Notting Hill Literary Festival – Schedule
Friday 15 May
| 6 – 9pm | Santa Montefiore Kate Weinberg | Eva Rice | Notting Hill’s Ultimate Book Club Join us for drinks, canapés and a fabulous discussion at the Notting Hill Book Club from 6-9pm on Friday 15 May 2026. Best-selling authors Santa Montefiore, Kate Weinberg and Eva Rice will lead an interesting discussion on their books, writings, interests and much more. |
Saturday 16 May
| 10 – 11am | Mishal Husain | Hosted by Alec Russell | Broken Threads Two pre-eminent global journalists, Mishal Husein, Bloomberg Editor at Large and Alec Russell, Foreign Editor at the Financial Times, will bring together views on global politics, migration and culture including Mishal’s moving account of her own family’s experience of movement and belonging as told in her book Broken Threads. |
| 11:30 – 12:30pm | Andy West | Hosted by Ciaran Thapar | Youth And Justice Two of the sharpest commentators on youth and Justice, Andy West, author of The Life Inside and Ciaran Thapar, author of Cut Short: Why We’re Failing Our Youth & How to Fix It will discuss prisons, freedom, social justice and philosophy, urban community and the power of ideas |
12:30 – 1:30pm: Lunch
| 1:30 – 2:30pm | Jacqueline Crooks | Hosted by Kisha de Costa | In Conversation with Jacqueline Crooks Jacqueline’s debut novel Fire Rush delves into the tumultuous life of a young woman navigating London’s reggae scene in the 1970s. Jacqueline with speak with Kisha De Costa of the Harrow Club on community, belonging and the stories we carry. |
| 3 – 4pm | Barnaby Phillips | Hosted by Gus Casely-Hayford | Culture, Empire & Loot: Our Pasts & Presents Gus Casely-Hayford, Director V&A East, and Barnaby Phillips journalist (BBC and Al Jazeera) and author of Loot: Britain and the Benin Bronzes and The African Kingdom of Gold – Britain and the Asante Treasure bring their voices to culture, Africa, and the artifacts and stories that connect us. |
| 4:30 – 5:30pm | Bryony Gordon | Hosted by Jennie Godfrey | People Pleaser Best-selling author and passionate mental health advocate, Bryony Gordon will discuss her latest novel People Pleaser with fellow best seller Jennie Godfrey, author of The List Of Suspicious Things and The Barbecue at No. 9 |
| 6 – 7pm | Glass of wine with Jeremy King | Hosted by Andrew Jones | A Glass of Wine with Jeremy King The legendary restauranteur behind Arlington, the Park and the recent revival of Simpsons will reminisce on a life in London dining with Andrew Jones, author of the defining book on London private members’ clubs. |