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Video: Belfast Book Festival launched

The Belfast Book Festival runs from from 9 -19 June
The Belfast Book Festival runs from from 9 -19 June The Belfast Book Festival runs from from 9 -19 June

The Belfast Book Festival will take place in venues across the city from 9 -19 June. 

Notable highlights for this year include:

  • The Jam’s drummer Rick Buckler who will discuss his book That’s Entertainment: My Life in the Jam at The Black Box
  • John Challis (Only Fools and Horses) joins Nuala McKeever at Crescent Arts Centre to discuss his life in show business as well as his books Being Boycie and Reggie: A Stag at Bay
  • Award-winning journalist David Aaronovitch will discuss his memoir Party Animals: My Family and Other Communists at Crescent Arts Centre
  • Financial and economics expert Paul Mason will be in conversation with Martina Devlin about the state of the world economy, Brexit and much more

Festival Director, Keith Acheson, added: “Every year the Belfast Book Festival provides an opportunity for authors, poets and performers, both international and local to showcase their work.  Yet again we reveal another packed programme of events which we hope will appeal to everyone - no matter what age or level of interest in literature."