Andrew Renton

Andrew Renton is Professor of Curating at Goldsmiths College, University of London and was the founding Director of the Marlborough Contemporary Gallery in London where he curated over 30 exhibitions. He is the author and editor of numerous articles, books and monographs on art and was a member of the jury for the 2006 Turner Prize. […]

Sayed Kashua

Sayed Kashua was born in 1975 and is the author of the novels Dancing Arabs, Let It Be Morning, which was shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and Second Person Singular, winner of the prestigious Bemstein Prize. Kashua writes a weekly column for Haaretz and is the creator of the prize-winning sitcom, Arab Labor.

David Edmonds

David Edmonds is the bestselling author of many critically acclaimed and popular books on philosophy, including Wittgenstein’s Poker (with John Eidinow). His other books include Parfit, The Murder of Professor Schlick, and Would You Kill the Fat Man? (all Princeton). A Distinguished Research Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Uehiro Oxford Institute and a former […]

Luciana Berger

Luciana Berger served as a Member of Parliament from 2010 to 2019, first elected at the age of 28. During her three terms in Parliament, Luciana held a number of high-profile roles, including Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change, Shadow Minister for Public Health, and the first ever Shadow Cabinet Minister for Mental Health. […]

Vernon Bogdanor

Vernon Bogdanor is professor of government at the Institute of Contemporary British History, King’s College London. He is a fellow of the British Academy, the Royal Historical Society and the Academy of Social Sciences. He has written a number of books on constitutional and political history, including Beyond Brexit and The Strange Survival of Liberal Britain.

Natalie Perman

Natalie Perman is a writer and editor based in London. A former Foyle Young Poet, she is an alumna of the Genesis Emerging Writers Programme and the Roundhouse Poetry Collective. Her writing features in the Financial Times, The White Review, Poet Lore and The London Magazine. 

Elisa Bray

Elisa Bray is a journalist and editor whose in-depth features, interviews and reviews have been published in national newspapers and magazines including The Independent, the i paper, The Observer, The Standard, and MOJO. She is the former Music Editor and Assistant Arts Editor at The Independent, is a five-time Mercury Prize judge and now writes […]

Dorit Gani

Dorit Gani is a veteran Reference Librarian at the National Library of Israel. She is also an avid researcher of child and youth culture and a published author of children’s literature.

Aleph Ross

Aleph Ross is a PhD student and writer based in London. She is also the co-founder of Jargon, a bookshop and events programme dedicated to exploring Jewish diasporic culture. 

Cathy Rentzenbrink

Cathy Rentzenbrink is a writer whose books include The Last Act of Love, Everyone is Still Alive and Write It All Down. Her latest novel Ordinary Time came out in July 2024. Cathy regularly chairs literary events, interviews authors, and speaks on life, death, love, and literature. Despite being shortlisted for various prizes, the only thing […]

Aleeza Ben Shalom

Aleeza Ben Shalom is the renowned globe-trotting Jewish Matchmaker who captivated audiences worldwide with her highly popular Netflix show, “Jewish Matchmaking,” reaching millions of viewers. She continues to wow audiences worldwide with in-person and virtual appearances and has recently published her new book, “Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Find Me A Love That Lasts.” She has successfully helped […]

Daria Santini

Daria Santini is an independent scholar and writer. She was lecturer in German language and literature at the University of Oxford for fifteen years and is the author of The Exiles: Actors, Artists and Writers Who Fled the Nazis for London.