We are delighted to be teaming up with The Bath Literature Festival once again to bring a vibrant programme of author talks to our venue in May! Covering every topic imaginable from fiction and non-fiction, sparkling romances to climate and social activism, come along and hear from this generation of authors that are sparking worldwide conversations.

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EVENTS AT THE MISSION THEATRE

MONDAY 19th MAY

1pm - 2pm: Nicola Moorby - The art historian explores the opposing styles of landscape artists J.M.W. Turner and John Constable.
£14 / £10 (concs)

7pm - 8pm: Emma Gannon - An award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author of eight books, in conversation about her new novel, Table for One.
£20 includes book /£14 standard / £10 (concs)

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TUESDAY 20th MAY

1pm - 2pm: Quintin Lake - Multi-award-winning photographer, specialising in landscape and architecture, explores the British coastline.
£14 / £10 (concs)

6pm - 7pm: Philippa Forrester - The broadcaster and conservationist on the women who live and work in the wild.
£14 / £10 (concs)

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WEDNESDAY 21st MAY

1pm - 2pm: Laura Coffey - Enchanted Islands is a memoir that chronicles her journey through the Mediterranean.
£14 / £10 (concs)

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THURSDAY 22nd MAY

1pm - 2pm: Dr. Leor Zmigrod - A leading expert in political neuroscience, examines the roots of radicalisation and ideological extremism.
£14 / £10 (concs)

7pm - 8pm: Mike Berners-Lee - The climate emergency demands higher honesty standards in politics, media, and business. 
£14 / £10 (concs)

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FRIDAY 23th MAY

1pm - 2pm: Nathan Waddell - With a pioneering new biography A Bright Cold Day: The Wonder of George Orwell. 
£14 / £10 (concs)

7pm - 8pm: JoJo Moyles - Multi-million bestseller with her latest novel: We All
Live Here.
£25 includes book / £14 standard / £10 (concs)

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SATURDAY 24th MAY

12pm - 1pm: Daniel Kehlmann - His new novel The Director is based on the life of the great film director, the Austrian G. W. Pabst (1885 – 1967). 
£25 includes book / £14 standard / £10 (concs)

5pm - 6pm: Lionel Shriver - With her latest novel, Mania imagining a world in which intellectual meritocracy is heresy. 
£14 / £10 (concs)

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SUNDAY 25th MAY

12pm - 1pm: Holly Smale - I Know How This Ends is her second brilliantly uplifting novel.
£20 inc. proof and goodie bag 

2pm - 3pm: Michelle de Kretser - Australian author with her seventh novel: Theory and Practice, a mesmerising account of denial and jealousy.
£14 / £10 (concs)

4pm - 5pm: Geoff Dyer - Homework is his memoir of growing up in provincial England in the 60s and 70s.
£25 includes book / £14 standard / £10 (concs)

6:30pm - 7:30pm: Callie Hart - a USA Today bestselling author of Quicksilver. 
£10