Writers' festival cheat sheet: how to bluff your way through the literary season

No one has time to read all the books, let alone all the things that are written about them. Here’s a handy guide so you don’t get caught off guard

For the time-poor book lover, the queues between sessions at writers’ festivals can be gruesome.

There you are, sitting comfortably in a warm room as your favourite writer speaks about your favourite book in a voice you’re delighted to finally hear – and suddenly it’s over, and you’re thrust into a loud queue or cold lobby, forced to talk to other people who seem unfairly opinionated about novels you never had time to finish.

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