Great to see see that the event has established itself as an annual affair since it's somewhat tentative first year in 2013. Wimbledon Book Festival events will be taking place at different venues across the London Borough.
When? 30 September to 9 October 2016.
Where? London Borough of Wimbledon.
Who? 2016 - Ella Woodward, Jeremy Paxman and Miriam González Durántez will be joined by a host of other big names to make BookFest 2016 the best yet. Look out for Clare Balding, Michael Morpurgo, Sir Paddy Ashdown, Lord David Owen, David Bowie Night with his biographer Paul Morley, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, beauty entrepreneur and business woman Jo Malone, and historian Ben Macintyre. Comedy and Sports Nights will both return.
Website? Wimbledon BookFest
Twitter? @Wimbbookfest
Tickets? Booked online (2014 link)
TICKETS CAN ALSO BE BOUGHT
IN PERSON at Wimbledon Library
Thursdays and Fridays [9.30am-1pm]
TELEPHONE BOOKING:
020 8545 8342
Tuesdays [10am-5pm]
Thursdays and Fridays [2-5pm]
Founded? 2013
2105 Line-up - Sebastian Faulks, Louis de Bernieres, Alexandra Shulman, Vince Cable, Brian Moore, Seann Walsh, Andy McNab, Steve Backshall, Boris Becker, Shirley Williams, Stella Duffy, Ben Fogle, Alison Weir, Akala and George the Poet
2014 line-up included Ian McEwan; Alexander McCall Smith; Brian Moore; David Starkey; Paul Merton; Miles Jupp;Sophie Hanah (27th September); Andrew Roberts; Shami Charabarti; Colm Toibin; Comedy on Wimbledon Common ++
Inaugural event in 2013 featured:
Michael Palin, Darcey Bussell, Kate Adie, Jung Chang, Cerys Matthews, Wayne Hemingway, Andrew Motion, Howard Goodall, John Boyne, Peter Snow, Dan Snow, Max Hastings and the headline event with James Naughtie in conversation with Roddy Doyle
If you are involved in this festival you can update or change details via the organisers page . Authors can list here.