We our proud to be providing the box office for the 2022 Books by the Beach Festival!

Saturday 11th June 2022 & Sunday 12th June 2022

As well as providing box office services we are also a venue for one of the Authors Talks.

Please use the links below to buy your tickets online, alternatively, you can give us a call on 01723 506750 or visit us at YMCA Scarborough, St. Thomas Street, Scarborough, YO11 1DY. We are on the corner of Elder Street. Our opening hours are available here

For more information about the festival please visit booksbythebeach.co.uk

Frequently asked questions can be found at the bottom of the page

Hosted by Helen Boaden

One of the UK’s best-loved novelists, Patrick Gale launches our 2022 event by introducing his new work, Mother’s Boy. It’s a superb historical tale of Cornwall, class, desire and two world wars. Patrick’s other works include Costa shortlisted A Place Called Winter and Richard and Judy bestseller Notes From An Exhibition.

Lisa Jewell is a global best-selling writer with over 5 million copies of her books sold worldwide, many of which were No 1 Sunday Times bestsellers. The Family Upstairs was the bestselling crime novel of 2020 and a sequel The Family Remains is due for release in July. Alongside her biographer Will Brooker, Lisa shares a year in the life of a bestselling novelist and how a novel is created. Perfect for fans and aspiring authors alike.

Award winning author and geographer Nicholas Crane is well-known for his television work including lead presenter on Coast and Great British Journeys. His new book Latitude is set in 1735. Twelve unruly men board ships bound for South America. Their mission – to discover the true shape of the Earth. Exposed to dangers none can imagine, the survivors won’t return for ten years…unmissable event!

Hosted by Helen Boaden

Professor Lucy Easthope is the UK’s leading authority on disaster recovery and an inspirational speaker. She has been involved in the response to almost every seismic event of the past two decades including 9/11, Grenfell and the Covid-19 pandemic. Lucy will discuss her memoir When the Dust Settles taking us behind the police tape to find hope in the most difficult times.

Hosted by Gerry Foley

Charlie Higson created and starred in the hugely successful comedy series The Fast Show. He is also author of the bestselling Young Bond books and horror series, The Enemy. Tonight Charlie introduces his first adult crime novel in twenty-five years. Whatever Gets You Through The Night is a colourful thriller exposing dark truths lurking beneath the surface of a sunny Mediterranean idyll.

Hosted by Gerry Foley

Festival friend and former Home Secretary Alan Johnson is prize winning author of a memoir trilogy detailing his fascinating life and career. His fourth memoir In My Life featured his love of music. Today Alan discusses his debut novel The Late Train To Gipsy Hill – a fast moving thriller based on espionage, the Russian mafia and a mysterious beauty with a deadly secret… crime to miss it!

Hosted by Helen Boaden

Journalist Anita Sethi was on a train journey through Northern England when she became the victim of a race-hate crime. Determined not to let this brutal experience stop her travelling freely and without fear, she decided to walk the ‘backbone of Britain’. Her journey is one of reclamation and discovery – exploring place, identity, belonging and natural beauty. I Belong Here won the 2021 Books Are My Bag Readers Award.

Hosted by Gerry Foley

John Volanthen began caving with scouts at the age of 14 and is now a world record-holding British cave diver who has been at the forefront of underground rescue for over twenty years. John tells his dramatic account of the daring mission he led in 2018 to rescue the Thai youth soccer team trapped in a flooded cave, while the world held its breath. A true hero always on standby for the next rescue!

Hosted by Helen Boaden

Dr Chloe Duckworth is a lecturer in Archaeology at Newcastle University and expert presenter on Channel 4’s The Great British Dig. This TV hit brings history closer to home as the team excavate back gardens around Britain to discover secrets under the lawns. Chloe will be discussing her fascinating tie-in book at this event.

Hosted by Helen Boaden

In our festival finale Keith Brymer Jones reveals his inspirational journey from a North London boyhood to a global success. Trained ballet dancer, front man in an almost famous rock band, master potter and judge of The Great Pottery Throw Down – we are delighted to welcome Keith for this entertaining and emotional event!