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Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The first night of the London Literature Festival is opened by Sayaka Murata, interviewed by Octavia Bright. Sayaka Murata is a new-generation Japanese writer, celebrating the translation of her speculative fiction novel ‘Vanishing World’ into English. She has sold over two million copies of her books in over forty countries; famous for challenging family, romance and societal conventions in her blunt, defiant writing.  Her book ‘Vanishing

The Death of Bunny Munro is a gritty tale dissecting father and son relationships with themes of  alcoholism, addiction and grief.

Photo from Steven Miller, Creative Commons Novelist Claire-Louise Bennett appeared in conversation with writer and psychoanalyst Josh Cohen as part of the 2025 London Literature Festival at the Southbank Centre. Bennett’s acclaimed first book Pond  (2015), a short story collection, was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize , and her novel Checkout 19  (2021) was a 'Books of 2021' pick in The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, and   The New Statesman . Her latest, “Elatingly risk

“ We love words .” When preparing for my interview with Ted Hodgkinson, head of literature and spoken word at the Southbank Centre, I...