Headline Proof Party: Bobby Palmer & Helen Russell
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A special opportunity to get your hands on early copies of some of the most exciting new novels of 2026: Main Characters by Bobby Palmer & Laura Clark is Away from her Desk by Helen Russell.
In Main Characters, two people are falling in love – and it’sblindingly obvious to everyone but them. A modern love story, told entirely from the perspective of those around the couple involved. Laura Clark is Away from her Desk is the perfect novel for our times: a stressed mother, with ageing parents, and a workload she cannot keep up with, who one day decides to quit: her job, her home, her responsibilities. What is she when she’s untethered?
Attendees will each receive special proof copies of the novels to take home.
In conversation with Liv Chapman.
Presented in partnership with Headline Publishers.
Priority Booking for Festival Friends opens at 8am on Friday 27 February. Tickets go on general sale from Monday 2 March.
Concession tickets are available to Friends of the Festival, those on benefits and students.
Hearing loops are available for Theatre and Library events. Carers qualify for free ‘essential companion’ tickets. Wheelchair spaces are limited. In all cases, please call the Box Office on 01434 652477 to book or email: [email protected].
Tickets cannot be refunded but can be exchanged for other Book Festival events.
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Book a table and receive 10% off dining at The Beaumont Hotel on presentation of your ticket.
