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500+ events across 11 days, including panels in partnership with The British Book Awards. hayfestival.org


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Ian McEwan Maggie O’Farrell Elizabeth Strout Emma Thompson Ben Macintyre Malala Yousafzai David Olusoga Jeremy Bowen Douglas Stuart Ocean Vuong Dawn French Mel & Sue Matt Haig Antony Beevor Simon Schama Sandi Toksvig Ali Smith Elif Shafak


Michael Morpurgo Val McDermid Fflur Dafydd Kamila Shamsie Colm Tóibín Samantha Harvey Sarah Moss Ben Okri Gwyneth Lewis Siri Hustvedt Ruth Ozeki Sathnam Sanghera Jung Chang Lloyd Llewellyn- Jones Helen Oyeyemi Pankaj Mishra Tayari Jones Hisham Matar Kae Tempest Michael Rosen Gisèle Pelicot Philippa Perry


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