Bestselling author added to line-up for travel writing festival

Bestselling author Simon Winchester has been added to the burgeoning line-up for this year’s Immrama Festival of Travel Writing, taking place in Lismore later this month.

The author of the hit The Professor and the Madman and other best-selling works of popular history, he has been turning out books since 1975 and will speak in the Co Waterford town about his work and travel experiences.

The 11th annual Immrama festival takes place from Jun 13-16 and also includes the likes of Paul Theroux, one of the world’s most popular travel writers, and Charlie Connelly, whose works include the likes of Attention All Shipping and Our Man in Hibernia.