Stanley will be joining us to discuss his latest book, Let’s Do It: The Birth of Pop - the prequel to the critically acclaimed Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop.

American-born soul legend known for chart hits The First Cut Is the Deepest and Angel of the Morning.

Tom Cox will be joining us to discuss Villager, his recently published debut novel which neatly synthesises his passion for music, nature and folklore.

Jen Cownie and Fiona Lensvelt AKA Litwitchure will be returning to the festival to discuss their recently published book Wild Card: Let The Tarot Tell Your Story.

Lily will be joining us to discuss her dazzling memoir Sins of My Father charting her pursuit to unravel the mysteries of her delinquent father and investigate how deep the legacy of damage can run. 

Journalist, author and chief rock and pop critic of The Times will be joining us to discuss his latest book In Perfect Harmony: Singalong Pop In 70s Britain.

What do male zebra finches dream of? Where do the sands of time run fastest, and how is that connected to the age of anxiety? 

BBC Radio 3s presenter will be joining us to discuss her new book Sound Within Sound.

Historian Matthew Green will be joining us to discuss his critically acclaimed new book Shadowlands: A Journey Through Lost Britain.