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Here I am in Keswick - the view that John Ruskin described as the best in the world- to discuss This Time No Mistakes for the wonderfully popular Words by the Water book festival. See you at 3.30 pm!

Enthusiasm for Ruskin here in Keswick.. argued for a welfare state 85 years before it happened ! Now for my talk…

Oh, Keswick! I will be laughing for a while about the moment we discovered the Muse of Stationery lives in your Pencil Museum. Thanks for such a lovely night, and for packing out the most beautiful theatre in the country. Unfortunately I had to cope with these atrocious views…

Absolutely golden day here in Keswick for Cumbria’s wonderful literature festival Words by the Water Keswick. Our MA programme leader is looking forward to doing some interviewing this afternoon 📚🍃

Day 2 at our local lit festival Words by the Water Keswick Highlights inc: Peter Conrad on Dickens (interviewer Dr Penny Bradshaw); George Monbiot (interviewer Sarah Hall); & Tim Barker performing 'Shakespeare for Shepherds' (chair Jean Scott-Smith, President of Lakeland Dialect Society) Fab!

"How to be a writer? Read. Read. Read. Take a chance on a book. It might just be the best one you've ever read. And you can take that chance because we have such good public libraries," author Ann Cleeves talking at Words by the Water, Keswick. Words by the Water Keswick #libraries Too right!

Early research for a picture book brought me here today. After my event at Words by the Water Keswick .

Another extraordinary day Words by the Water Keswick with many brilliant talks and readings, including the Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage, and James Rebanks, whose work we study on our MA 📚🍃 All this and of course spectacular views outside!

Fabulous double event with James Rebanks , expertly handled by Helen Helen Rebanks last night Theatre by the Lake . Lovely to see them both on home turf. Thankyou!

Back on the fells (albeit little 'uns)! It's 17.5 hiking miles for me this week (interspersed with some fab sessions at Words by the Water Keswick). #nhs1000miles

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How lovely to meet Sherril yesterday at Bookends Carlisle www.bookscumbria.com . She is the daughter of the late Jean Brennand, rural postwoman for Ambleside #Cumbria, who is featured in my book, The PostalPaths. (We're being photo bombed by illustrator Mark Richards 😁) linktr.ee/postalpaths

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Brilliant full house at the Theatre By The Lake tonight: so many books signed, spritzed and dedicated! Thank you to everyone who was there, and to the kind organizers for their wonderful hospitality... Words On The Water

Fabulous event tonight with Joanne Harris in conversation with Helen Millican . A real treat! Thanks Joanne and Helen👏👏

Don't miss the final Words by the Water Keswick 2025 event with bestselling novelist, David Nicholls, launching the paperback of You Are Here at Theatre by the Lake .The theatre is opening just for David this Sunday night! Tickets theatrebythelake.com/event/an-eveni…

Appearing in Keswick, Theatre by the Lake , this Sunday. Tickets from theatrebythelake.com/event/an-eveni…

Tonight at 7.30pm!

📕Just spotted on Words by the Water Keswick web site: 📚Words by the Water, festival dates: Wed 11th - Sun 15th March 2026 📗Well, that's now in next year's diary. 📓Looking forward to it!😀 #keswick #book #festival #cumbria #thelakedistrict