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Chocolat author to appear at Wrexham festival

Author of the award-winning novel Chocolat, Joanne Harris, and historical fiction writer Ben Kane will be the headline acts at Wrexham Glyndwr University when it hosts a third annual literary festival.

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Joanne Harris, whose 1999 book Chocolat was made into a film staring Johnny Depp and Juliette Binoche, will be the lead speaker on the opening night of the festival on April 29, when she visits the Catrin Finch Centre to speak about her latest book, Different Class.

Ben Kane, author of the Spartacus and Hannibal Roman historical fiction books, is appearing at the Nick Whitehead Theatre, Wrexham Glyndwr University, on May 5.

Other highlights include Welsh author Aled Lewis Evans, who will appear on May 2, to take visitors on a bilingual journey through 20 of his own books written across four decades.

Paul Jeorrett, vice-chair of Wrexham Carnival of Words and librarian at Wrexham Glyndwr University, said: "The programme reflects the kind of content which the public in Wrexham have shown a thirst for over the last few years, as well as current trends in popularity provided by our colleagues at Waterstones in the town centre."

The festival runs from April 29 to May 6 in venues including Wrexham Library and Eagles Meadow.

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