Henley Literary Festival

The Henley Literary Festival was founded in 2007 and takes place at venues across Henley-on-Thames, including an elegant Georgian mansion, the Victorian Town Hall and on a boat travelling up the River Thames.

To keep up-to-date with everything going on at the Henley Literary Festival, follow the Festival on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram or sign up to their newsletter via their website.

Please note: I have no commercial relationship with Henley Literary Festival.  I’m just a book lover and book blogger keen to support my local literary festival. 

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Henley Literary Festival 2021

This year’s Festival takes place from Saturday 2nd to Sunday 10th October 2021. Here are the events I attended in person or virtually with links to my book reviews where appropriate.

Candice Brathwaite & Nikesh Shukla (Saturday 2nd October)

Kate Mosse (Sunday 3rd October) Event Review

• An Extra Pair of Hands: A story of Caring, Ageing and Everyday Acts of Love
• The Burning Chambers

Iain MacGregor (Monday 4th October)

John Simpson (Monday 4th October) Event Review

Ed Balls (Tuesday 5th October) Event Review

Alan Johnson (Wednesday 6th October)

• The Late Train to Gipsy Hill 

Alexander McCall Smith (Friday 8th October)

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Henley Literary Festival 2020

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Henley Literary Festival took place online from Saturday 26th September to Sunday 4th October 2020. Here are the events I attended (virtually) with links to my book reviews.

Joanna Trollope & Ayisha Malik (Saturday 26th September)

• Ayisha Malik – This Green and Pleasant Land

The Push Proof Party ( Wednesday 30th September)

• Ashley Audrain – The Push

Gill Hornby (Thursday 1st October)

• Gill Hornby – Miss Austen

Raynor Winn (Friday 2nd October)

• Raynor Winn – The Salt Path, The Wild Silence

Jeremy Vine (Sunday 4th October)

• Jeremy Vine – The Diver and the Lover

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Henley Literary Festival 2019

The 2019 Festival took place from 28^th September to 6^th October. Below are details of the events I attended with links to my reviews.

Michael Joseph Proof Party (Monday 30th September) Event Review

• Stephanie Wrobel – The Recovery of Rose Gold
• Hope Adams – Dangerous Women

Anne De Courcy – Chanel’s Riviera: The Cote d’Azur in Peace and War (Thursday 3rd October) Event Review

David Suchet – Behind the Lens (Friday 4th October) Event Review

Victoria Hislop – Those Who Are Loved (Friday 4th October) Event Review

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Henley Literary Festival 2018

The 2018 Festival took place from Saturday 29^th September to Sunday 7^th October. Below are details of the events I attended with links to my reviews.

Alan Johnson – In My Life (Sunday 30^th September) Event review

Diane Setterfield – Once Upon A River (Monday 1^st October) Event review

A J Pearce & Anne Youngson – Writing Letters (Monday 1^st October) Event review

• A J Pearce – Dear Mrs. Bird
• Anne Youngson – Meet Me at the Museum

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Henley Literary Festival 2017

Anne O’Brien and Rory Clements – Event Review

• Rory Clements – Corpus (Tom Wilde #1)
• Rory Clements – Nucleus (Tom Wilde #2)

Rachel Joyce – Event Review

• The Music Shop