Friday 25th September, 7.30 pm Ship Theatre, Walthamstow Hall, Hollybush Lane, Sevenoaks ANDREW MOTION:  THE CINDER PATH Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate from 1999 to 2009, opens the festival and talks about his new collection of poetry. (This event is sponsored by the Sevenoaks Bookshop)	£12
Saturday 26th September, 2.30 pm The Bradbourne School, Bradbourne Vale Road, Sevenoaks BOOK GROUPS TEA WITH CARYS DAVIES & VANESSA GEBBIE:  SHORT CIRCUIT Local Book Groups are invited to share their favourite books and listen to a talk on the art of the short story given by Carys Davies and Vanessa Gebbie.  Tea and cakes will be served.	£5
Sunday 27th September, 2.30 pm Ship Theatre, Walthamstow Hall, Hollybush Lane, Sevenoaks IAN KELLY:  CASANOVA, FOOD WRITER Multi-talented Ian Kelly, currently appearing in The Pitman Painters, reveals the culinary and amatory skills of history's most famous lover.	£8
Monday 28th September, 7.30 pm St Nicholas' Undercroft, Rectory Lane, Sevenoaks SHENA MACKAY:  THE ATMOSPHERIC VILLAGE:  A SHOREHAM CHILDHOOD & BEYOND Shena Mackay lived in Shoreham in the 1950s, and her talk, illustrated by readings, shows how she has drawn on those extraordinarily rich few years throughout her writing life.	£8
Tuesday 29th September, 12.00 pm Literary Lunch at St Julian's Club, St Julian's Road, Sevenoaks JOHN JULIUS NORWICH:  TRYING TO PLEASE Enjoy a delicious lunch at St Julian's Club in the company of guest speaker John Julius Norwich, who will be discussing his autobiography and his fascinating life.	£25
Tuesday 29th September, 7.30 pm Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Library, Buckhurst Lane, Sevenoaks SARAH WISE:  THE BLACKEST STREETS:  THE LIFE & DEATH OF A VICTORIAN SLUM Sarah Wise tells the dramatic story of the Old Nichol, London's most notorious Victorian slum, and the events which led to it's demolition. (This event is organised by the Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Library)	£5
Wednesday 30th September 7.30 pm St Nicholas' Undercroft, Rectory Lane, Sevenoaks DAVID NOKES & KARIN FERNALD:  DR JOHNSON & HIS WOMEN This evening features two talks, Professor David Nokes on the relationship between Samuel Johnson and his wife Tetty, and actor and writer Karin Fernald on the scandalous life of Mrs Piozzi, Johnson's beloved Hester Thrale.	£8
Thursday 1st October, 10 - 12 am Sevenoaks County Primary School, Bradbourne Park Road, Sevenoaks IAN WHYBROW:  A BUCKETFUL OF STORIES Schools event featuring much-loved children's writer Ian Whybrow, author of the popular Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs series.  Tickets will be distributed though schools.
Thursday 1st October, 7.30 pm Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Library, Buckhurst Lane, Sevenoaks GRAEME FIFE:  CHARLOTTE CORDAY, ANGEL OF THE ASSASSINATION Local Sevenoaks author Graeme Fife bring to life the amazing story of Charlotte Corday, the simple girl from Normandy who stabbed Marat to death in his bath.	£5
Friday 2nd October, 7.30 pm Ship Theatre, Walthamstow Hall School, Hollybush Lane, Sevenoaks CHRISTOPHER LLOYD:  WHAT ON EARTH EVOLVED?   100 SPECIES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD Watch, listen and participate in Christopher Lloyd's enthralling account of the journey through the story of life.  It will change the way you see the world forever. (This event is sponsored by Hollybush Residents Association)	£8
Saturday 3rd October 2.30 pm Plaza Suite, Stag Community Arts Centre, London Road, Sevenoaks HILARY MANTEL:  I MET A MAN WHO WASN'T THERE:  RE-IMAGINING THOMAS CROMWELL AND THE WORLD OF WOLF HALL Hilary Mantel re-imagines the life of the enigmatic Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII's chief minister, who rose from obscurity and ended his life on the scaffold.	£8
Sunday 4th October, 2.30 pm Meet at Weald Memorial Hall WEALD LITERARY WALK (includes afternoon tea) Gilly Moysey leads the traditional afternoon ramble through the pretty village of Weald, including a visit to Vita Sackville-West's garden at Long Barn.   There will be readings from the writers' works and a sumptuous home-baked tea.	£8
Tuesday 6th October, 7.30 pm Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Library, Buckhurst Lane, Sevenoaks LAURA WILSON & ANDREW TAYLOR:  PAST CRIMES Two well-known crime writers talk about crime novels set in the past and of how to combine the historical novel with the modern whodunnit.	£8
Thursday 8th October, 7.30 pm Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Library, Buckhurst Lane, Sevenoaks LANCE PIERSON:  THE BEST OF JOHN BETJEMAN Actor Lance Pierson tells the story of Britain's best-loved poet John Betjeman through his poems.	£5
Friday 9th October, 7.30 pm Plaza Suite, Stag Community Arts Centre, London Road, Sevenoaks PATRICK GALE:  THE WHOLE DAY THROUGH Best-selling author Patrick Gale talks about his most recent novel and the challenges of taking his inspiration from his nearest and dearest.	£12