SOME of Britain’s best-selling authors and thinkers have been confirmed for the Cliveden Literary Festival.
Now in its seventh year, the annual event is renowned as a forum for lively discussion, thought-provoking ideas, and political debate.
Among the big names lined up are Zadie Smith, Tom Holland, Mary Beard, Maggie O’Farrell, Peter Frankopan and Marlon James.
Last year, actor and Succession star, Brian Cox described the festival as “an extraordinary environment … I can’t think of anything more perfect’ and author Robert Harris as ‘beautiful … like a rolling intellectual house party to which everyone is invited.”
A spokesperson for the event said: “The festival revives Cliveden House’s rich history as a literary salon frequented by writers and thinkers from Alexander Pope to Alfred Lord Tennyson, George Bernard Shaw, Jonathan Swift and Sir Winston Churchill.
Cliveden Literary Festival is run by a committee of writers and historians – Andrew Roberts, Natalie Livingstone, Catherine Ostler and Simon Sebag Montefiore.
A member of Relais & Châteaux, Cliveden House is a five-star luxury hotel. Owned by the National Trust, the building is operated by Iconic Luxury Hotels under a long lease arrangement. Less than 45 minutes from London and only 20 minutes from Heathrow, the hotel has 47 spacious rooms and suites in the main house in addition to Spring Cottage, a summerhouse on the banks of the Thames.
There is also a fully stocked boathouse, a luxurious spa and a range of other sporting and leisure facilities.
This year’s festival will be held on Saturday, September 30 and Sunday, October 1 with tickets now on sale.For more information and to book tickets, go to: https://clivedenliteraryfestival.org/
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