Authors
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Who’d be an Opera Singer?
Author talk by Robert Little, 11.00am, Saturday 17th May at St Andrew’s Church, St Andrew’s Street Hertford SG14 1HZ Robert Little lifts the lid on his (now lengthy) career as a singer in operas and operettas, with an insight into the dramatic world of opera. Would you like to discover some of the good and not-so-good aspects of embarking on a career in opera and operetta? What are the secrets of how to sing in the bel canto style required of opera singers? Maybe you’d be keen to know about some productions and performances that, despite the very best of intentions, went drastically wrong? Which great operatic star of…
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Yoga fun for kids
Kids’ yoga with Boxmoor Yoga, 11.00am, Sunday 18 th May, Southern Maltings, Ware Maria Oliver of Boxmoor Yoga brings her ever-popular kids’ yoga to the Book Festival with a fun and creative session to get children to move their bodies and relax their minds. Open to children of all ages; mats are provided. Maria is also a published author of beautifully illustrated books for children featuring ‘Relaxations for lively kids’. Check out her stall in the Author Market. https://www.boxmooryoga.co.uk
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Is it a Monster?
From Hertfordshire dragons to Transylvanian vampires Authors in Conversation: Christopher Hadley and Nick Jubber, 2.00pm – 3.00pm Saturday 17 th May at BEAM Hertford. Come and explore the strange territory where history meets legend with authors ChristopherHadley and Nick Jubber. Did you know that East Herts’ own dragon-slayer Piers Shonks was a real person? But whatabout the dragon…? In his book Hollow Places, Christopher Hadley traces the evolution of thisstrange tale in the Pelham villages, while in The Road he goes back further in time to find theghost of a Roman road. Nick Jubber’s new book Monsterland, ‘a journey around the dark imagination through the ages’,investigates our never-ending fascination with…
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P – P – P – Penguins at the Festival!
A fun challenge for children awaits at the Herts Book Festival on Saturday 17 th May at BEAMHertford. Author and illustrator Shelagh Fairbairn has created some beautiful images of different penguins and the questions for kids is – are you as tall as an Emperor, as small as a Little Penguin, or somewhere in between? Kids can go round the festival stalls to find the type of penguin that is nearest their height, and pick up a free A4 sheet showing all the adorable penguins.
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Voices from the Past
Authors in Conversation: Jane Dismore and Paul Walker, 1.00pm – 2.00pm Saturday 17 thMay at BEAM Hertford. How do history writers bring the past to life? How do they connect readers with personalities and societies very different from our 21 st century world? In this session, biographer Jane Dismore and fiction author Paul Walker talk about the challenges and rewards of telling stories from the past. Jane Dismore’s new book No Country for a Woman: The Adventurous Life of Lady DorothyMills, Explorer and Writer is the first-ever biography of the petite yet bold Dolly Mills, famed in the early 20th century for her brave expeditions into little-known countries and her…
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Author Talk: Behind the Scenes of Comedy
Steven Vinacour reveals the secrets of TV and radio script writing Everyone loves a good laugh, but have you ever wondered who writes the jokes delivered by the comedians and presenters on TV and radio? What are the secrets of writing for the screen? In this talk Steven Vinacour draws on his 25 years of writing for television, starting out as a script writer for The Big Breakfast back in the 90s. He has gone on to write and direct television shows, commercials and award-winning branded content, as well as being a professional radio presenter, voiceover artist and stand-up comedian. Come and hear Steven’s talk on Sunday 19th May, 2.00pm in…
