CLIVEDEN LITERARY FESTIVAL

2025 SPEAKERS

Ian Rankin, Salman Rushdie, Richard E Grant, Douglas Murray, Jung Chang, Niall Ferguson, Hallie Rubenhold, Alain de Botton, Elif Shafak, Marlon James, Anthony Horowitz, William Boyd, Sarah Vine, Michael Gove, Peter Godwin, Helen Castor, Rachel Eliza Griffiths, Patrick Marber, Tristram Hunt, Merve Emre, Jake Sullivan, Bari Weiss, Andrew Davies, Tina Brown, Peter Frankopan, James Marriott, Alex Burghart, Charles Moore, Emily Maitlis, Jonathan Bate, David McCloskey, Dambisa Moyo, Jonathan Freedland, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, Nicholas Boggs, Mark Rosenblatt, Gordon Corera, Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Freya Johnston, Robert Hardman, Sarah Churchwell, Geordie Greig, Marina Warner, Georgia Beaufort, Yana Peel, Andrei Soldatov, Adam LeBor, Emily Benn, James McAuley, Tim Bouverie, Anne Somerset, Cindy Yu, Rachel Kelly, Anne Sebba, Alice Loxton, Jake Wallis Simons, Minna Salami, Alice Loxton, Luke Pepera, Carol Woolton, Alexandra Shulman, Caroline Derby, Hugo Rittson-Thomas, Victoria Summerley and Catherine Fitzgerald; and our founders, Catherine Ostler, Natalie Livingstone, Simon Sebag Montefiore and Andrew Roberts.

SATURDAY SPEAKERS*

Ian Rankin

Jung Chang

Niall Ferguson

Alain de Botton

Marlon James

Sarah Vine

Michael Gove

Rachel Eliza Griffiths

Tristram Hunt

Merve Emre

Bari Weiss

Andrew Davies

Tina Brown

Peter Frankopan

James Marriott

Alex Burghart

Peter Godwin

Charles Moore

Emily Maitlis

Jonathan Bate

David McCloskey

Dambisa Moyo

Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

Nicholas Boggs

Gordon Corera

Freya Johnston

Sarah Churchwell

Yana Peel

Geordie Greig

Marina Warner

Andrei Soldatov

Emily Benn

Rachel Kelly

James McAuley

Jake Wallis Simons

Minna Salami

Alice Loxton

Luke Pepera

And our founders: Natalie Livingstone | Catherine Ostler | Simon Sebag Montefiore | Andrew Roberts.

SUNDAY SPEAKERS*

Salman Rushdie

Richard E Grant

Douglas Murray

Hallie Rubenhold

Elif Shafak

Anthony Horowitz

William Boyd

Peter Godwin

Helen Castor

Rachel Eliza Griffiths

Patrick Marber

Merve Emre

Bari Weiss

Jake Sullivan

Andrew Davies

Peter Frankopan

Jonathan Freedland

Mark Rosenblatt

Lucy Hughes-Hallett

Robert Hardman

Georgia Beaufort

Adam LeBor

Tim Bouverie

Anne Somerset

Cindy Yu

Anne Sebba

Alice Loxton

Carol Woolton

Alexandra Shulman

Caroline Derby

Hugo Rittson-Thomas

Victoria Summerley

Catherine Fitzgerald

And our founders: Natalie Livingstone | Catherine Ostler | Simon Sebag Montefiore | Andrew Roberts.

This year's agenda-setting literature festival will again feature a high-profile line-up of writers, historians, politicians and cultural figures. Full details of the event programme and speakers can be found on our website here.

Catering

There will be a variety of food vendors in the Forecourt and in the Festival Food Marquee, plus the Laurent-Perrier Bar and Horsebox Coffee in the Forecourt.

Cliveden are offering a two-course set lunch in the Cliveden Dining Room at £60 per person or the Astor Grill at £50 per person. Please note that space is limited, therefore reservations in advance are required.

For full details of all Festival catering please go to our website.

If you need help booking your tickets please email the Cliveden Literary Festival Event Office or call us on +44 (0) 20 3488 3401.

*subject to change.