Victoria Wood once joked that the British response to death was a woman dragging herself into the kitchen saying, ‘72 baps Connie. You slice, I’ll spread’. Hosts Michael Pedersen and Gemma Cairney want to do away with the idea that grief should be hidden. Tonight, bask in the company of Festival guests including Ocean Vuong and Omar Musa for the Good Grief! literary salon, a performance showcase celebrating grief in all its forms.

Tickets: edbookfest.co.uk