{"id":9906,"date":"2026-03-21T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T09:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montylitfest.com\/?p=9906"},"modified":"2026-05-05T16:28:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T16:28:16","slug":"only-connect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montylitfest.com\/?p=9906","title":{"rendered":"Only connect"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9906\" class=\"elementor elementor-9906\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56ff043 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56ff043\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5169e5\" data-id=\"a5169e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee731f0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee731f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The annual London Book Fair, which took place at London Olympia last week, is one of the biggest<br \/>gatherings of publishing people in the world.<\/p><p>We get together to forge and nurture relationships, to debate the issues of the day, to discuss, buy<br \/>and sell books. It\u2019s always a celebration of the book world in all its glorious forms.<\/p><p>Of course, like all business sectors, publishing does not exist in a bubble. At this year\u2019s Fair, there<br \/>were plenty of reminders of the global challenges we face: missing friends and colleagues from the<br \/>Middle East and elsewhere, victims of war and geopolitical tension; The National Year of Reading\u2019s<br \/>sterling work to reinvigorate reading for pleasure, especially among children; the challenges of AI to<br \/>copyright and jobs; a worrying trend towards censorship in many countries.<\/p><p>But amongst all this, one central publishing truth remains constant: it\u2019s still our job to create brilliant-<br \/>and reliable \u2013 content that informs, educates and entertains, and to find creative ways to make sure<br \/>that our readers know about it.<br \/>This need to connect is where the wider publishing ecosystem plays such an important part. That may<br \/>be the smallest local independent bookshop; children\u2019s authors who visit schools; charities who<br \/>donate books to hard-to-reach communities and, of course, events and festivals like Monty Lit Fest<br \/>that give readers the chance to meet authors and talk about their work.<\/p><p>The importance of this connection was up front and centre as we launched this year\u2019s Monty Lit Fest<br \/>programme last weekend.<\/p><p>With our something-for-everyone programming philosophy firmly in mind, we marked the launch with<br \/>another brilliant quiz from our resident quizmaster, Marcus Berkmann. Then we followed up with a<br \/>celebration of another thing we\u2019re famous for: cake, glorious cake at a Montgomery coffee morning<br \/>where people could also buy books, browse the 2026 programme and even be some the first people<br \/>to buy tickets for this year\u2019s Festival.<\/p><p>So, the run-up to the weekend of June 12th -14th starts now!\u00a0 As you&#8217;re on the website, take a look at the programme and start choosing.<\/p><p>We have another line-up of brilliant authors, showcasing a wide range of books and topics: Cool<br \/>Cymru to collecting seeds; a royal insider to redemption; contested countryside to crime. Lost history<br \/>and looking ahead. Fiction, short stories and poetry. Rivers, hedges, healing and an explosion of<br \/>colour and joy from two artistic icons.<\/p><p>And we\u2019re delighted that our Jill Kibble Monty Mini Fest will be back, with stories and fun for children<br \/>of all ages.<\/p><p>We look forward to welcoming you in June.<\/p><p>Tickets are available online and in person at The Montgomery Bookshop and Ivy House Caf\u00e9 in<br \/>Montgomery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual London Book Fair, which took place at London Olympia last week, is one of the biggestgatherings of publishing people in the world. We get together to forge and nurture relationships, to debate the issues of the day, to discuss, buyand sell books. 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