Welcome to the new Hastings Book Festival podcast! Across four episodes, Katie Lee and Don Linke will be introducing the 2026 programme and speaking to our wonderful guests, patrons and directors.​

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We'll be hearing from performers including Children's Laureate Patrice Lawrence, poet Henry Normal, author Cathryn Kemp, children's author Alex Milway, and micropublisher and art director Richard de Pesando. 

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They'll be chatting to our directors Tim Barlow, Pearl Olsen, Tola Dabiri and Steve Amos, and performing readings from their work.

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