Following Robert Macfarlane’s March talk on his latest book “Is a River Alive?” (a collaboration with River Hope), May’s Stratford Literary Festival continues a watery theme.
Book your tickets here for a Sunday 10 May morning event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel where you can enjoy a session with:
Award-winning author and naturalist STEPHEN RUTT talks about his work “The Waterlands“. This is a fascinating exploration of water’s natural rhythms and miraculous power, following a raindrop as it flows through diverse waterscapes. It explores how water shapes the land, shapes our lives – and how we shape it in return. Blending geography, ecology, climate writing and social history, The Waterlands is a captivating retelling of the water cycle and an urgent call to protect water as an essential element for all life on Earth.
Journalist and author, ROSE GEORGE, ventures below the surface to expose the vast industries – legal and not – that feed our endless appetite for seafood, and explores what we really know about these strange, slippery creatures. With irresistible wit and an eye for the unusual, “Every Last Fish” reveals the unseen and endangered world of fish, the people on the front lines of the fishing industry and our shared future.
And there’s more … as part of Stratford Literary Festival’s commitment to outreach with children and schools, there will be a free drop-in-and-do for kids (sold out!) on Saturday 9th May to play around a river and water theme. Four local primaries are also decorating a 2m long stretch of river each and their river artwork will be exhibited throughout the May festival.