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Meet the Authors and Book Signings
Come along and meet the authors, many of whom will be involved in lectures or events on one of our Stages including the new TURNSTONE Author stage.
Many of them will be in Nightingale Marquee with Wild Sounds and Books at N48, 49 & 50 where you can buy the books and have your copies signed by the authors.
Turnstone Authors Stage
Turnstone Authors’ Stage
Main Sponsor: WILD Sounds and Books
Associate Sponsors: Princeton University Press/Wild Nature Press, Chelsea Green Publishing,
Columbia University Press & Pelagic Publishing
Come and meet the authors, following their talks, on the WILD Sounds and Books Stand (Nightingale Marquee N46-50) just a few steps away from the Turnstone Authors’ Stage. Come and browse our huge selection of books, CDs and gifts at bargain prices!
Friday 14th July
09:30 – 10:30 – Nick Acheson – The Meaning of Geese: A Thousand Miles in Search of Home -
- Sponsored by Chelsea Green
10:30 – 11:30 – Nick Gates – Orchard: A Year in England’s Eden – in conversation with Nick Acheson
11:30 – 12:00 – Wild Isles – A discussion between the BBC series producer Nick Gates and Wild Isles
author Patrick Barkham
12:00 – 13:00 – Patrick Barkham – The Swimmer: The Wild Life of Roger Deakin
13:00 – 14:00 – Mary Colwell – Curlew Moon – in conversation with Nick Acheson
14:00 – 15:00 – Ajay Tegala – The Unique Life of a Ranger: Seasons of Change at Blakeney Point
15:00 – 16:00 – Nick Owens – The Forgotten Bees (New Naturalist Solitary Bees)
16:00 – 17:00 – Iain Campbell – Habitats of the World –
- Sponsored by Princeton University Press/Wild Nature Press
Saturday 15th July
10:00 – 11:00 – Dominic Couzens and Gail Ashton - Garden Birds and Garden Insects of Britain
11:00 – 12:00 – Dan Rouse – How to Attract Wildlife to your Garden
12:00 – 13:00 – Paul Sterry – The Biodiversity Gardener
- Sponsored by Princeton/Wild Nature Press
13:00 – 14:00 – Mike Dilger – One Thousand Shades of Green: 12 Plants to Die For- in conversation with Nick Acheson
14:00 – 15:00 – Guy Shrubsole – The Lost Rainforests of Britain – in conversation with Nick Acheson
15:00 – 16:00 – Andrew Cleave – Coastal Wildflowers: A Celebration
- Sponsored by Princeton/Wild Nature Press
16:00 – 17:00 – Mark Avery – Reflections: What Wildlife needs and How to Protect it
- In conversation with Lucy Lapwing – Sponsored by Pelagic Publishing
17:00 – 17:30 – Hannah Bourne-Taylor – Fledgling – in conversation with Nick Acheson
Sunday 16th July
10:00 – 11:00 – Hugh Warwick – Hedgehogs, Beavers and Water Voles
11:00 – 12:00 – Dean Lomax – Fossils: A Family Show and Tell – Sponsored by Columbia University Press*
12:00 – 13:00 – Mike Unwin – Around the World in 80 Birds
13:00 – 14:00 – Stephen Moss – Britain’s Favourite Birds: The Robin, Wren, Swallow, Swan and Owl
14:00 – 15:00 – Nick Baker’s Living World –
Discovering nature with a range of nature study kits for kids who love bugs
15:00 – 16:00 – Mark Carwardine – How to Photograph Garden Birds
