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Barnes BookFest

A weekend of author talks in St Mary's church and the halls around Barnes Green.

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Three days of talks in St Mary's, the parish church beside Barnes Green, and in the Barnes Green Centre and Olympic Studios nearby, with a couple of dinners and evenings in the days before. The 2026 bill runs from Sebastian Faulks, William Boyd and Gyles Brandreth to Sajid Javid and Andrew Graham-Dixon, with tickets sold by the Barnes Bookshop and a pass for the whole weekend.

Where
St Mary's Church, Church Road, SW13 9HL
Nearest station
Barnes Bridge · 10 min walk

Times and tickets on the festival website.

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