Anyone who fancies uttering a spot of Latin as they pull up the weeds in their veg plot will do well to pop over to Llangwm next month for the Llangwmlitfest 2023.

Topping the bill will be Harry Mount who will be talking about his latest book ‘Et tu, brute?’ which unlocks the wisdom of the past and reveals how ancient Latin can help us all life better lives.

He will be covering themes such as Latin for Gardeners, the Great Latin Love Poets, Cicero on How to Grow Old Gracefully and Seneca's Stoic Guide to Life.

"We’re also delighted to welcome renowned author, Ferdinand Mount, described by some as the thinking woman’s Tom Jones,” said festival director Michael Pugh.

“Ferdy will be talking about his latest book on the Caesars in the room.

"There are the Big Caesars who set out to achieve total social control and also the Little Caesars who merely want to run an agreeable kleptocracy without opposition and they range from Julius Caesar and Oliver Cromwell through Napoleon and Bolivar, to Mussolini, Salazar, De Gaulle and Trump.”

Ferdy previously worked for Margaret Thatcher, and has a lot to say about the saga of Boris Johnson, which he describes as a vivid, if Lilliputian instance of the same phenomenon.

In the final part of the book, Ferdy describes how and why would-be Caesars come to grief, running from the Gunpowder Plot to Trump’s march on the Capitol. And he has a thought-provoking roadmap of the way back to constitutional government.

For those on the opposite side of the scale from Boris Johnson, psychotherapist Julia Bueno will be travelling over from Bosherston to share her latest book ‘Everyone’s a Critic’ which focuses on personal stories of the inner critic and how to stop that little voice telling us we’re not good enough from holding us back.

In addition, there will be fun for all the family, poetry, music, books galore, art, events for children, foraging and lots more.

The Llangwm Literary Festival takes place between August 11 and 13 in Llangwm.

For more information on the festival, please contact llangwmlitfest@gmail.com, or visit the website: www.llangwmlitfest.co.uk