Autocracy’s Fatal Flaw – The Will of the People
By Oliver Callis (Sixth Form Academy)
Culture as a superpower: novelist Ela Lee
By Taniyah Clarke (Sixth Form Academy)
Mark Galeotti and Yvonnick Denoël: How Crime Organises the World
By Lorcan Cartmell (Sixth Form Academy)
‘The age that shapes us’ Alice Loxton turns a youthful lens on history
By Louise Swadi-Tondo (Sixth Form Academy)
‘Every election is now existential’ Anne Applebaum on Autocracy
By Praise Amooti (Sixth Form Academy)
Women of the Ancient World: Elodie Harper & Nikita Gill
By Parina Patel (Sixth Form Academy)
Terry Deary’s Riotous History of Rebellions and Revolutions
By Max Latif (Sixth Form Academy)
A record-breaking year at Wimbledon BookFest!
We celebrated our most successful year ever as record numbers enjoyed more than 100 events in 10 days, with headliners including Rupert Everett, Jung Chang, Elif Shafak, Dame Harriet Walter, Adam Buxton, Irvine Welsh, David Nicholls, Lemn Sissay, Ed Davey MP, Lyse Doucet, Philippe Sands, Raymond Antrobus, Shirley Ballas and Lady Hale.
‘It was about reclaiming Shakespeare’ Dame Harriet Walter in conversation with Thangam Debbonaire
By Caitlin Sturrock (Sixth Form Academy)