2026 Programme
Tickets are on sale through our own website and at the Poly box office

Ruby Wax
1pm Sunday 18 October
At Princess Pavilions
Comedian, writer and mental health campaigner Ruby Wax joins us to discuss her latest book, I’m Not as Well as I Thought I Was, an unflinchingly honest and characteristically funny account of depression, recovery and trying to stay sane in a chaotic world.

Satish Kumar
7pm Wednesday 21 October
At the Poly
At a time of war, division and climate emergency, internationally renowned peace activist and environmental thinker Satish Kumar brings the wisdom of an extraordinary lifetime to his latest book, Peace Is Possible. A timely call for peace with one another and with the planet.

Patrick Gale
7pm Friday 23 October
At the Poly
Cornwall-based novelist Patrick Gale is the bestselling author of Notes from an Exhibition, and Take Nothing With You. His new novel, Love Lane, returns to Harry Cane, a character inspired by Gale’s own great-grandfather, in a story of homecoming, buried sexuality, memory and family secrets.

Natasha Carthew
2pm Saturday 24 October
At the Poly
Working-class Cornish writer Natasha Carthew explores the lives behind the postcard image of the coast. Drawing on her memoir Undercurrent and new book Rough Edges, she writes with fierce honesty about poverty, place, belonging and what a life in Cornwall really means.

Peter Moore
4pm Saturday 24 October
At the Poly
Bestselling historian Peter Moore tells the extraordinary story of Thomas Cochrane, naval hero, political radical and inspiration for Patrick O’Brian’s Jack Aubrey, whose remarkable adventures have some fascinating connections with Falmouth. and its rich maritime history.
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Luke Thompson
Sunday 25 October
At the Poly
Luke Thompson is a writer and publisher from Cornwall whose work explores the strange territory where animals, literature and folklore meet. His new book, A Cornish Bestiary, delves into Cornwall’s wonderfully weird history of beasts both real and imagined.






