AS LITFEST arrives in Marlborough next month, many literature fans will flock to popular authors and poets such as Carol Ann Duffy or Ben Okri, but this year's event also features an array of non-fiction authors too.

This year marks the tenth anniversary of Marlborough LitFest, taking place September 26-29, as it looks to support new authors, established authors and a large range of non-fiction authors with themes including women in the 1960s, mental health, food, and a biography of Napoleon.

LitFest committee chair, Genevieve Clarke, explained how non-fiction authors are being included so the writers can 'share their expertise with the Marlborough audience'.

She said: "We always try to get a good mix of fiction and non-fiction to cover a large range of subjects for our audiences.

"We think it's really important for our speakers to cover topical issues at LitFest, and leave the audience feeling like they've learned something new.

"I've been to some non-fiction talks before and remember thinking: 'I wish more people had seen that'."

One of the very topical talks will be food journalist, Bee Wilson's, take on modern food as she discusses her recent book The Way We Eat Now: Strategies for Eating in a World of Change.

Wilson discusses everything from meal replacements, to the disappearing lunch hour, the rise of veganism, the lack of time to cook and prepare food and the rapid increase in food delivery services, as well as providing her own strategies to try and achieve a more balanced relationship with the food we eat.

She speaks at the town hall at 1.30pm on September 29.

Another highly anticipated speaker is former mental health nurse, Nathan Filer, whose debut novel won the Costa book Award in 2013.

He has now turned to non-fiction as his second book, The Heartland: Finding and Losing Schizophrenia, shares moving personal stories from mental health patients as well as clinical debates from the world's leading experts.

Filer will share his thoughts and debunk mental health myths at Marlborough Town Hall, at 3pm on September 28.

Tickets for these informative talks, as well as many others, can be bought online at: www.marlboroughlitfest.org, or at The White Horse Bookshop on Marlborough High Street.