Thanks for coming to this year’s Festival – and to all who helped make it such an enjoyable and enlightening few days. Relive the 2026 Festival in Pictures.
Read full coverage by Bridget Osborne at The Chiswick Calendar, with photographs by Roger Green. We look forward to seeing you next year. Save the dates: September 8th to 13th 2027 – and don’t miss our Children’s Story Day on Saturday March 6th 2027.
The queue to watch Ben Macintyre talking to Charles Cumming at the 18th Chiswick Book Festival, 9-14 September 2026. The annual Chiswick Book Festival is a non-profit-making community event, raising money for St Michael and All Angels Church, which hosts the event, and three charities.Beloved best-selling children’s author Dame Jacqueline Wilson (l) returned to Chiswick to talk to former BBC arts correspondent Rebecca Jones (r) about her latest novel, Esme Pepper at the 18th Chiswick Book Festival, 9-14 September 2026. Speakers at the Local Author Showcase on 9 September 2026 in the historic George IV pub in Chiswick. During the event, twenty authors had just two minutes to speak about their book, making for a fast-paced, fun and fascinating evening hosted by Capital Xtra presenter Jojo Silva (above).
