The Ilminster Literary Festival (ILF) is set to feature 25 events when it returns later this year.
The festival will take place between Thursday, May 29 and Thursday, June 5, with tickets available to purchase now at ilminsterliteraryfestival.org.
It features a range of speakers from literature, politics, and the arts.
This includes Sam Leith, who is the literary editor of The Spectator.
He will discuss his latest book, The Haunted Wood: A History of Childhood Reading.
Professor Kate Williams, a royal expert and well-known TV historian, will talk about her book The Royal Palaces: Secrets and Scandals.
Damien Boyd will also feature at the event.
He will speak about his latest thriller, Deceived by the Light, set in South Somerset.
Sir Anthony Seldon is also due to speak and will address the question 'what's gone wrong with politics?'
Wendy Joseph KC, one of three female judges at the Old Bailey, will talk about the fairness of the law.
Christopher Reid and Jamie McKendrick are also scheduled to give a joint poetry reading.
A festival spokesperson said: "Because of its sparkling line up of great speakers, offering something to suit everyone, ILF 2025 will be unmissable."
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