We hope you can join us for this special dinner hosted by our Chair, Simon Godwin.

This year’s guest of honour is internationally acclaimed novelist, essayist and activist Elif Shafak, whose award-winning works, including The Bastard of Istanbul, 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, and The Island of Missing Trees, have been translated into dozens of languages.

In conversation with Simon, Elif will reflect on the themes that shape her writing - identity, memory, belonging, and the power of stories to bridge cultures - discovering her creative life and richly global perspective.

This is a London Library Founders’ Circle event. If you would like to become a Patron, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.