Events 2021

Thursday, 30th September 2021
Poetry Open Mic Night

Poetry Open Mic Night

Poetry Open Mic
Friday, 1st October 2021
Richard Atkinson, Sugar and Slavery

Richard Atkinson, Sugar and Slavery

Extraordinary historical biography
Friday, 1st October 2021
Paula Hawkins, Look What You Started...

Paula Hawkins, Look What You Started...

New novel from bestselling thriller writer
Saturday, 2nd October 2021
Malcolm Carson, Poetry Breakfast

Malcolm Carson, Poetry Breakfast

Poetry and Pastries
Saturday, 2nd October 2021
Jennifer Makumbi, Coming of Age in Uganda

Jennifer Makumbi, Coming of Age in Uganda

Folklore, Feminism and Fiction
Saturday, 2nd October 2021
M.W. Craven & Claire Askew, Matters Most Mysterious

M.W. Craven & Claire Askew, Matters Most Mysterious

Matters Most Mysterious - Crime writer head to head
Saturday, 2nd October 2021
Arifa Akbar, Sisterhood and Secrecy

Arifa Akbar, Sisterhood and Secrecy

Moving memoir exploring art and grief
Saturday, 2nd October 2021
Roger Bolton, Made in Carlisle

Roger Bolton, Made in Carlisle

Home time hero talks growing up in post-war Carlisle
Saturday, 2nd October 2021
Stan L. Abbott, He Walks the Line

Stan L. Abbott, He Walks the Line

Illustrated railway walk
Saturday, 2nd October 2021
Ruth Jones, All For One and One For All?

Ruth Jones, All For One and One For All?

Warmth, humour and insight from acclaimed actress and novelist
Saturday, 2nd October 2021
The V Word

The V Word

This event has unfortunately been cancelled – we apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have purchased a ticket for this event you will be refunded within 5 working days.
Saturday, 2nd October 2021
Alan Johnson, Commuting Can Be Deadly

Alan Johnson, Commuting Can Be Deadly

Best-selling memoirist turned novelist brings the thrills
Saturday, 2nd October 2021
Grace Dent, Food, Glorious Food

Grace Dent, Food, Glorious Food

Hometown hero returns with glorious memoir
Sunday, 3rd October 2021
Caitlin Davies, Criminal Minds

Caitlin Davies, Criminal Minds

Queens of the underworld explored
Sunday, 3rd October 2021
Jim Crumley, Lakeland Wild

Jim Crumley, Lakeland Wild

The Lake District as you’ve never seen it before
Sunday, 3rd October 2021
Pragya Agarwal, A Woman's Choice

Pragya Agarwal, A Woman's Choice

A ground-breaking intersectional exploration of fertility and feminism
Sunday, 3rd October 2021
Hannah Jackson, A Shepherd's Journey

Hannah Jackson, A Shepherd's Journey

The Red Shepherdess tells her story
Sunday, 3rd October 2021
Celebrating Dorothy Wordsworth

Celebrating Dorothy Wordsworth

Honouring the 250th anniversary of this iconic writer and muse
Sunday, 3rd October 2021
Samantha Walton, In Search of the Nature Cure

Samantha Walton, In Search of the Nature Cure

Can nature really heal us – and at what cost to the world itself?
Sunday, 10th October 2021
Robin Ince, Curiouser and Curiouser

Robin Ince, Curiouser and Curiouser

Scientific wonder and wit with the award-winning comedian

Borderlines Book Festival has been developed through partnership working between public and private enterprise. The three partners are: Bookends of Carlisle; Cumbria County Council’s Library Service and Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery Trust.

Bookends Cumbria County Council's Library Service Tullie House

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