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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 Emily Howes: Mrs Dickens to your Itinerary

    Emily Howes: Mrs Dickens

    Budleigh Salterton

    London, 1835. Kate Hogarth falls in love with a young Charles Dickens but as his fame rises, her place in his story begins to shrink. Meanwhile, orphan Anne Brown is drawn into the Dickens household, where opportunity and loyalty come at a cost…

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  2. Add Becca Rogers: Workshop - Monsters, Myths And Mermaids to your Itinerary

    Becca Rogers: Workshop - Monsters, Myths And Mermaids

    Budleigh Salterton

    A fun, interactive workshop inspired by authorBecca Rogers swashbuckling novel Scamp Saltbrace and The Tidal Clock . Youll invent fierce mermaids, watery worlds and fantastical sea creatures, and leave with the building blocks for your own…

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  3. Add Rachael Stirling: All About My Mother: The Life Of Diana Rigg to your Itinerary

    Rachael Stirling: All About My Mother: The Life Of Diana Rigg

    Budleigh Salterton

    Whats it like being Diana Riggs daughter? Join acclaimed actress Rachael Stirling for an intimate conversation about her mother. From Emma Peel and 007s only wife to Medea and Mrs Danvers, Riggs life was fearless on and offstage, from fighting for…

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  4. Add Writing the History Nobody Taught You to your Itinerary

    Writing the History Nobody Taught You

    Exeter

    Discover how overlooked histories become compelling fiction in this fascinating free author talk with Diane Hinds, author of Conquerabia: The Struggle for Identity. Perfect for interested readers, aspiring or current writers and anyone interested in…

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  5. Add Budlitfest Book Quiz to your Itinerary

    Budlitfest Book Quiz

    Budleigh Salterton

    Fancy a fun night out with a bookish twist? Join quiz mistresses Cathy Rentzenbrink and Jennie Godfrey for the inaugural BudLitFest Book Quiz - an evening of lively rounds, literary brainteasers and plenty of laughs.

    There are brilliant bookish…

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  6. Add Jo Baring: Totem - The Untold Story Of Sculpture to your Itinerary

    Jo Baring: Totem - The Untold Story Of Sculpture

    Budleigh Salterton

    For forty thousand years, we have been carving and moulding, shaping and chiselling, feeling our way and sensing our place in the world through sculpture.

    Jo Baring, art historian and curator, takes us on a journey through prehistoric beginnings to…

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