The Henley Literary Festival was founded in 2007 and takes place at venues across Henley-on-Thames: a marquee in the grounds of Phyllis Court, the Victorian Town Hall and The Relais hotel.
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Please note: I have no commercial relationship with Henley Literary Festival and buy my own tickets.
Henley Literary Festival 2025
The 2025 festival took place between 3rd and 12th October 2025. Here are the events I attended, along with links to my reviews:
Carolyn Kirby, author of Ravenglass
Vanessa Beaumont, author of The Other Side of Paradise
Ellie Levenson, author of Room 706 (publishes January 2026)
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, author of Female, Nude (publishes February 2026)
Jay Rayner, author of Nights Out At Home
Alan Johnson, author of Harold Wilson
Dan Jones, author of Lion Hearts
Damian Barr, author of The Two Roberts
Tash Aw, author of The South
Elif Shafak, author of There Are Rivers In The Sky
Sir David Suchet, author of Travels With Agatha Christie (publishes 30th October)
Henley Literary Festival 2024
The 2024 festival took place between 28th September and 6th October 2024. Here are the events I attended, along with links to my reviews:
Elif Shafak, author of There Are Rivers In The Sky
Robert Harris, author of Precipice
Carol Klein, author of Hortobiography
Henley Literary Festival 2023
The 2023 festival took place between Saturday 30th September and 8th October 2023. Here are the events I attended, along with links to my reviews:
Sebastian Faulks, author of The Seventh Son
Elif Shafak, author of The Island of Missing Trees
Clive Myrie, broadcaster and author of Everything is Everything
Neil Jordan, author of The Well of Saint Nobody
Timothy West, actor and author of Pru and Me
James Naughtie, broadcaster and author of The Spy Across the Water
The Michael Joseph Proof Party, featuring the 2024s, Mrs Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford and Sweetness in the Skin by Ishi Robinson
Henley Literary Festival 2022
The 2002 Festival took place between Saturday 1st and Sunday 9th October 2022. Here are the events I attended, along with links to my reviews:
Robert Harris, author of Act of Oblivion Event Review
Paterson Joseph, author of The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho
Patrick Gale, author of Mother’s Boy & Sarah Winman, author of Still Life
Gill Hornby, author of Godmersham Park
Book Club Thursday with Clare Pooley, author of The People on Platform 5, Justin Myers, author of The Last Romeo & Mike Gayle, author of The Museum of Ordinary People.
Alan Johnson, author of One of Our Ministers is Missing.
Henley Literary Festival 2021
The 2021 Festival took place between Saturday 2nd and Sunday 10th October 2021. Here are the events I attended, along with links to my reviews:
Kate Mosse, author of An Extra Pair of Hands: A story of Caring, Ageing and Everyday Acts of Love and The Burning Chambers Event Review
John Simpson, author of Our Friends in Beijing Event Review
Ed Balls, author of Appetite Event Review
Alan Johnson, author of The Late Train to Gipsy Hill
Henley Literary Festival 2020
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Henley Literary Festival took place online between Saturday 26th September and Sunday 4th October 2020. Here are the events I attended virtually, along with links to my reviews:
Joanna Trollope & Ayisha Malik, author of This Green and Pleasant Land
Ashley Audrain, author of The Push
Gill Hornby, author of Miss Austen
Raynor Winn, author of The Salt Path and The Wild Silence
Jeremy Vine, author of The Diver and the Lover
Henley Literary Festival 2019
The 2019 Festival took place between 28th September and 6th October 2019. Below are details of the events I attended, along with links to my reviews:
Michael Joseph Proof Party with Stephanie Wrobel, author of The Recovery of Rose Gold & Hope Adams, author of Dangerous Women Event Review
Anne De Courcy, author of Chanel’s Riviera: The Cote d’Azur in Peace and War Event Review
David Suchet, author of Behind the Lens Event Review
Victoria Hislop, author of Those Who Are Loved Event Review
Henley Literary Festival 2018
The 2018 Festival took place between Saturday 29th September and Sunday 7th October 2018. Below are details of the events I attended, along with links to my reviews:
Alan Johnson, author of In My Life Event review
Diane Setterfield, author of Once Upon A River Event review
A J Pearce, author of Dear Mrs. Bird & Anne Youngson, author of Meet Me at the Museum Event review
Henley Literary Festival 2017
The 2017 Festival took place between the 2nd and 8th of October 2018. Below are details of the events I attended, along with links to my reviews:
Anne O’Brien and Rory Clements, author of Corpus (Tom Wilde #1) and Nucleus (Tom Wilde #2)Event Review
Rachel Joyce, author of The Music Shop Event Review
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