
Speakers at this year’s Festival include leading novelists, artists and academics in a rich collection of talks, readings, and conversations. John Banville, winner of the Booker Prize, will be reading from his work at the University on 23 June. On 24June, we welcome the Nobel Laureate, JM Coetzee. The art historian Mark Hallett will be talking about curating the Art Gallery’s new Etty exhibition on 25 June and on 30 June the artist Cornelia Parker will be in conversation with Claire MacDonald at King’s Manor about Thirty Pieces of Silver, this summer’s spectacular installation at York St Mary’s.