IN PICTURES: Sell-out success of Books by the Beach - Scarborough's annual literature festival
By Sue Wilkinson
Published 16th Apr 2019, 07:03 BST
Updated 16th Apr 2019, 07:09 BST
Thousands of people attended 20 events across four days at Books by the Beach in Scarborough.
Guests included Sir Michael Palin and former MP for Hull Alan Johnson. There were literary lunches and events held in Scarborough Lighthouse and St Martin-on-the-Hill.
Michael Palin talked about his book Erebus - the Story of a Ship to a sell-out audience at the Spa
Lynne Truss talked about her crime novel A Shot in the Dark to critic and author Barry Forshaw at an event held at the Stephen Joseph Theatre
St Martin-on-the-Hill was used for the first time as a venue for Books by the Beach. Historians Simon Heffer and Allan Mallinson were in conversation about Heffer's The Age of Decadence - Britain 1880 to 1914
Scarborough's Egyptologist wowed a sell-out audience on the opening day of Books by the Beach at Scarborough Library
