Best-selling author Sir Alexander McCall Smith and 'Queen of Shops' are among the guests at this year's Books by the Beachin Scarborough
Best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith, broadcaster Tim Bradby and ‘Queen of Shops’ Mary Portas headline Books by the Beach in Scarorough later this year.
Celebrity Traitors star and author of racy suburban noir hit Blood Orange Harriet Tyce and classicist and historian Mary Beard are also in the line-up for the literature festival which runs from Friday June 5 until Sunday June 7.
Festival director Heather French said: “I’m delighted with our exciting line-up.
“We have a wonderful mix of bestselling fiction writers and inspiring real-life stories.
Regular interviewers Helen Boaden, Gerry Foley and Alan Johnson will be returning to the event.
Authot of the No1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Sir Alexander McCall Smith will be celebrating the publication of the latest Isabel Dalhousie novel, The Subtle Pleasures of Indiscretion.
ITV’s News at Ten anchor Bradby is the author of 10 previous novels, including top-10 bestselling thrillers Secret Service and two sequels Double Agent and Triple Cross.
At the festival, he will be discussing his new thriller Red Scorpion. Set within the dangerous world of Columbian drug cartels, it depicts the dark underbelly of the crime world.
Last time Mary Portas appeared at Books by the Beach, she was a sell-out. She will be talking about her new memoir I Shop, Therefore I Am.
“Support your local festival and help us keep Scarborough on the cultural map,” said Heather.