The theme of this year’s festival The State of Us considers how we are faring out in these changing times. As we take stock of where we are, we celebrate the power of words to stimulate, unite, delight, inspire and agitate. During Mountains to Sea dlr Book Festival 2020, we bring you some of our best known and loved authors including all the way from the USA, Curtis Sittenfeld. We have rich pickings where novels are concerned with splendid new tales to explore from Anne Enright, Colum McCann, Louise Doughty and Niall Williams.