Book Week for me, has taken the form of a laboratory, a testing ground and a celebration space. The programme is equal parts impressive and fascinating.
Adam Kammerling
Book Week 2024 events
Kafka’s Trial: A Play Reading and Panel Discussion
Sat 9 Mar 2024 | 7:15pm
Kings Place, London
A specialy commisioned play reading, featuring Henry Goodman, to mark the centenary of the death of Franz Kafka, followed by an expert panel discussion.
Linda Grant & Rachel Lichtenstein
Sat 9 Mar 2024 | 7:15pm
Kings Place, London
The multi-award-winning novelist and artist and writer join the TLS’s Toby Lichtig in an exploration of 20th century Jewish history and memory.
Dickens’ Jews
Sat 9 Mar 2024 | 8:45pm
Kings Place, London
The Life and Lies of Charles Dickens biographer Helena Kelly talks to the London Library’s Claire Berliner about the author’s relationship with the Jewish community, from family to famous characters.
Book Week is one of my favourite festivals across the world. With a remarkable line-up of speakers and sessions, it nourishes souls, challenges minds and quietly, heals hearts.
Elif Shafak
Unique in its nature: excellent talkers; rational debaters and, above all, true listeners.
Irving Finkel
The year always begins for me with Jewish Book Week – here are old friends, faithful readers, new writers, a great melting pot of ideas, talk, collaboration and hope.
Howard Jacobson
There can’t be an audience more clued-in, attentive or enthusiastic than the one that gathers every year for Book Week. And no wonder: the programme is always bursting with unmissable events.
Nicholas Hytner
Book Week has become London’s non-party parliament, distinguished from the other one by people listening as well as talking. It’s the best.
David Hare
I love Book Week because, whether on stage or in the audience, it makes me feel smart and challenged at the same time.
Tracy Chevalier
Book Week for me, has taken the form of a laboratory, a testing ground and a celebration space. The programme is equal parts impressive and fascinating.
Adam Kammerling
Book Week is one of my favourite festivals across the world. With a remarkable line-up of speakers and sessions, it nourishes souls, challenges minds and quietly, heals hearts.
Elif Shafak
Unique in its nature: excellent talkers; rational debaters and, above all, true listeners.
Irving Finkel
The year always begins for me with Jewish Book Week – here are old friends, faithful readers, new writers, a great melting pot of ideas, talk, collaboration and hope.
Howard Jacobson
There can’t be an audience more clued-in, attentive or enthusiastic than the one that gathers every year for Book Week. And no wonder: the programme is always bursting with unmissable events.
Nicholas Hytner
Book Week has become London’s non-party parliament, distinguished from the other one by people listening as well as talking. It’s the best.
David Hare
I love Book Week because, whether on stage or in the audience, it makes me feel smart and challenged at the same time.
Tracy Chevalier
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