Renowned for his work in rewilding and species reintroduction, Derek Gow, author of Bringing Back the Beaver, looks at the history of the wolf’s demise and the possibility of a future return to Britain for this majestic species. With Carol Donaldson.
Event Date | Sat 22 Feb 11:00am |
Individual Price | £10.00 |
Location | Faversham Assembly Rooms |
Categories | 2025, Sat 22 Feb, Non Fiction, Science & Nature |
Walking through histories, taking in the East Kent coast and an epic adventure across sacred British landscapes. Acclaimed travel writer Oliver Smith sets out to radically reframe our idea of 'pilgrimage' in Britain by retracing sacred travel made across time. Rod Edmond walks the East Kent coastline to explore its geography, history of invasion and defence, and how its fabled White Cliffs mark a border that has sometimes offered refuge and at other times refused entry.
Event Date | Sun 23 Feb 5:00pm |
Individual Price | £10.00 |
Location | Faversham Assembly Rooms |
Categories | 2025, Sun 23 Feb, Local Authors, Non Fiction, Place, Geography & Travel, Science & Nature |
A heart-warming true story of the woods and wildlife, conservation and community, by the Kent author of On the Marshes. When Carol became the leader of a ragtag team of countryside conservation volunteers, little did she know that this unlikely group would be the people to help her move forward in her life. Carol is in conversation with poet and artist Clair Meyrick.
Event Date | Mon 24 Feb 3:00pm |
Individual Price | £8.00 |
Location | Faversham Assembly Rooms |
Categories | 2025, Mon 24 Feb, Local Authors, Non Fiction, Science & Nature |
Bestselling author and palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke, the writer behind the medical TV drama series Breathtaking, has penned a riveting and inspiring true story of two families linked by one heart, interweaving the history of medical innovations behind transplant surgery with the plight of two children, one of whom desperately needs a new heart. The event will be chaired by Marg Mayne.
Event Date | Tue 25 Feb 7:00pm |
Individual Price | £13.00 |
Location | St Mary of Charity |
Categories | 2025, Tue 25 Feb, Non Fiction, Science & Nature |
Artificial Intelligence promises to transform everything, from work to transport to war, and to solve our problems with total ease – but at what cost? Tech philosopher Tom Chatfield, author of Wise Animals: How Technology Has Made Us What We Are, and James Muldoon, Feeding the Machine: The Hidden Human Labour Powering AI, discuss how we got to this point and what lies beneath the surface of the technology, including the the impact of AI on global inequalities and all our futures. Chaired by Julia Wheeler.
Event Date | Sat 1 Mar 11:00am |
Individual Price | £10.00 |
Location | Queen Elizabeth Theatre |
Categories | 2025, Sat 01 Mar, Non Fiction, Panel Discussion, Politics, Science & Nature |
The author of A Honeybee Heart Has Five Openings talks to Alex Preston about her new book Mother Animal, which investigates motherhood in the animal world, combining personal memoir with scientific insight. When Helen Jukes becomes pregnant and her body becomes increasingly strange to her, she looks beyond humans to ask how motherhood works in other species – the result is this startling new vision of what mothering can be.
Event Date | Sat 1 Mar 3:00pm |
Individual Price | £10.00 |
Location | The Arden Theatre |
Categories | 2025, Sat 01 Mar, Biography & Memoir, Non Fiction, Science & Nature |
Historian Sarah Lonsdale brings to life the globe-trotting tales of five women who fought for the right to work in, enjoy and help to save the wild places of the earth. A journey from sub-Saharan Africa to the Peak District, it recounts the adventures of five pioneering women across five continents. With host Caroline Millar.
Event Date | Sun 2 Mar 5:00pm |
Individual Price | £8.00 |
Location | The Arden Theatre |
Categories | 2025, Sun 02 Mar, Historical, Non Fiction, Science & Nature |
Author of The Essex Serpent, Sarah Perry returns to Faversham for the closing event to the festival, in conversation with author and journalist Alex Preston. Her latest novel Enlightenment, longlisted for the Booker Prize 2024, is a story of love and astronomy told over the course of 20 years through the lives of two improbable best friends. Described by the Guardian as 'luxuriously – defiantly – old-fashioned' it is full of heartfelt wisdom about the stars, faith, friendship and unrequited love. A gem.
Event Date | Sun 2 Mar 7:00pm |
Individual Price | £14.00 |
Location | St Mary of Charity |
Categories | 2025, Sun 02 Mar, Fiction, Historical, Science & Nature |