Covid-19 update - It is with a very heavy heart that we took the decision to cancel the final events of this year’s Essex Book Festival. The safety of our audiences, artists and festival team is of paramount importance to us. We will try to reschedule as many events as possible when it is safe to do so. For further details visit our Essex Book Festival 2020 Update page.
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Stand Up For Diversity online event
Online via ZoomWednesday 3 June 7.30pm (registration from 7.15pm) Join us for an evening of three-minute mini-talks as we continue with our series of events that puts a spotlight on diversity, with short soap-box shout-outs on why Diversity Matters. Hosted in partnership by Essex Cultural Diversity Project, this Read more
What We Are Reading Now – The Citadel by A.J Cronin
A Book Review by Paul T Davies Written in 1937, it helped shape the foundation of the NHS, as it follows a newly qualified GP through the inequalities of private health care. Although it slightly loses its power when he leaves the Welsh Valley, his pursuit of money and success exposes a corrupt system, until... Read more