The Festival
The Notting Hill Literary Festival invites book lovers, curious minds and creative spirits to join us for a vibrant celebration of literature in all its forms.
With a line-up of renowned authors, fresh voices and lively discussions, there’s something for everyone – whether you are an avid reader, a budding writer, or simply seeking inspiration.
Gus Casely-Hayford
Dr Gus Casely-Hayford, OBE, Director of V&A East, is a curator and cultural historian who writes, lectures...
Jacqueline Crooks
Jacqueline Crooks is a Jamaican-born British writer and community development practitioner whose work explores...
Bryony Gordon
Bryony is the author of the bestselling The Wrong Knickers and Mad Woman, plus the Sunday Times No.1 bestselle...
Mishal Husain
Mishal Husain hosts the global interview podcast and is Editor-at-Large at Bloomberg Weekend. She was a presen...
Andrew Jones
Andrew Jones has lived in the heart of London clubland, on the border of Mayfair and St James’s, for 20 years....
Jeremy King
Jeremy has co-owned and managed some of London’s most famous restaurants, including Le Caprice (1981), The Ivy...
Santa Montefiore
Santa Montefiore is the number one bestselling author of more than thirty novels and has sold over eight milli...
Barnaby Phillips
Barnaby Phillips was born in London, brought up in Kenya and Switzerland, and worked for 27 years for the BBC ...
Eva Rice
Eva Rice was born in 1975 in London and her first book, a work of non-fiction called Who’s Who In Enid B...
Ciaran Thapar
Ciaran Thapar is the author of Cut Short: Why We’re Failing Our Youth — and How to Fix It (Penguin, 2021). His...
Kate Weinberg
Kate Weinberg was born and lives in London. She studied English at Oxford and creative writing in East Anglia....
Andy West
Andy West has taught philosophy in over twenty prisons since 2016. He is the author of The life Inside: A Memo...











