The Lake District Book Festival

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Fri 12 Jun 2026 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Cartmel Racecourse, LA11 6QF

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Allies at War - Tim Bouverie with Margaret MacMillan

Fri 12 Jun 2026 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Humphrey Head Tent, LA11 6QF

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Around the Cabinet Table - Matt Frei & ?

Fri 12 Jun 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Hampsfell Tent, LA11 6QF

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Katie Hale with book 'The Edge of Solitude'

The Edge of Solitude - Katie Hale

Fri 12 Jun 2026 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Grandstand, LA11 6QF

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Electric Spark: the Enigma of Muriel Spark - Frances Wilson

Fri 12 Jun 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Humphrey Head Tent, LA11 6QF

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Michael Heseltine and daughter Annabel Heseltine

From Acorns to Oaks: an Urgent Agenda to Rebuild Britain - Michael Heseltine

Fri 12 Jun 2026 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Hampsfell Tent, LA11 6QF

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Money: A Story of Humanity - David McWilliams

Fri 12 Jun 2026 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Humphrey Head Tent, LA11 6QF

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Rory Stewart Author against Cumbria backdrop

Britain’s Place in the World - Rory Stewart & Matt Frei

Fri 12 Jun 2026 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Hampsfell Tent, LA11 6QF

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Don't Forget We're Here Forever - Lamorna Ash

Fri 12 Jun 2026 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Grandstand, LA11 6QF

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I Met the Hermit who Lived a Million Years Ago: the poetry of Sudeep Sen & Paul Farley

Fri 12 Jun 2026 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Humphrey Head Tent, LA11 6QF

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The Finest Hotel in Kabul and To Lose a War - Lyse Doucet & Jon Lee Anderson

Fri 12 Jun 2026 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Hampsfell Tent, LA11 6QF

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Saving Windermere: A summit on England's best-loved lake

Fri 12 Jun 2026 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Grandstand, LA11 6QF

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Festival Drinks Party

Fri 12 Jun 2026 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Cartmel Priory, LA11 6QD

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Saturday Parking

Sat 13 Jun 2026 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM Cartmel Racecourse, LA11 6QF

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William Marshal - Sophie-Thérèse Ambler & David Horspool

Sat 13 Jun 2026 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM Cartmel Racecourse - The Grandstand, LA11 6QF

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En Route: A Journey Round France in the Company of Great Writers - Peter Fiennes

Sat 13 Jun 2026 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Cartmel Racecourse - The Humphrey Head Tent, LA11 6QF

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Oh Canada! Margaret MacMillan & Lyse Doucet

Sat 13 Jun 2026 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Cartmel Racecourse - The Hampsfell Tent, LA11 6QF

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Justin Marozzi with book 'Captives & Companions'

Captives & Companions - Justin Marozzi

Sat 13 Jun 2026 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Grandstand, LA11 6QF

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Red Duchess & Margaret Bondfield book covers

Rebels in Westminster: Kitty Atholl & Margaret Bondfield

Sat 13 Jun 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Humphrey Head Tent, LA11 6QF

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The Challenge of Iran - a panel discussion

Sat 13 Jun 2026 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Grandstand, LA11 6QF

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Graham Robb and book 'Discovery of Britain'

The Discovery of Britain - Graham Robb

Sat 13 Jun 2026 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Grandstand, LA11 6QF

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Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew - Avi Shlaim

Sat 13 Jun 2026 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Humphrey Head Tent, LA11 6QF

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'The Peepshow' & 'The Story of a Murder' book covers

Dr Crippen & Mr Christie: Hallie Rubenhold & Kate Summerscale

Sat 13 Jun 2026 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Hampsfell Tent, LA11 6QF

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Under the Olive Tree & Culinary Psychology

Sat 13 Jun 2026 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Grandstand, LA11 6QF

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Silk Mirage: Through the Looking-Glass in Uzbekistan - Joanna Lillis

Sat 13 Jun 2026 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Humphrey Head Tent, LA11 6QF

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This Creative Life: Jane Horrocks & Christine Cort

Sat 13 Jun 2026 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Hampsfell Tent, LA11 6QF

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The 4.15 at Cartmel

Sat 13 Jun 2026 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Grandstand, LA11 6QF

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Welcome to 'Barridise': the past, present & future of Barrow-in-Furness

Sat 13 Jun 2026 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Humphrey Head Tent, LA11 6QF

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An African History of Africa - Zeinab Badawi

Sat 13 Jun 2026 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Hampsfell Tent, LA11 6QF

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Sunday Parking

Sun 14 Jun 2026 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM Cartmel Racecourse, LA11 6QF

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Helm - Sarah Hall

Sun 14 Jun 2026 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Cartmel Racecourse - The Grandstand, LA11 6QF

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Famous: Ego, Envy and Ambition in Pop, Rock and Hip-Hop - Matt Thorne

Sun 14 Jun 2026 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Cartmel Racecourse - The Humphrey Head Tent, LA11 6QF

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The Final Vow - MW Craven

Sun 14 Jun 2026 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Cartmel Racecourse - The Hampsfell Tent, LA11 6QF

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Christopher de Bellaigue with book 'The Golden Throne'

The Golden Throne - Christopher de Bellaigue

Sun 14 Jun 2026 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Grandstand, LA11 6QF

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Penny Bradshaw with book 'A-Z of Beatrix Potter'

An A-Z of Beatrix Potter - Penny Bradshaw

Sun 14 Jun 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Humphrey Head Tent, LA11 6QF

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Samira Ahmed with book 'A Hard Day's Night'

A Hard Day's Night - Samira Ahmed

Sun 14 Jun 2026 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Hampsfell Tent, LA11 6QF

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The Haunted Wood - Sam Leith

Sun 14 Jun 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Grandstand, LA11 6QF

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Bee Wilson with book 'The Heart-Shaped Tin'

The Heart-Shaped Tin: Love, Loss and Kitchen Objects - Bee Wilson

Sun 14 Jun 2026 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Humphrey Head Tent, LA11 6QF

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Kathleen Stock with book 'Do Not Go Gentle'

Do Not Go Gentle: The Case Against Assisted Death - Kathleen Stock

Sun 14 Jun 2026 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Hampsfell Tent, LA11 6QF

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Philip Marsden with book 'Under a Metal Sky'

Under a Metal Sky - Philip Marsden

Sun 14 Jun 2026 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Grandstand, LA11 6QF

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Philip Mansel with book 'King of the World'

King of the World: the Life of Louis XIV - Philip Mansel

Sun 14 Jun 2026 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Humphrey Head Tent, LA11 6QF

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Sebastian Faulks with book 'Fires Which Burned Brightly'

Fires Which Burned Brightly - Sebastian Faulks

Sun 14 Jun 2026 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Hampsfell Tent, LA11 6QF

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Jenn Ashworth with book 'The Parallel Path'

The Parallel Path - Jenn Ashworth

Sun 14 Jun 2026 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Grandstand, LA11 6QF

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The Lyrical Genius of Iran - Narguess Farzad & Matt Addis

Sun 14 Jun 2026 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Humphrey Head Tent, LA11 6QF

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Our Friends in the North TV series poster

Our Friends in the North: celebrating its thirtieth birthday

Sun 14 Jun 2026 4:45 PM - 5:45 PM Cartmel Racecourse - The Hampsfell Tent, LA11 6QF

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