Autumn Festival 2025: The Full Line-Up Has Landed!
We’re thrilled to announce that the Wimbledon BookFest Autumn Festival 2025 print programme has officially landed! This year’s festival – running from 16–26 October – features 100+ incredible events newly announced guests, and brand-new strands including Writing Workshops and Table Talk, our new food and drink series.
Wimbledon BookFest hosts Jacinda Ardern’s UK schools book launch
We were honored to host the UK school’s launch of the Right Honourable Dame Jacinda Ardern’s memoir, A Different Kind of Power, Monday 16 June, as part of their education programme.
Wimbledon authors at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
We were delighted to curate the Bibliotherapy Reading list for our Friends at Viking, and invite some of our authors to their beautiful garden at RHS Chelsea.
Early-Bird Events: Lady Hale, Michael Heseltine and more!
Alexander McCall Smith, Lady Hale, Jay Rayner, Kit de Waal, Michael Heseltine, Philippe Sands, Jung Chang, Lemn Sissay, Suzanne O’Sullivan, Ed Davey MP (L-R)
Celebrating the most successful Wimbledon BookFest yet!
We celebrated our most successful Festival to date, seeing a huge increase in our audiences of over 15,000 people.
In Conversation with Stefan Stern
Journalist and author Stefan Stern sat down to talk about Shakespeare, social media, and ambition in the modern world.
In Conversation with Joseph Coelho
Former Children’s Laureate, Joseph Coelho, joined us at the New Wimbledon Theatre to present awards for this year’s Junior Young Writer’s Competition, in partnership with the University of Roehampton.
In Conversation with Simon Parker
Before discussing his new publication A Ride Across America, journalist Simon Parker caught up with BookFest.
Young Writers Competition awards presented at New Wimbledon Theatre
Wimbledon Bookfest celebrated the winners and runners-up of this year’s Young Writers Competition in partnership with the University of Roehampton, our lead education partner.