Battle of the Genres
An epic battle between Crime, Vikings and Legends, Teen Humour and Romance, umpired by Dr Tim Rideout.
Jo Callaghan brings her hotly anticipated and intricately plotted follow-up, Leave No Trace to the battle while multi-million bestselling author, co-creator and screenwriter Holly Smale adds Harriet Manners from her teen rom com book and No.1 Worldwide Netflix series, Geek Girl into the ring, as well as her time travelling counterpart from Cassandra in Reverse.
Giles Kristian throws in the Viking worlds from The Rise of Sigurd trilogies and reimagined island history from Lancelot, Camelot and Arthur. And to finish off our battle we are delighted to welcome Sunday Times bestselling and award winning Rowan Coleman the screenwriter and author of sixteen novels including The Memory Book, Runaway Wife, and her latest title From Now Until Forever.
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Please Note: Advance tickets are available until 11 am the day before the event unless the venue is the Palace Theatre or Tudor Hall, National Civil War Centre.
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