By Chloe Foster
We have seen an abundance of Very Short Introductions (VSI) authors appearing at UK festivals this year. Appearances so far have included at Words by the Water festival in Keswick, Oxford Literary Festival, and Edinburgh Science festival. The versitility of the series and its subjects means our author talks are popular at a variety of different types of festivals. First up, Words by the Water:
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The perfect scenery to accompany a day of VSI talks at the Words by the Water festival
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The beautiful backdrop to the Words by the Water festival in Keswick
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Richard English is introduced before his talk on Modern War
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Robert Eaglestone at the signing table after his talk on Contemporary Fiction at Words by the Water in Keswick
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Klaus Dodds gets on his Geopolitics soapbox at Oxford Literary Festival
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Keith Grint captures the crowd with his talk on Leadership at Oxford Literary Festival
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Jonathan Herring's soapbox on Family Law at Oxford Literary Festival
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Jamie Woodward's soapbox on The Ice Age at Oxford Literary Festival
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William Allan's Classical Literature Soapbox at Oxford Literary Festival
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The backdrop to Edinburgh Science Festival
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Russell Foster prepares for his talk on Sleep at the Edinburgh Science Festival
Later this month, we’ll have talks from VSI authors at Chipping Norton Literary Festival on the 26th and 27th April. This is followed by a series of talks at Ways with Words festival in Devon on the 12th July, Kings Place festival in London on the 14th September, and Cheltenham Literature festival from 3rd -12th October.
The Very Short Introductions (VSI) series combines a small format with authoritative analysis and big ideas for hundreds of topic areas. Written by our expert authors, these books can change the way you think about the things that interest you and are the perfect introduction to subjects you previously knew nothing about. Grow your knowledge with OUPblog and the VSI series every Friday, subscribe to Very Short Introductions articles on the OUPblog via email or RSS., and like Very Short Introductions on Facebook.
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International Children’s and Youth Literature Festival~ ongoing until Oct 4, Berlin, Germany
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National Young Writers’ Festival~ Oct 2-6, Newcastle, Australia
Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Ceremony~ Oct 3, Boston, MA, USA
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13th Annual New England Conference on Multicultural Education~ Oct 8, Hartford, CT, USA
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18th Monterrey International Book Fair~ Oct 11-19, Monterrey, Mexico
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Frankfurt Book Fair~ Oct 15-19, Frankfurt, Germany
55th Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards Ceremony~ Oct 17, New York, NY, USA
IBBY Ireland Conference: Green Gables to Globalization: Crossover, Canada and Children’s Books~ Oct 18, Dublin, Ireland
SCBWI Tokyo Writers’ Day~ Oct 18, Tokyo, Japan
Children’s Literature Council Fall Gala~ Oct 18, Santa Ana, CA, USA
Vancouver International Writers Festival~ Oct 21-26, Vancouver, BC, Canada
The Big Picture Party: Celebrate the Power of Picture Books~ Oct 27, London, United Kingdom
Book Week~ Oct 27-Nov 9, Japan
Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Awards Ceremony~ Oct 30, San Marcos, TX, USA
28th Santiago International Book Fair~ Oct 31-Nov 16, Santiago, Chile