{"title":"Our Bestsellers","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"pay-it-forward","title":"Pay-It-Forward","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-f77bed90-7fff-936f-1d18-5c4e659264f5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe want everyone to join the fun at Brighton Book Festival.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you can lend a hand and help sponsor someone else’s attendance, grab them a ticket right here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour generous gift will make sure that anyone who needs a free or discounted ticket to Brighton Book Festival can have one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLet's make it a celebration for all! 📚✨\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brighton Book Festival","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52585827336535,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/9814\/8951\/files\/Passes_45_posts.png?v=1769022115"},{"product_id":"zadie-smith","title":"Meet the Author: Zadie Smith","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet the Author: Zadie Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esponsored by Dark Matter Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"docs-internal-guid-97872773-7fff-b558-5096-02d7bfaf5da5\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWednesday 17th June 2026 7:00pm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Hospitality courtesy of Bird \u0026amp; Blend*\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrighton Book Festival is delighted to welcome the profound and unparalleled literary voice Zadie Smith to Brighton for this exclusive event. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImportant Note:\u003c\/strong\u003e This event is \u003cstrong\u003enot\u003c\/strong\u003e included with the Full Festival Pass. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin us as Zadie talks about her work and her new book Dead and Alive, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ewhere she takes an exhilaratingly close look at artists \u003cstrong\u003eToyin Ojih Odutola\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eKara Walker\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eCelia Paul\u003c\/strong\u003e. She invites us along to the movies, to see and to think about \u003cstrong\u003eTár\u003c\/strong\u003e and to \u003cstrong\u003eGlastonbury\u003c\/strong\u003e to witness the ascendance of \u003cstrong\u003eStormzy\u003c\/strong\u003e. She takes us on a walk down Kilburn High Road in her beloved North West London and invites us to mourn with her the passing of writers \u003cstrong\u003eJoan Didion, Martin Amis, Hilary Mantel, Philip Roth\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eToni Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e. She considers changes of government on both sides of the Atlantic – and the meaning of ‘the commons’ in all our lives. \u003cspan\u003eIn this keenly awaited new collection, Zadie Smith brings her unique skills as an essayist to bear on a range of subjects which have captured her attention in recent years. Throughout this thrilling collection, Zadie Smith shows us once again her unrivalled ability to think through critically and humanely some of the most urgent preoccupations and tendencies of our troubled times.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNovelist Zadie Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was born in North London in 1975 to an English father and a Jamaican mother. She read English at Cambridge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebefore graduating in 1997.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer acclaimed first novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhite Teeth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, is a vibrant portrait of contemporary multicultural London, told through the stories of three ethnically\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ediverse families. 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She is an engaging public speaker who has participated in panel discussions, lectures, radio shows and podcasts. \u003cstrong\u003eSoon Come, Kuba's debut novel about migration, friendship and the spaces that we create when the world gives us none was published in September 2025. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brighton Book Festival","offers":[{"title":"Book and Ticket","offer_id":52585847423319,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"General admission","offer_id":52585847456087,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/9814\/8951\/files\/BBF-Meet-The-Author-Zadie-Smith.png?v=1781627885"},{"product_id":"binge-the-book","title":"Binge the Book","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinge the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 69, 142); --ys-xuq: none; font-weight: 600; font-style: normal; font-kerning: normal;\"\u003eSaturday 20th June 2026 3:30pm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\" style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 69, 142); --ys-xuq: none; font-style: normal; font-kerning: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(32, 69, 142); --ys-xuq: none; font-style: normal; font-kerning: normal;\" class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"caret-color: rgb(94, 59, 143); --ys-xuq: none; font-style: normal; font-kerning: normal;\" class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eThis event is included in our All Day Saturday Pass. 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