🎥✨ A little flavour of what’s to come over the next few days… The countdown is on! 🕰️ Get ready for another unforgettable #iwlitfest — where stories leap off the page, ideas spark, & inspiration fills every corner of Northwood House 📚💭 www.iwlitfest.com

www.isleofwightliteraryfestival.com/jamescrossland Looking forward to talking about Robert Bruce Lockahrt's plots, misteps and legacy @iowlf.bsky.social this Friday! 🗃📚 #booksky #books Tickets 🔽🔽

✨ Just over ONE DAY to go until the 2025 Isle of Wight Literary Festival! 8 - 12 October !✨ An incredible line-up of speakers, inspiring talks, and special events awaits. 📚 🎟 Tickets available from www.iwlitfest.com or in person on the day from our box office at Northwood House

🗞️ From paper to pullover! 🧶 “Wroxall Woolies” have turned the winning @iwcponline design into a jumper for @GylesB1, celebrating his new book “Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear”. 🐻📖 Unveiled for #iwlitfest — a perfect blend of stories, stitches & island spirit. Thank you ladies!

🎨✨ SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | ANNABEL FAIRFAX Celebrated painter & author of “Delightful, Enchanting”, Annabel Fairfax joins #IWLitFest for an evening of colour, creativity & inspiration. 🌸📖 🗓 Sat 11 Oct | 6PM 📍 Royal Yacht Squadron 🎟️ TICKETS 👉 www.isleofwightliteraryfestival.com/annabelfairfax

📚✨ SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | VASEEM KHAN Bestselling crime writer Vaseem Khan brings Bond’s Q, gripping mysteries, and a puzzle challenge (with a prize!) to #IWLitFest 🕵️‍♂️🔍 🗓 Sunday 12 Oct | 3PM 📍 Northwood House, Cowes 🎟 TICKETS 👉 www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh... #iwlitfest #literaryfestival

ONE WEEK TO GO! We are so excited about our 2025 line up! ✨Just seven days left to grab your tickets for the 14th Isle of Wight Literary Festival! Don’t miss captivating talks, brilliant authors & a weekend full of inspiration. 📚🎤 🎟️ Tickets 👉 iwlitfest.com

✨ The countdown is ON! ✨ The Isle of Wight Literary Festival returns NEXT WEEK — 8–12 October 2025 with an incredible lineup of writers, thinkers, and performers ready to inspire, entertain, and spark conversation. 📚🎤 🎟️ Tickets 👉 www.iwlitfest.com

🌟 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT 🌟 We’re excited to welcome Norman Baker — former Lib Dem MP, fearless interrogator, royal exposer & singer-songwriter — to #IsleOfWightLitFest! 🗓 Sat 11 Oct | 3PM 📍 Northwood House, Cowes 🎟 Tickets: www.isleofwightliteraryfestival.com/normanbaker

📚🎶 Isle of Wight’s Paul Armfield returns home! Fresh from a UK/European tour, he brings “Songs for Bibliophiles” — a magical mix of music & literature. Sat 11 Oct, 7.30pm 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

📚 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan Award-winning neurologist & author of It’s All in Your Head, The Sleeping Beauties & new book The Age of Diagnosis. 📅 Sat 11 Oct | 3PM 📍 Northwood House 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh... #IWLitFest

🍷🔪 RED WINE & BLOODY MURDER! Join @drangelabuckley.bsky.social + crime stars Graham Bartlett, Martin Edwards & Vaseem Khan for a killer debate on crime writing. 📅 Sun 12 Oct | 4.30pm 📍 Northwood House 🎟️ Book: www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh... #IWLitFest #CrimeFiction

📚 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | MAGNUS WHEATLEY ⛵ From Cowes Week to the America’s Cup! Sat 11 Oct | 12pm | Northwood House Hear untold stories of the 1851 race, royal intrigue & sailing’s most famous phrase. 🎟️ www.isleofwightliteraryfestival.com/magnuswheatley

📣 Few spaces left! WALKING THE EDGE | WRITING THE ISLAND ✍️🌊 📅 Fri 10 Oct, 10.30–12.30 📍 Isle of Wight Lit Fest, Northwood House Creative writing workshop on walking, memory & place. No experience needed! 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

📣 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | LAURA MAY 🪄🍰 From her narrowboat kitchen, Laura May blends folklore, witchcraft & seasonal cooking to turn meals into magic ✨. 📅 Sat 11 Oct | 4:30PM 📍 LitFeast Marquee, Northwood House 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh... Kindly sponsored by HTP Apprenticeship College

✨ SPECIAL EVENT | WHY WE STILL LOVE JANE ✨ Jane Austen turns 250! 🎉 Join Allison Pearson, Amanda Craig & Ysenda Maxtone Graham as they explore her enduring magic & debate the best Austen novel 📚💡 📅 10 Oct | 1:40PM 📍 Northwood House, Cowes 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

📚 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | GRAHAM BARTLETT 🚨 An ex–Chief Superintendent turned bestselling crime author, Graham is also the go-to police advisor for 200+ writers incl. Peter James, Horowitz & the BBC. 📅 SUNDAY 12TH OCTOBER | 12.00PM 📍 Northwood House 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

📚 WRITE ON WIGHT returns to #IWLitFest! ✨ Celebrating Island voices with readings, performances & panels. 📅 Fri 10 Oct 2025 🎟️ FREE tickets 👉 www.isleofwightliteraryfestival.com/write-on-wig... #WriteOnWight #IsleOfWightWriters

Former diplomat & espionage expert Tim Willasey-Wilsey reveals the untold story of MI6’s top spy inside Nazi Germany in “The Spy and the Devil”—a gripping tale of intrigue, betrayal & WWII secrets. 📅 Fri 10 Oct | 1:40PM 📍 Northwood House 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

✨ FIZZ QUIZ @ Island Sailing Club ✨ 📅 Thu 9 Oct 2025 | ⏰ 7:30PM 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh... Test your lit & general knowledge at our most popular quiz night! 🏆 Prizes incl. fizz + Festival Bookshop discounts. Teams up to 6. #FizzQuiz #IWLitFest

Iconic British designer & entrepreneur Cath Kidston joins #IWLitFest! She has published several best-selling books, her most recent being “A Place Called Called Home”. 📅 FRIDAY 10TH OCTOBER | 11.00AM 📍 Northwood House 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

✨Music & Literary Heaven returns to #IWLitFest 2025! 🎭🎶 🌟 With Rula Lenska, poet Jeremy Robson & jazz legend Norma Winstone MBE + top UK musicians. 📅 Sun 12 Oct, 6:30pm | Northwood House 🎟 www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

🌟 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | FRANCIS BENALI MBE 🌟 Saints legend ➡️ endurance hero, raising £1.4m for Cancer Research UK. Hear his inspiring story “Football Man to Iron Fran” at #IWLitFest. 🗓 Sun 12 Oct, 12pm | Northwood House 🎟 Tickets: bit.ly/4joGRMC

The countdown is ON! ✨ The Isle of Wight Literary Festival returns 8–12 Oct 2025 📚 ✍️ 🎤 With writers & speakers to inspire, entertain & spark conversation. 🎟️ Tickets: www.iwlitfest.com #IWLitFest #IWLF2025 #IsleOfWight #BookLovers

Our full 2025 line up! 🎟️ iwlitfest.com #isleofwightliteraryfestival #isleofwight #visitisleofwight #literaryfestival #ilovecowes #iowlf #iwlitfest #booklover

Lady Glenconner — Maid of Honour at the Queen’s Coronation, Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Margaret & bestselling author — joins the Isle of Wight Literary Festival to share royal memories & her book “Picnic Papers”. 🍾📚🌿 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

📅 Here’s the Isle of Wight Literary Festival 2025 SCHEDULE! www.isleofwightliteraryfestival.com/_files/ugd/b... With so many incredible authors and speakers joining us for our 14th year, there’s something for every bibliophile - imagination, stories, big ideas & more. ✨📚 🎟️ www.iwlitfest.com

✨ Paul Armfield — Songs for Bibliophiles ✨ Beloved IOW singer-songwriter & bookseller returns with “Between the Covers – 9 Songs for Bibliophiles”: warm baritone, haunting guitar & lyrical wit inspired by books. 📍 Sat 11 Oct | 🕗 7.30PM 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

✨ Just ONE MONTH to go until the 2025 IWLitFest! An incredible line-up of speakers, inspiring talks, & special events awaits. 📚 The full schedule is now on our homepage for you to view & download. 🎟 Tickets are available directly from our website iwlitfest.com

Writer, adventurer, aviation enthusiast, ex-Lancer, Oxford grad, acclaimed author & Dalai Lama collaborator, Alexander Norman shares his new book “Captain de Havilland’s Moth” explores Britain’s golden age of flight. 📅 Fri 10 Oct | 12:20PM 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

🍷🔪 SPECIAL EVENT RED WINE & BLOODY MURDER at #IWLitFest! Angela Buckley chairs crime icons Graham Bartlett, Martin Edward’s & Vaseem Khan in a lively debate on crime writing. 📅 Sun 12 Oct, 4:30pm | Northwood House, Cowes 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh... #CrimeFiction

🥧✨ From winning The Great British Bake Off to running her own pub & deli, chef & author Candice Brown brings recipes & stories from her book “Happy Cooking” to the #iwlitfest. Simple, tasty meals with heart. 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh... #CandiceBrown #BakeOff #HappyCooking

🍴 LitFeast is back at #iwlitfest! 🍷 Helen McGinn (SOLD OUT) 🧁 Candice Brown – GBBO winner 🍰 Dame Prue Leith 🧄 Natasha Edwards & Josephine Boswell - The Goodness of Garlic 🥣 Charlotte Pike - The Soup Solution ✨ Laura May – Kitchen Witch 🎟️www.iwlitfest.com

🎾✨ Tennis legend & broadcaster Sue Barker joins the #iwlitfest 2025 line up! In “Wimbledon: A Personal History”, she shares 50+ years at the heart of the tournament – from her debut as a schoolgirl to BBC host. 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

✨ NEW EVENT ✨ Join chocolatier Chantal Coady OBE & wine broadcaster Helena Nicklin for a unique chocolate + wine tasting, with special guest Joanne Harris OBE (author of Chocolat). 📅 Wed 8 Oct, 7:30pm 📍 Northwood House, Cowes 🎟️ Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

Beloved for Rock Follies & Coronation Street, Rula Lenska’s career has spanned theatre, TV & global tours. At this year’s Festival, she stars in “Music & Literary Heaven”, adding a touch of Noël Coward, poetry with Jeremy Robson & a few surprises… 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

🕵️‍♂️✨ Award-winning crime fiction author Vaseem Khan shares his new publication “Quantum of Menace” — the first in his thrilling new series featuring Bond’s legendary Q. Catch him at #IWLitFest for spies, secrets & puzzles (with prizes!). 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

🎨✨ What Art Can Tell Us About Love💕 Journalist & art historian Nick Trend (Telegraph Chief Culture Editor) explores how passion, heartbreak & friendship shaped the world’s greatest masterpieces. 📍 #IWLitFest | Northwood House, Cowes 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

💡✨ Bestselling author Ben Aldridge (How to Be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable) joins #IWLitFest! From 🧊 ice baths to 🍌 walks, he shares powerful lessons on resilience, Stoicism & finding joy beyond comfort zones. 🎤📚 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

🎶 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT Ray Foulk, co-promoter of the legendary 1970 Isle of Wight Festival, where Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, The Who, Miles Davis, Leonard Cohen & more made history. He reveals the dramas, politics & legacy of “The Last Great Event”. 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

Amanda Craig – often compared to Anthony Trollope, Dickens, Hardy & Austen – writes sharp, witty novels blending satire, suspense, romance & social commentary. At #iwlitfest she’ll discuss “The Three Graces” + join the panel “Why We Still Love Jane”. 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

🐻 We are thrilled to welcome Gyles Brandreth! Join him Sat 11 Oct, 1:30pm @ Cowes Enterprise College to hear about his new book “Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear”🧸 A heartwarming tale of family, friendship, childhood magic & all things Pooh🐾 www.isleofwightliteraryfestival.com/speaker-gyles-brandreth

🌊✍️ Walking the Edge | Writing the Island 📅 Fri 10 Oct | 10.30am–12.30pm | Northwood House, Cowes A creative writing workshop on walking, memory & identity, led by OU’s Nicola J. Watson & Emily Bullock. ✨ No experience needed! #iwlitfest 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

🔍✨ Multi-award-winning author Martin Edwards – CWA Diamond Dagger & Edgar winner – joins us at #IsleofWightLiteraryFestival! He’ll share the magic of Christmas mysteries + his new publication “Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife”.🎄📚 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | ANNABEL FAIRFAX 🎨 Artist Annabel Fairfax brings her vibrant oils & fresh watercolours to #IsleOfWightLitFest with “Delightful, Enchanting”, a celebration of her art & travels. In conversation with @IanStrathcarron 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

🌟 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | JAMES CROSSLAND 📚 📖 Historian James Crossland uncovers the thrilling life of Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart — diplomat, spy, propagandist & maverick — in “Rogue Agent”. 🎟️ Tickets available at www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

National bestselling author Loretta Rothschild joins us to discuss her debut “Finding Grace”—a sweeping love story + moral dilemma about secrets, choices & consequences. ⭐ A Goodreads hottest debut of 2025, praised by Jodi Picoult & Chris Whitaker. 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

🎉 Jane Austen turns 250! Why do we still love her? Join Allison Pearson, Amanda Craig & Ysenda Maxtone Graham as they debate her magic & the best Austen novel. Opinions may differ! 📅 Fri 10 Oct, 1.40pm, Northwood House 🎟 www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...

From Blair’s impeachment to Brexit, Julian Francis Godolphin has seen politics up close. Lawyer, lobbyist & political insider, Julian explores the hidden hand of monarchy in “On His Majesty’s Service”, as he uncovers how the Crown preserves stability. 🎟️ iwlitfest.com

🌟 SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | LISSA EVANS 🌟 📚 From producing Father Ted to writing award-winning fiction, Lissa Evans brings “Picnic on Craggy Island” & her newly released paperback “Small Bomb at Dimperley” to #IsleOfWightLitFest 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/isle-of-wigh...