Feats Of Memory

Memoirist Blake Morrison, an enthusiastic lifelong reader of other people’s lives, brings a delightful compendium of musings of narrative non-fiction to the Festival.

His latest book On Memoir: An A-Z of Life Writing is a treasure trove of thoughtful literary exploration and amusing observations. From AI to ethics, politics to sex, he explores the challenges and charms of memoir, and its power to move and change us all.

His award-winning non-fiction includes his autobiography And When Did You Last See Your Father (1993), which was made into a film in 2007 starring Jim Broadbent as his father, and its companion volume Things My Mother Never Told Me (2002).