- Venues
- Festival Riverside Foyer (Next to Foyles Bookshop)
- In and Around the Festival
- Le Pain Quotidien
- Level 5 Function Room at Royal Festival Hall
- Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall
- Queen Elizabeth Hall
- SAISON POETRY LIBRARY AT ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL
- St Paul's Pavilion at Royal Festival Hall
- The Front Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall
- The Hayward at Southbank Centre
- Themes
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Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall
Andrew O'Hagan with Jenny Diski, Ferdinand Mount & Colm Toibin
Saturday, 5 July
Andrew O'Hagan introduces and chairs a discussion with Jenny Diski, Ferdinand Mount and Col Toibin
£9 (Concessions: 50% off, limited availability)
Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall
RICHARD SENNETT WITH GRAYSON PERRY, IAN BOSTRIDGE & MARINA WARNER
Saturday, 5 July
Richard Sennett joins sculptor Grayson Perry, tenor Ian Bostridge and writer Marina Warner to discuss the value and importance of craftsmanship in the digital age.
£9 (Concessions: 50% off, limited availability)
Queen Elizabeth Hall
JOSIE LONG’S SPLENDID EVENING
Saturday, 5 July
Josie Long curates and hosts an evening of outstanding comedy and music for the London Literature Festival.
£12 (Concessions: 50% off, limited availability)
Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall
THE BEST OF THE BOOKER PRIZE
Saturday, 5 July
To celebrate the shortlist for The Best of the Booker Prize, our distinguished panel of writers champion the novel they think should win.
£9 (Concessions: 50% off, limited availability)
St Paul's Pavilion at Royal Festival Hall
DIRTY BOOKS - THE HOUSE OF HOMOSEXUAL CULTURE
Saturday, 5 July
Writers, readers and performers get down and dirty for a celebration of literary pornography presented by Rupert Smith.
£7 (Concessions: 50% off, limited availability)
Queen Elizabeth Hall
FRESH ON THE STAGE
Saturday, 5 July
Southbank Centre Emerging Artists in Residence Riz MC and Yemisi Blake curate a late-evening show of music and spoken word.
Admission Free
Festival Riverside Foyer (Next to Foyles Bookshop)
KATE MOSSE’S SEPULCHRE TOUR
Saturday, 5 July
Sepulchre is the latest international bestseller from Kate Mosse, author of Labyrinth. The Sepulchre Tour is an exhibition of inspiring photographs from the novel’s key locations.
Admission Free (5 -19 July)
Queen Elizabeth Hall
BEST OF THE BOOKER PRIZE BOOKCROSSING
Saturday, 5 July
Southbank Centre is an international bookcrossing site, encouraging you to share books by leaving them around the site for others to find.
Admission Free (5 -19 July)
SAISON POETRY LIBRARY AT ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL
HEAR WORDS HERE!
Saturday, 5 July
Explore Southbank Centre’s sounds with this interactive audio trail. Hear poetry inspired by the sonic world and discover a new language to describe your world.
Admission Free (5 -19 July)
SAISON POETRY LIBRARY AT ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL
THE SAISON POETRY LIBRARY AT ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL
Saturday, 5 July
The Saison Poetry Library is a free public lending library with the UK’s largest selection of modern poetry. You can read books, pamphlets and magazines, listen to poetry recordings and enjoy the exhibition space.
Admission Free (5 -19 July)
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