Chipping Campden Literature Festival 2024
A variety of talks taking place between 6th - 11th May, discussing the beauty of books and celebrating the joy of reading.
Chipping Campden Literature Festival in partnership with Chipping Campden School was first staged in 2010 with some of the most popular voices in contemporary fiction. By offering a variety of entertaining and informative live events, the aim is to celebrate the art of writing, the joy of reading, the beauty of books and sharing of ideas.
Monday 6th May
10:30am You May Never See Us Again: Jane Martinson
12pm The China Nexus & Freezing Order: Benedict Rogers & Bill Browder
2pm International Departures: Devika Singh
3:30pm Death in Malta: Pau Caruana Galizia
5pm The Full English: Stuart Maconie
6:30pm The Lady in No 6 (Film)
7:30pm Hitler, Stalin, Mum & Dad: Daniel Finkelstein
Tuesday 7th May
6pm Hardy Women: Paula Byrne & actors David & Ali Troughton
8:30pm Not That I'm Bitter: Helen Lederer
Wednesday 8th May
7pm Thunderclap: Laura Cumming
8:30pm Show Me The Bodies: Peter Apps & Grenfell: in the words of survivor Gillian Slovo
Thursday 9th May
7pm 3 Shades of Blue: James Kaplan & The Nik Payton Sextet
Friday 10th May
12pm How AI Ate The World: Chris Stokel Walker
6pm Birnam Wood: Eleanor Catton
7:30pm An Evening with Noel Coward- Masquerade: Oliver Soden & Cabaret from Martin Prendergast
Saturday 11th May
10:30am The Last Drop: Tim Smedley
12pm Turning Over The Pebbles: Mike Brearley
2pm The Gardener of Lashkar Gah: Larisa Brown
3:30pm Downward Spiral: John Bowers KC
5pm Mary I, Queen of Sorrows: Alison Weir
7:30pm Reverie: Lucy Parham & Sir Simon Russell Beale