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BOOK lovers can combine their fondness of reading with their passion for cruising on Cunard’s Literature Festival at Sea aboard Queen Mary 2, with the seven-night voyage departing Southampton on 01 Dec.

The festival will be headlined by award-winning novelists, poets, essayists, playwrights and critics such as Pam Ayres and Kate Mosse, as well as New York Times journalists, who will host talks and Q&As onboard; there will also be workshops and masterclasses for writers to sharpen their skills.

Guests can even get a reading list tailor-made for them by a “bibliotherapist” as well as have the opportunity to meet the guest writers at author signings.