For a second year, the annual literary extravaganza that is Hay Festival is setting up its virtual marquees online to celebrate the power of words, and has now revealed the free digital programme for its 34th spring edition. Over 12 days, more than 200 acclaimed writers, global policy makers, historians, poets, pioneers and innovators will take part in this year’s Festival, launching the best new fiction and non-fiction. It will interrogate some of the biggest issues of our time, from building a better world post-pandemic to tackling the compound crises of climate change, inequality, and challenges to truth and democracy. The Festival kicks off on Wednesday, May 26 with the inaugural Opening Night Gala: a night of literary delights with a selection of short readings hosted by Natalie Haynes.
Hay Festival 2021 Programme - My Weekly
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Hay Festival announces line-up for second free digital outing
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