nearly four decades, Andrew Radd is currently completing his sixth book – a biography of the great Northamptonshire cricketer, George Thompson. A seventh is also in the pipeline, looking at the various cricket grounds used by Northamptonshire since the 18th century. Andrew co-wrote (with Guardian journalist and fellow Northamptonian, Matthew Engel) the official history of Northamptonshire County Cricket Club, and also produced a history of the game in Oundle – covering both ‘town and gown.’ In addition to his career with the BBC, he is also NCCC’s archivist and historian.

Giant Book Group Manfield from 13.30 - 14.30 Bring along your group’s best and worst books to share with others, take part in the quiz and have a piece of cake. Let us know if you’re coming! With ice cream from your-cool.co.uk!

Dave Askew

Nethercote Hall - 14.45-15.45 Find out how Northamptonshire Walks started and became a huge hit over lockdown! In 2013, after experiencing a health scare, Dave Askew started a walking blog to share his love for walking in Northamptonshire. Today it has more than 170 walks in Northamptonshire on it, plus 150 outside the County. In 2021 it will receive more than 1 million views. Recently he’s started Group Walks to show people the hidden beauty of Northamptonshire. His Facebook Group has been recognised as a highly positive and supportive community with over 26,700 members. Dave can be heard regularly on the radio and he has appeared on both BBC and ITV television. He also writes for many local magazines and has featured in the Daily Telegraph, promoting Northamptonshire’s hidden secrets. Dave has won several awards for the help his website and social media has given to people, all of which is done as a hobby. As Dave says…”If just one of my walks has helped just one person, then it’s all been worthwhile.”

https://northamptonshirewalks.co.uk/

Jane Isaac

Nethercote Hall - 13.30-14.30 Murder & Mayhem: join local author Jane Isaac as she talks about the challenges of writing detective fiction in the modern age. Jane talks candidly about her inspirations, the publishing industry, how she undertakes research, and offers an insight into the trials and tribulations of life as a novelist. Jane is author of 8 bestselling crime novels. Her debut, An Unfamiliar Murder, was nominated as best mystery in the ‘eFestival of Words Best of the Independent eBook awards 2013.’ The follow up, The Truth Will Out, was nominated as ‘Thriller of the Month – April 2014’ by E-Thriller.com and a Noveltunity book club winner. ‘…action packed and thrilling.’ The Sussex Newspaper ‘…impossible to put down.’ Northern Crime Reviews ‘Move over La Plante…’ Suspense Magazine.

Young Adult Panel Meet our fantastic panel of authors to hear about their books for young adults.

Philip S Davies

Chloe Wilks

We’re thrilled that Philip S Davies, author of the Destiny’s Rebel trilogy, is returning to the festival to sell his books and is joining us on the YA panel.

Local author Chloe Wilks will be joining our YA panel to talk about her book, Cloud: An Unexpected Adventure Awaits

Manfield - 12.15-13.15

Marisa Noelle

Manfield - 12.15-13.15

Marisa Noelle is the writer of middle grade and young adult novels in the genres of science-fiction, fantasy and mental health including The Shadow Keepers, The Unadjusteds Trilogy (The Unadjusteds, The Rise of the Altereds, and The Reckoning), and The Mermaid Chronicles – Secrets of the Deep. She is a mentor for the Write Mentor program that helps aspiring MG and YA authors. With dual citizenship, Marisa has lived on both sides of the Atlantic and uses settings in both the USA and UK as inspiration for her novels. When she’s not writing or reading or watching movies, she enjoys swimming. In the pool she likes to imagine she could be a mermaid and become part of some of her make-believe worlds. Despite being an avid bookworm from the time she could hold a book, being an author came as a bit of a surprise to her as she was a bit of a science geek at school. She lives in Woking, UK with her husband and three children. You can find her on Twitter @MarisaNoelle77, TikTok as @MarisaNoelle12 or her website www.MarisaNoelle.com.

Mar k and Jules Kennedy Manfield - 12.15-13.15

Mark and Jules are creators of the multi-award-winning Future Toolbox. The Future Toolbox is loaded with life skills tools to help teens, young adults and families to get ahead in life. As speakers and authors, Mark and Jules have worked with many schools, colleges and community groups, both locally and nationally, and show individuals how to make personal development fun. Their books include the popular Don’t Get Your Neck Tattooed, which is the Z to A of life skills that you don’t get from sitting exams. It tells a story of a lovable character, Milo, who goes on a journey of personal development. Each letter is a chapter and includes interactive exercises for the reader to engage with too. When they’re not training and writing, Mark and Jules also love travel, fitness and they’re keen artists.

FREE all day in the Fitz John Hall Jason Cobley Fitz John Hall - All day JM Cobley was born in Devon of Welsh parents and now lives in Warwickshire with his wife, daughter and two intrepid rabbits intent on escaping. He works as a Head Teacher at an SEMH school but also writes. The central character of his new novel A Hundred Years to Arras is based on his relative Robert Gooding Henson, who fought in Arras in 1917.

Gar ry Dix

Fitz John Hall - All day We can’t wait to welcome back Garry Dix, author of the Brian Brackbrick series. He’ll be selling books all day!

Plan Your Visit Times

Authors & Location LIBRARY

NETHERCOTE

MANFIELD

10.00-10.30 10.30-11.00 11.00-11.30

KIDFEST 10.00 - 12.00 Prof Ham’s Science Club ... and much more!

11.30-12.00

Cooker y Demonstration Carmela Sophia Sereno 10.30-12.00

Local Author ANDREW RADD 10.30 - 11.30

12.00-12.30 12.30-13.00

Stor yteller RICHARD YORK 12.15 - 13.15

Crime fiction ELLY GRIFFITHS 12.15 - 13.15

Children’s author PAULA HARRISON 13.30 - 14.30

Detective Fiction JANE ISAAC 13.30 - 14.30

Children’s author MITCH JOHNSON 14.45 - 15.45

Local interest DAVE ASKEW 14.45 - 15.45

Y.A. PANEL (see p9) 12.15 - 13.15

13.00-13.30 13.30-14.00 14.00-14.30 14.30-15.00 15.00-15.30 15.30-16.00

Free events available all day from 10.00am in the Fitz John Hall - see page 10 and 13

BIG BOOK GROUP 13.30 - 14.30

Tickets 18 and over: £5 per author event Under 18s: FREE* *Please note: Under 18s will still need to collect a ticket to get in to KidFest and YA events, and all under 12s will need to be accompanied by a paying adult.

Free events available in the Library and Fitz John Hall: Free KidFest activities until 12 Craft fair and food stalls Author book signings Quinns bookshop Rugby Cafe Authors Northants Authors Second-hand books Giant Book Group

How do I book? Tickets can be bought from the Community Connectors’ desk in the library, Monday to Friday 9-5. Alternatively, call 07484 907438 or email communityconnector@moultonparishcouncil.org.uk. You can also buy them on the day.

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