Creative Folkestone Book Festival: Ian McEwan: What We Can Know
Create a free account to applyIan McEwan discusses his new novel and the ideas and craft behind more than forty years of writing in a rare live conversation. Journalist Helen Sharp chairs the discussion, which explores love, memory and morality, before a book signing in The Clearing.
Ian McEwan appears in a rare live conversation at Folkestone Book Festival, discussing his highly anticipated new novel, What We Can Know. The event brings one of Britain’s best-known contemporary novelists to Quarterhouse for an evening focused on the ideas and craft that have shaped his work over more than forty years.
The conversation looks back at acclaimed novels including Atonement, Amsterdam, On Chesil Beach and Lessons, while also exploring themes of love, morality, memory and human behaviour. The event is chaired by journalist and editor Helen Sharp, who guides the discussion and asks questions about McEwan’s career, inspirations and writing process.
Events last about an hour and are followed by a book signing in The Clearing, with Waterstones as the official bookseller. As part of Folkestone Book Festival’s annual celebration of stories, ideas and conversation by the sea, this is a literary event for readers who enjoy thoughtful live discussion and contemporary fiction.
Ian McEwan
14 November 2026, 20:00 – 21:00
Location
- No age restriction.
- Concessionary rates apply to under 21s, full-time students, registered unemployed and registered disabled.
£5 Cost of Living ticket available with no questions asked. Standard tickets are £12 plus a £1.50 booking fee, and concession tickets are £10 plus a £1.50 booking fee.
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