The only surprise with the announcement that the Hay Festival in the UK has been cancelled is that it didn’t come sooner. A curt statement on the official website says: We deeply regret that Hay Festival 2020 is cancelled due to the Coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic. Ticket refunds are available. All ticket holders are being contacted. We … Continue reading UK’s Hay Festival cancelled as coronavirus tears up the publishing industry calendar. Book Expo America looks the other way