The Chiswick Book Festival wouldn’t be possible without the hard work of our chairs, who’ve taken time out from their busy lives to read the books and prepare questions for authors that will get the best out of each session. Here are the faces you’ll see on stage on Sunday 8 September along with links to details about their sessions. The chairs for Wednesday to Saturday can be seen here.
With Steve Richards Turning Points: Crisis and Change in Modern Britain, from 1945 to Truss
With Joanna Quinn (author), Clare Alexander (agent), Helen Garnons-Williams (editor), Olivia Mead (publicist) Behind the Scenes: How Does a Book Get Published? And with Essie Fox & Kate Griffin Gothic Fiction
With Clive Myrie Everything is Everywhere: A Memoir of Love, Hate and Hope
With Emma, Bishop of Kensington Faith and Fantasy
With Carolyn Mayling & William Henry Searle Life Goes On: Coping with Parental Grief
With Donna Freed Duplicity: My Mothers’ Secrets
With Charles Cordell English Civil War: A Divided Kingdom
With Averil Mansfield Life in Her Hands: The Inspiring Story of a Pioneering Female Surgeon
With David Hepworth
The Inside Story of the World’s Most Famous Recording Studio
With Simon Prentis Speech! How Language Made Us Human
With Frank McDonough The Weimar Years: 1918-1933
With Chris Lethridge William Wynne: The King’s Engraver
