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Join Tom Chambers for a Carte Noire perfect moment

10 months
3 weeks ago

Relax with Strictly Come Dancing and Holby City heartthrob Tom Chambers for a Carte Noire perfect moment.

Tom joins us on Wednesday to read his favourite literary love scene from Something Childish but Very Natural by Katherine Mansfield and there’s still a chance to grab a last minute ticket, call the festival box office 0844 576 8970

Here’s a photo of Tuesday’s perfect moment, Joseph Millson reading from A Guide to the Birds of East Africa by Nicholas Drayson.

Joseph Millson

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The Carte Noire Readers: for a more seductive coffee break!

11 months
2 weeks ago

The Cheltenham Literature Festival has teamed up with Carte Noire to get you in the festival spirit with an indulgent coffee break experience and a feast of literary delights.

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For an afternoon pick me up like no other, pour yourself a cup of your favourite Carte Noire coffee, sit back and relax and watch an exclusive reading by some of the country’s finest literary lovelies. Lose yourself in some of the world’s greatest literary love scenes, read to you by Dominic West, Dan Stevens and Greg Wise. Whether Persuasion gets your heart racing or Madame Bovary transports you to another world, watch the Carte Noire Readers now for a more seductive coffee break…

Join us throughout the Festival in The Times Café for a cup of Carte Noire whilst our guest readers take you on a live literary journey. Relax with Strictly Come Dancing and Holby City heartthrob Tom Chambers or star of the stage and screen Joseph Millson as they reveal favourite love scenes.

From D H Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover to Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss and many more besides, indulge in your own perfect coffee moment.

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Choose a Carte Noire reader for a perfect coffee moment!

* Many of the Carte Noire Reader: Your Perfect Coffee Moment events are already sold out; keep checking back regularly for the latest ticket availability.

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Win a Tassimo coffee machine! Sign up to our email Newsletter

11 months
3 weeks ago

Don’t miss this chance to win!

This year we’re hosting a series of free events, giving you a chance to sit back and relax with a complimentary cup of Carte Noire coffee – whilst listening to a celebrity guest reader.

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To celebrate this series of Carte Noire perfect coffee moments, we’re running an exclusive competition in this week’s The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival eNewsletter. Sign up by 10pm on Wednesday 16th September to be in with a chance of winning some great prizes, including a brand new Tassimo machine, complete with coffee to start you off!

By receiving our email newsletter, you’ll also get all the very latest event information for The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival (9 -18 October), as well as more chances to win some great prizes in our competitions.

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Subscribe to our email newsletter by 10pm, Weds 16th September to be in with a chance to win!

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