Acclaimed author Lee Child to kick off this year's Todmorden Book Festival in November
A Jack Reacher novel is sold somewhere in the world every nine seconds and now the creator, Lee Child, is coming to Todmorden Hippodrome to kick off this year’s Todmorden Book Festival on November 6.
Lee Child is not the only best-selling writer to attend this year’s festival as two heavyweights of the political scene will also be there.
Bradford MP Naz Shah will discuss her powerful memoir Honoured, while former Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will talk about his own latest book Can We Be Rich Again?
Elsewhere screenwriter and children' s author Frank Cottrell-Boyce will be in town to talk about his timely new book A British Childhood: How Our Children Live now.
The festival will run from November 6 to 15 and feature a number of events with topics ranging from miscarriages of justice, through folklore, UFO visits to forgotten women heroines of journalism.
Other authors attending the event include Horatio Clare, Janine Warren, Elizabeth Alker and James Bailey.
The festival also takes the time to celebrate the town’s ongoing friendship with Ukraine through a free afternoon of songs, dance and story-telling on Saturday, November 14.
Chair of the Todmorden Book Festival Pam Warhurst said: “Once again I’m enormously proud of this year’s line up which is perhaps our most varied ever.
"I’m also proud of the fact that it continues to be the cheapest literary festival in the country for locals and visitors alike.”
The festival also encourages the writers of the future with masterclasses and workshops hosted by critically acclaimed writers and performers such as Naomi Booth, Stephen May and Amanda Dalton.
Tickets for events are available at www.todmordenbookfestival.co.uk or from Todmorden Tourist Information on Burnley Road.