From recently announced An Evening with Edward Enninful (4 Sept), which sees the first Black editor-in-chief of British Vogue discussing his new memoir A Visible Man, through to bestselling author Kamila Shamsie introducing her new novel Best of Friends (29 Sept), the Southbank Centre’s Summer Literature Programme features a diverse range of musicians and authors, renowned thinkers and contemporary poets.
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AN EVENING WITH EDWARD ENNINFUL
Sunday 4 September 2022, 7.30pm
Spend an evening getting to know Edward Enninful, the editor-in-chief of British Vogue, as he celebrates the publication of his memoir, A Visible Man, in discussion with Michaela Coel. >>More info
TSITSI DANGAREMBGA: BLACK AND FEMALE
Sunday 4 September 2022, 2pm
Tsitsi Dangarembga launches her new essay collection, Black and Female. >>More info
SPECIAL EDITION: BEFORE THEM, WE
Wednesday 7 September 2022, 8pm
Hear readings from poets featured in the anthology Before Them, We at September’s Special Edition in the National Poetry Library, with editor Ruth Sutoyé. >>More info
IAN MCEWAN: LESSONS
Wednesday 14 September 2022, 7.30pm
Ian McEwan discusses Lessons, his mesmerising new novel – a powerful meditation on history and humanity told through the prism of one man’s lifetime. >>More info
WARREN ELLIS: NINA SIMONE’S GUM
Thursday 15 September 2022, 7.30pm
Warren Ellis discusses his bestselling memoir Nina Simone’s Gum in conversation with Mark Kermode. >>More info
WRITING IN THE BLACK FANTASTIC
Thursday 15 September 2022, 7.45pm
Writers Courttia Newland and Michael Salu join a panel, chaired by Ellah P Wakatama, exploring the influence of the fantastical in their work, inspired by the Hayward Gallery’s latest exhibition, In the Black Fantastic. >>More info
AN EVENING WITH RYLAN
Wednesday 21 September 2022, 7.30pm
Rylan, the one-of-a-kind national treasure, talks about his heartfelt, funny new memoir, which marks a decade since he first stepped into the public spotlight. >>More info
ORHAN PAMUK: NIGHTS OF PLAGUE
Thursday 22 September 2022, 7.30pm
Orhan Pamuk, the Nobel Prize-winning author, joins us for a London exclusive to discuss his new novel Nights of Plague, a historical epic of murder and mystery. >>More info
KAMILA SHAMSIE: BEST OF FRIENDS
Wednesday 28 Sep, 7.30pm
Bestselling author Kamila Shamsie, whose book Home Fire won the 2018 Women’s Prize for Fiction, introduces her new novel Best of Friends in conversation with Nesrine Malik. >>More info
OUT-SPOKEN: SEPTEMBER
Thursday 29 September 2022, 7.45pm
Join us for the September edition of Out-Spoken, London’s premier evening of spoken poetry and live music. These lively gigs take place every month and feature acclaimed poets and musicians alongside rising voices. >>More info
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DATE FOR YOUR DIARY
The Southbank Centre’s London Literature Festival returns from 20 – 30 October with its 15th edition, headlined by Greta Thunberg with the global exclusive launch of The Climate Book
Runs until Until 29 SEPTEMBER 2022
