Joining the festival programme are two of the art world’s most engaging and lively voices, David Shrigley and Kate Bryan.
Who will be taking to the Cadogan Hall stage to share their insights and anecdotes, as well as celebrating the launch of their new book How to Art, the new, essential guide to understanding art. A refreshingly honest and entertaining guide that cuts through art world pretensions to reveal the ways in which art can bring us all joy.
Best selling author, DJ and broadcaster Annie Macmanus will host Matt Haig and Jordan Stephens at Cadogan Hall on 21st September. The two will be discussing their books, The Life Impossible and Avoidance, Drugs, Heartbreak and Dogs in a conversation around creativity and mental health. The event will explore the intersection of the arts and wellbeing, and how art can become a lifeline in our most challenging moments.
Internationally bestselling author Marian Keyes will be joining Elizabeth Day on stage to interview her about her new novel One of Us.
Award winning actor and author, Rupert Everett, also joins the lineup for a very special live event, hosted by Hannah Macinnes. Stay tuned for more information on this unique event. Tickets will be available in the coming weeks.
The internet’s resident librarian, Jack Edwards will be at Saatchi Gallery with his Inklings Book Club live event. Chelsea’s literary legend William Boyd will be live in conversation speaking all about his new book The Predicament, as well as Ian McEwan, who will be meeting George Monbiot to discuss his forthcoming novel, What We Can Know.
Tigris Li and Omar Karim will be speaking about AI and Creativity - an increasingly relevant and ever-evolving topic, and Arts Council England Chief Executive, Darren Henley, will join broadcaster Samira Ahmed to discuss the importance of investment in the arts - arguing funding the arts drives innovation, builds stronger communities, and delivers measurable economic benefits.
Closing off the Festival on Sunday night, the Women’s Prize will host a spectacular Literary Salon celebrating the internationally acclaimed Women's Prize for Fiction’s 30th Anniversary, featuring readings and performances from broadcaster June Sarpong, author Kate Mosse, with many more stellar names to be announced.