A different kind of literary festival

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 WATCH: A Different Kind Of Literary Festival We travel to Laugharne in South Wales to report on a literary festival that does things the right way: friendly, relaxed - but as passionate as Dylan Thomas, the legendary poet the weekend celebrates. See what we discovered by clicking on the picture above. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Eli Roth, director "Failure, in my book, is someone who lives in the safety of their laptop taking shots at those who actually achieved what they have been unable to do." 'I'm Fascinated By How People F**k Up' Sculpture Gets Retro Women Who Had To Pretend Bad Literary Pilgrimages Matilda(s) Triumph At Olivier Awards BLOG POSTS Dan James: Titanic: The Aftermath The crowd, 30,000 strong, had been gathered for hours at Cunard's Pier 54, standing silent in the fog. Out of the gloaming, at almost 8pm on 18 April 1912, emerged Carpathia, the ship carrying the survivors of Titanic's sinking. David Szalay: The Difficulty of Writing About Sex W H Auden had this to say on the subject of praise - "Unimportant, but jolly to remember when falling asleep at night." Diego Giolitti: Contemporary Russian Art Andrew Taylor: The Purple Cow Returns Returning for its fourth year on London's Southbank, the E4 Udderbelly boasts London's largest programme of live comedy alongside cabaret, dance and family entertainment. Martin Middlebrook: Diary From Kabul - Beirut and Back! On my final night in Beirut, we went out to dinner at a restaurant that specialises in Chocolate dishes. If your sole intake of chocolate for three months has been Ferrero Rocher, then you are to endorphins what insomnia is to sleep - utterly deprived.

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