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The second Wirral Bookfest takes place between 12 - 18 October 2009 and follows on from the huge success of the inaugural celebration in April 2008. Once again it will be a diverse, informative and entertaining week with more than 20 events taking place across many of the borough's libraries.

More than 1,400 people attended BookFest events last year and the festival has been widely praised for its variety, quality and accessibility. Wirral Libraries, who are organising the festival once again, hope that this year will prove event more popular, particularly with guests such as the Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy lined up to appear.

BookFest 2009 highlights

• Soap Story 2: TV scriptwriter Kate McDonnell demonstrates how to write for TV soaps from page to screen. Free, but booking essential. Maximum 12 places. Refreshments available. Rock Ferry Library, Oct 12th 10am-12.30pm. Contact: 0151 641 2858 to book.
• An Evening With Carol Ann Duffy: Join us for an evening of verse and wisdom from the acclaimed Poet Laureate. Tickets £5, including wine. Booking essential - tickets available from Birkenhead, Bromborough and Wallasey Central Libraries. Bromborough Civic Centre, Oct 12th 7.30pm-9pm. Details: 0151 334 1650.
• Wilfred Owen - Birkenhead’s Great War Poet: An illustrated talk by expert John Baxter about Wilfred Owen’s early life in Birkenhead, followed by a guided walk. Free, but booking essential. Maximum 30 places. Birkenhead Central Library, Oct 13th 2pm - 4.30pm. Contact: 0151 652 6106 to book.
• Murder Most Foul - Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie: Crime writers Matthew Booth and David Stuart Davies - The Mystery Men - give their brilliant take on the queen of the whodunnit genre. Tickets £3, including wine. Booking essential.
  West Kirby Library, Oct 13th 8pm - 9pm. Contact 0151 929 7808 to book.
• Fran Sandham, Traversa - My Solo Walk Across Africa: An illustrated talk by Wirral man Fran, who decided to walk from one coast of Africa to the other - alone! Free, but booking essential. Refreshments available. Upton Library, Oct 15th 2.30pm - 3.30pm. Details: 0151 677 5677
• Murder Squad - From Crippen to Crime Scene Investigation: Celebrated crime writers Martin Edwards and Margaret Murphy show us how they dig up the facts. Tickets £3, including wine. Booking essential. Bebington Central Library, Oct 15th 7.30pm-9pm. Contact: 0151 643 7219

... plus much more. Click here or on the link to the right of this page to download the full programme.