The Co-operative Bank Henley Literary Festival returns this year with all the added confidence of having had a spectacular inaugural event.

We promised thought provoking debate, inspirational writing and imaginative entertainment. You loved meeting the authors and they loved meeting you.

So we are back on Sept 19th to 21st and if not necessarily bigger, (60 events over three days seems about right) we are even broader. This year’s programme covers everything from award-winning novelists to how to get your own book published. There is biography, poetry, history, sport and political comment. We cover the world from China to Bosnia and feature the most famous traveller of all, Michael Palin. We celebrate the life and work of Hugh Massingberd and Ian Fleming, and the centenary of Wind in the Willows. We have some of the country’s most popular authors, the most highly-regarded columnists, the best-loved cartoonists and the leading sports writers. To view the latest programme click here.

We have some great new venues, the return of the popular River Readings and our very own café.

Have a look at our photo gallery to see what fun we had last year.

The 2008 Co-operative Bank Henley Literary Festival will be updated regularly throughout July and August with major events which are awaiting final confirmation.