Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival presents Lex Croucher
The author of award-winning YA novel Gwen and Art are Not in Love comes to Tunbridge Wells to share their top tips on creating compelling, complex queer characters for modern audiences in historical settings. In celebration of Jane Austen's 250th birthday, we'll be focusing on Lex's Reputation series: Regency romances with a twist.
Lex Croucher grew up in Surrey, reading a lot of books and making friends with strangers on the internet, and now lives in London. With a background in social media and NGOs, Lex now writes historical-ish rom-coms and fantasy for both adults and teenagers. They are the Nero Award-shortlisted, New York Times, Indie & USA Today bestselling author of Gwen and Art are Not in Love, which won the YA Book Prize 2024.
“If Bridgerton and Fleabag had a book baby, it would be Reputation. I inhaled it in one sitting”
– Sarra Manning
Venue: The Forum
Running Time: 60 Mins
Age Recommendation: 14+ yrs
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