This year, Margate’s Crab Museum published its first children’s book, A Natural History of Bums. It traces the history of life on Earth through the evolution of bums – from bumless pre-history to the modern age. We caught up with writer Bertie Suesat-Williams to find out more about the book and what he has planned for a session at the Children’s Bookie.

BIG NEWS! Due to demand, we’ve added a second day of Write Up workshops to our line up on Sunday, 5 October. Come and get practical advice on writing for children, incorporating big picture ecological themes into your personal poetry, the basics of creating a podcast, and using AI as a tool to support your creativity.

For his latest book, Lone Wolf, writer and journalist Adam Weymouth traced the 1000 mile route of a wolf across the Alps. Along the way, he discovered the stories of the people living on the trail, and how their lives are being affected by nationalism, globalisation and climate change. Ahead of his appearance at Margate Bookie, we caught up with him to find out more about Lone Wolf and his plans for the future.

The friendly litfest by the sea, Margate Bookie returns this October with nine days of events celebrating the written word.

We’re very excited to be selected once more by the Amazon Literary Partnership this year.