2023 Gallery

Wimbledon BookFest 2023 is underway! Follow the Festival as it happens here.

Sun 22 Oct 2023

The final day of events at Wimbledon High School…The Marvellous Myth Hunter (Children’s event), Janina Ramirez, Why We Grow, David Baddiel, Tom Holland, Philippa Gregory.

Sat 21 Oct 2023

A busy Saturday at BookFest with Natalie Haynes, Aasmah Mir and Osman Yousefzada, James Read, Diana Darke, Mohsin Hamid Zooming in from Pakistan, Janice Hallett, and Sebastian Faulks.

Fri 20 Oct 2023

It’s Friday at Wimbledon BookFest, and the line-up includes Kate Wakeling, George the Poet, the QI Elves, Timothy West, and Xiaolu Guo.

Thurs 19 Oct 2023

If only BookFest could carry on all year ’round! It’s Thursday of our final week, and we’re joined by Katherine Rundell, Tim Marshall, Will Gompertz and Danny Cipriani!

Wed 18 Oct 2023

From The Times fashion editor Anna Murphy to Labour Party bright young thing Wes Streeting via Chris Bryant & Ian Dunt and novelist Rose Tremain…BookFest has you covered.

Tues 17 Oct 2023

Schools events at Wimbledon High School, Alison Weir at Merton Arts Space plus David Kynaston and Craig Brown and Peter Frankopan.

Mon 16 Oct 2023

Edward Stourton, Lewis Dartnell, Writing the Royals panel event and Gavin Esler.

Sun 15 Oct 2023

A wide variety of events at Wimbledon High School, from Anthony Seldon to Ben Okri.

Sat 14 Oct 2023

A bumper day at BookFest! Ed Vere and Sophy Henn at Merton Arts Space and Wimbledon High School hosts its first events.

Fri 12 Oct 2023

David Walliams at New Wimbledon Theatre, Paterson Joseph and Annie Macmanus at Merton Arts Space.

Thurs 12 Oct 2023

Mikaela Loach and S.J. Parris at Merton Arts Space.

Tues 10 Oct 2023

Cressida Cowell , the Young Writers’ Competition prizegiving and Stephen Mulhern at New Wimbledon Theatre.

Tues 29 Sept 2023

Wimbledon BookFest 2023 Opening Event: Steve Backshall at Merton Arts Space.