Borderlines Book Festival

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Borderlines 2025!

We are back and ready to do it all again. Look forward to a bookish weekend (plus a couple of extra special events) full of prose, poetry and incredible authors.

Tuesday 4th November
L J Ross in conversation

Monday 10th November
M W Craven and Abir Mukherjee in conversation

Friday 14th November
Poetry Open Mic Night

Saturday 15th November
- Eleanor Tweddell - Another door opens: five steps for navigating change in work and life
- Jenny Uglow - A Year with Gilbert White: The First Great Nature Writer
- Graham Robb - The Discovery of Britain: An Accidental History
- Mike Berners-Lee - A Climate of Truth: Why We Need It and How To Get It

Sunday 16th November
- Dave Felton - Cumbria 1,000 Years of Maps
- Jenn Ashworth - The Parallel Path: Love, Grit and Walking the North
- Alan Johnson - Harold Wilson: Twentieth Century Man
- Tea and Cake with K J Whittle

For full details on all the events taking place during the festival, visit their website at www.borderlinescarlisle.co.uk

Borderlines is a not-for-profit event run by volunteers who believe in community – and the joy of words. We deliver a Festival that balances bringing major national and international names to Carlisle with celebrating and showcasing fantastic local talent. We also run events and activities that encourage and inspire individual creativity.