Yarns in Barns: Wairarapa Festival of Reading in Wairarapa
Yarns in Barns: Wairarapa Festival of Reading is back this 12–26th October 2024, featuring tall tales and cracking yarns from some of Aotearoa’s best storytellers.
Meet us at the barn, the bookshop or the library to be entertained and inspired. Hear from a favourite author, discover someone new, meet fellow booklovers and take something home for your bookshelf.
This year’s festival features:
Musician and poet, Paul McLaney
Journalist, Paddy Gower
Treaty of Waitangi advocate and educator, Roimata Smail
Tramper, adventurer and social media star, Hannah Rose-Watt
Conservationist and bushman, Sam the Trap Man
Former NZ SAS agent, Jamie Pennell
Poet and scholar, Harry Ricketts
TV personality and historian, Jude Dobson
Historical fiction writer, Cristina Sanders
Children’s author, James Russell
Children’s author and comedian, Sam Smith
Business journalist, Liam Dann
Fiction writer, Nicky Pellegrino
Local publishers, Ian and Diane Grant
Cosy crime writer, Louise Ward
View the full programme at www.yarnsinbarns.co.nz or pick up a paper programme from Hedley’s Books or from any library across the Wairarapa. Tickets on sale now.
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