Curiosity abounds at Hay Festival Hay-on-Wye, with book lovers of all ages soaking up the atmosphere
Curiosity abounds at the Festival Bookshop with the new generation of readers fully immersed. Children and young adult events included Michael Morpurgo, Zeb Soanes, Louie Stowell, Laura Bates, Alex Norris, Sue Hendra, and Maggie Aderin-Pocock.
Sunday’s adult programming took a political bent, with festival goers enjoying pertinent conversations with leading voices Wes Streeting, Luca Trenta, Ian Goldin, Peter Pomerantsev, Maria Ressa, Caroline Lucas, Peter Foster, and James O’Brien. While in literature, events included Marian Keyes, Téa Obreht, Sarah Perry, Carys Davies, Francis Spufford, Moses McKenzie and Jeanette Winterson.
Hay Festival Hay-on-Wye 2024 is supported by lead sponsors Welsh Government, Arts Council England and Arts Council Wales, lead media partner the BBC and digital media partner TikTok.
Launching the best new fiction and non-fiction, while offering insights and debate around significant global issues, the programme sees writers, policy makers, pioneers and innovators take part from around the world, offering big thinking and bold ideas.
Hay Festival Hay-on-Wye runs to 2 June. Discover the full programme and book individual events online now at hayfestival.org/hay-on-wye
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