In the light of Hachette UK’s ruling on its suspected AI title Shy Girl this piece of mine from the last #HayFestival now looks rather quaint.
The literary battle against AI is on: ‘Real words from real people are so much better’ observer.co.uk/culture/book...
Are you planning to visit Hay Festival this year?
Why not stay in the comfort of our secluded 4* self-catering cottage, just 45 minutes away from the festival in the Welsh Borders?
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Photo taken from audience seats in a giant tent with a stage at center with a wall of decorative squares in the backgroun and a projection screen on it showing images from a children's book. There are three people on stage. Two women in dresses off to the side. At center near a "Hay Festival" podium is the actor Michael Sheen in a very comfy looking sweater and slack pants and scruffy bit of hair on his head with a mic talking about his children's book.
Now that I've sorted the events I'm attending at #HayFestival @hayfestival.bsky.social this year, I'm getting excited about a trip that is still weeks away.
A nostalgic photo taken last year during a children's book event. Kids are the best of all audiences. And yes that author does look familiar:
#ScottishGovernments recommendations on the then proposed #MisogynyBill notably; one of the first to be sidelined by #FirstMinister #JohnSwinney on taking office.
Dame #HelenaKennedy interviews Ms #GisellePelicot at #HayFestival
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New episode out now with the @hayfestival.bsky.social team to find out all about the festival this May - sooooooo much to look forward to. Links to listen in comments #hayfestival #bookfestival #hayonwye #books
Ms #GisèlePelicot is at #HayFestival the event will see more than 500 events over 11 days, from 21st to 31st May 2026 in #HayOnWye in #Powys
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Ms Pelicot's book "Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides" is available now.
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This site sits on the edge of Hay-on-Wye. It's just a 10-min walk to the #HayFestival site and 5 mins' drive to town. #BannauBrycheiniog (the Brecon Beacons) is 5 mins away for hikes and dark-sky stargazing and River Wye adventures are nearby.
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Wide photo with brown borders of an old stone building with a woodframed square window in it that has a blue painted wood frame. Inside the window hang many birth-themed trinkets. Outside a table has been placed against the stone structure's exterior. There are additional arts and crafts on a wood table, including mugs with illustrated birds on them.
Seen in Hay-on-Wye during my trip last year to Hay Festival @hayfestival.bsky.social: The artist is Claire Vaughan. Just found her online:
www.clairevaughandesigns.co.uk/about
The next festival is 21-32 May in Hay-on-Wye. Hundreds of books/authors. www.hayfestival.com
#HayOnWye #HayFestival #UK
Hay Festival, 2014
With Richard Eyre
Clip: tayryn
#JudiDench #HayFestival #RichardEyre #BenedictCumberbatch
📚✨ ¡Vuelve la gran fiesta de las ideas!
El Hay Festival Querétaro 2026 ya tiene fechas: del 4 al 6 de septiembre habrá literatura, arte y ciencia para todas las edades en distintos municipios del estado.
🌍 Cultura que une
🎭 Voces internacionales
📖 Actividades para la comunidad
#HayFestival…
Con enorme admiración por el inigualable trovador cubano Silvio Rodríguez y el gran fotógrafo argentino Daniel Mordzinski seguimos en solidaridad con la muy amada #Cuba, primer territorio libre de las américas.
#HayFestival #Cartagena #Colombia
📺 EN VIVO #HayFestival | Leila Guerriero, Leonardo Padura y Juan Gabriel Vásquez en conversación con Javier Moreno
🇨🇴 #HayFestival | EL PAÍS conmemora el 50 aniversario del periódico con varios actos en el festival literario colombiano, donde estarán María Corina Machado y Silvio Rodríguez, entre otros
🇨🇴 #HayFestival | EL PAÍS conmemora el 50 aniversario del periódico con varios actos en el festival literario colombiano, donde estarán María Corina Machado y Silvio Rodríguez, entre otros
This is beautiful imho #sarapascoe #hayfestival #lifelessons
@londomomposino.bsky.social en el Hay Festival en Cartagena! 1 de febrero. Presentando nuestros libros publicados por Fuller Vigil. “We are not made of Sugar” #Cartagena #HayFestival #Colombia
Interior of an old pub in the village of Hay-on-Wye, which you can just see a peek of outside the window. Photo taken at a wood table for four, with a big full glass sitting on it. A candle sits at the center of the table, lit up. There is a hallway in the background leading to another sitting area with benches.
#artadventcalendar #Dec29
Sit down for a while, chat with friends, relax and enjoy the scenery out the window. The year is nearly ended; reflect back on all you've done and what you want to achieve in the coming year.
#pub #hayonwye #hayfestival #photography
“Creer que esto se trata simplemente de una cruzada por el narcotráfico —o la nueva invención de narcoterrorismo— es un desconocimiento absoluto de las formas en las que ha operado históricamente los Estados Unidos”: Javier Ortiz Cassiani
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#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekYforYearPast
#HayFestival in May - Anthony Scarramuci & Alistair Campbell, Al Murray (Pub Landlord), Mark Steel, Ed Davey.
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Con el apoyo de la Administración Distrital y la empresa privada, la capital antioqueña acogerá, el martes 27 y el miércoles 28 de enero de 2026, la XIII edición del Hay Festival Medellín...
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🇨🇴 El clásico festival #HayFestival cumple el próximo enero 21 años desde que aterrizó por primera vez en Colombia, el primero de varios países latinoamericanos, junto con Perú y México
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🇨🇴 El clásico festival #HayFestival cumple el próximo enero 21 años desde que aterrizó por primera vez en Colombia, el primero de varios países latinoamericanos, junto con Perú y México dozz.es/2qzu027
Los rostros del #HayFestival de Arequipa 2025
La undécima edición del festival en Arequipa reúne a 130 invitados de 15 países para reflexionar sobre política, literatura o medio ambiente dozz.es/vdhkv4
#HayFestival | Andrés Barba y Fernanda Trías en conversación con María Gracia Ríos. El escritor español y la autora uruguaya dialogan sobre sus obras y sus mundos literarios
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▶️ #HayFestival | Alonso Cueto, Verónica Ramírez y Juan Gabriel Vásquez homenajean a Mario Vargas Llosa
En conversación con Ainaí Morales, los participantes reflexionan sobre la figura y la obra del Nobel peruano dozz.es/eq4at6
⭕ Video | Héctor Abad Faciolince y Alonso Cueto en conversación con Camila Osorio #HayFestival
Faciolince y Cueto son dos claros ejemplos de escritores compartiendo su intimidad por esta vía: mediante Lo que fue presente dozz.es/nr7ki5
I joined Danny Robins (of Uncanny fame) last night for the @HayFestival Book Club to talk about DARK MATTER — my ghost story set in the endless night of an Arctic winter.
Watch the full chat here ➡️ youtu.be/a6v3i-s-LIM?...
#DarkMatter #MichellePaver #GhostStory #HayFestival #DannyRobins #Uncanny
Photo of a large promotional cardboard stand for an illustrated children's book, featuring art from the book's cover. Title at bottom: A HOME FOR SPARK THE DRAGON. The majority of the stand is an illustration of a treehouse with cute windows, a little deck, tree branches covering the house exterior, and a ladder going down to land. A red dragon stands on two hind legs, looking upward with worry while clutching their hands. Everything is blowing sideways like a storm is coming in.
This is a story about a dragon with no home looking for a place that is safe to land in. I saw a panel at #HayFestival with Michael Sheen & Jess Webb. They did a big slide projection reading and the kids loved it.
It's a story that is far too relevent to too many kids; ask your library to stock it.
