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UNESCO City of Literature

  1. Exeter Literary Itinerary
    There's a good reason why Exeter was awarded UNESCO City of Literature status in 2019. Follow our literary itinerary to see the key places of interest.
  2. Exeter Literary Map
    Uncover Exeter's literary heritage and culture with the Exeter Literary Map, featuring famous figures, picturesque reading spots, independent bookshops, and literary landmarks.
  3. Guest blog: Introducing Exeter St David's book vending machine

    A Penguin Books vending machine has been installed at Exeter St Davids train station!

  4. Book Cycle, Exeter

    2024 is the 5th anniversary of Exeter receiving its UNESCO recognition as a City of Literature, becoming part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

  5. Literary Exeter by Train
    Exeter is a UNESCO City of Literature and its literary history is reflected in fascinating attractions around the city and beyond, easily reachable from Exeter by rail with GWR.

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  1. Add Silent Book Club to your Itinerary

    Silent Book Club

    Exeter

    Cost: Free to attend (bring your own book!) | No booking required

    Silent Book Club in Exeter happens twice a month at Topsham Brewery — on the first Wednesday and third Monday of every month — and on the last Thursday of the month at 12 Bar Music &…

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  2. Add Emma Stonex: The Sunshine Man to your Itinerary

    Emma Stonex: The Sunshine Man

    Budleigh Salterton

    Look no further for your next page turner!

    Emma Stonex, bestselling author of The Lamplighters joins us to talk about her gripping book, The Sunshine Man . Its an unbearably tense thriller and a nuanced examination of fractured lives, grief and…

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  3. Add Dominic Dromgoole: Time Frames to your Itinerary

    Dominic Dromgoole: Time Frames

    Budleigh Salterton

    What can a century of theatre tell us about a century of change?

    Join former Artistic Director of Shakespeare's Globe, Dominic Dromgoole, for a witty and wide-ranging journey through the proscenium age, from 1865 to 1965. He brings to life over…

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  4. Add The Writers Circle: Peer Support for Writers of All Kinds to your Itinerary

    The Writers Circle: Peer Support for Writers of All Kinds

    Exeter

    The Writers Circle: Peer Support for Writers of All Kinds

    Looking for friendly, constructive feedback on your writing? Or just want to connect with fellow writers over a cuppa? Join us for The Writers Circle; a relaxed, peer-to-peer feedback group…

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  5. Add Alev Scott: Cash Cow to your Itinerary

    Alev Scott: Cash Cow

    Budleigh Salterton

    Should surrogacy be paid or banned altogether? Is it right to pay more for VIP egg donors? And who should profit from the maternal body?

    Join investigative journalist Alev Scott as she shares the realities of IVF, surrogacy, the breastmilk market…

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  6. Add Jasmine Elmer: Slay to your Itinerary

    Jasmine Elmer: Slay

    Budleigh Salterton

    Who really slayed the dragons? Join mythologist Jasmine Elmer as she uncovers the hidden history of female dragon slayers in Slay .

    Across cultures and centuries, dragons have symbolised danger, chaos and the unknown but the stories weve inherited…

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