Ghetts, Rupert Everett, Susanna Clarke and more.
London Literature Festival 2024, WED 23 OCT – SUN 3 NOV
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London Literature Festival is back
Mark your diaries: London Literature Festival returns in October, with ten days of live talks from literary stars, poets, music artists and more.
Scroll down to get a taste of the programme, and get ready to snap up your tickets when they go on sale.
Tickets go on sale to Members on Thursday 11 July at 10am, and to the general public on Friday 12 July at 10am.
Lyrical excellence
Ghetts Presents: An Evening of Poetry and Music
SUN 27 OCT
The British rap icon, this year’s London Literature Festival co-curator, brings together some of the most exciting names in the London poetry and music scenes.
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Ghetts also performs live at the Royal Festival Hall on Sat 26 Oct.
Susanna Clarke: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
SAT 26 OCT
Join us for a very special opportunity to hear from acclaimed author Susanna Clarke on the 20th anniversary of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.
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Rupert Everett: The American No
SAT 26 OCT
Rupert Everett presents his first book of stories: seven tales of love and loss, drama and glamour, hope and rejection, from a writer at the height of his powers.
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Hanif Kureishi: Shattered
THU 31 OCT
The author launches his extraordinary memoir about the accident that left him paralysed
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Fiction
Deborah Levy: Why the Novel Matters
THU 24 OCT
Taffy Brodesser-Akner: Long Island Compromise
WED 30 OCT
Kevin Barry: The Heart In Winter – Live Reading
SAT 2 NOV
Non-fiction
Robert Macfarlane: The World to Come
SAT 26 OCT
Lindsey Hilsum: I Brought the War with Me
SAT 26 OCT
An Evening with Richard Dawkins and Friends
SAT 27 OCT
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
FRI 1 NOV
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Study Days
SAT 3 AUG & SAT 7 SEP | SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE
Join expert academics and artists to explore some of Shakespeare’s best loved plays. Each session includes a Q&A with members of the summer season’s companies. Discover more about Richard III and its depictions of tyranny and propaganda or embark on a journey into Antony & Cleopatra, Shakespeare’s epic tale of love, duty and power.
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