World Book Night Weekend Event

Last year's Guest Speaker Lesley Pearse, with Annette Shaw and friends

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Following the success of the World Book Night Event last year, Stoke Lodge Hotel is again hosting a fabulous World Book Extravaganza on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th April.    

Chris Mayer

This brilliant event kicks off on the Friday from 5.00 - 6.30pm when the Mayer family - Christine, Steven, and daughters Sam, Chelsie and Sigouney and partners, will again be welcoming guests with a glass of Prosecco and canapés to launch their fantastic book fest. 

This will be followed by 'Desert Island Books meets Just A Minute'. Participation  is not obligatory - it's meant to be fun! You are invited to bring your favourite book, or the one that's been the most special to you in tough times.

The Saturday from 10.00 until 3.00pm - starting with morning coffee and punctuated by a delicious buffet lunch - is a day filled with all things bookish. There will be interesting talks from local authors, including, Julie Archer, L.E. Willetts and Steve Stephenson-Olds, with guest speakers Jane Corry and Kate Furnivall, and much more. There will also be news and questions from readers and writers plus the great book swap - please bring books to give away and/or swap - and an informal networking session with all authors attending.

Jane Corry

The first guest speaker this year is Jane Corry, whose fabulous debut novel, My Husband's Wife' reached No 5 in the Sunday Times bestseller list.

https://www.facebook.com/myhusbandswife/

 
 

Kate Furnivall

Novelist Kate Furnivall, the second speaker, has nine books to her credit and will be explaining how she decides on the subject and the importance of research.

Her most recent books include The Italian Wife and The Liberation.

http://katefurnivall.com/

 

Writer Jill Treseder PhD and avid reader Victoria Suter from the NHS South West Leadership Academy remind us of the work of The Reading Agency and its new initiative for health. Jill also talks about why she writes.

Annette Shaw

The event has been organised by Annette Shaw, Books Editor for Devon Life Magazine, who explains that underlying all of  this is the promotion of reading. 

She tells us that it's shocking to hear how many people in the UK don't read regularly or don't acquire literary skills.  For more information take a look at the number of Read Easy Groups in Devon alone at  readeasy.org.uk and for more info/all the facts on World Book Night see readingagency.org.uk/news/.





To aid and abet the proceedings, Annette has invited Alan Depledge to be Master of Ceremonies.  Alan handles the social  media for Stoke Lodge and will open the event by talking about this wonderful Devon holiday hotel, and will also gently attempt to keep everyone to time over the two days!

There are just 50 tickets for the events on Friday evening and Saturday daytime. Places need to be reserved and paid for in full, in advance, and to keep admin to the minimum it’s not possible to make refunds should you cancel.  

To book please e-mail Julie Archer on julieoceanuk@yahoo.co.uk

More info: 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/worldbooknightatstokelodge2017/

World Book Night website: http://worldbooknight.org/

WORLD BOOK NIGHT EXTRAVAGANZA

 

Friday 28th and Saturday 29th April 2017

at Stoke Lodge Hotel - the country house hotel by the sea...