Clare Balding to Be Keynote Speaker at Book Festival Event
Will talk about her book Isle of Dogs at Chiswick House
Clare Balding
May 26, 2024
Clare Balding is to be the keynote speaker at the annual event which launches the Chiswick Book Festival.
She will be speaking in the Garden Pavilion at Chiswick House & Gardens on the evening of Thursday 12 September.
The national (and local) treasure, dog lover and author and broadcaster, will talk about her latest book, Isle of Dogs: A Canine Adventure Through Britain. At the home of the hugely popular Chiswick House Dog Show, she will explore how Britain has been shaped by its dogs across the centuries and discuss the characteristics of our favourite breeds.
After a journey across Britain for the book, talking to those who work with dogs and whose lives depend on them, Clare returns to her home patch to share stories about the many remarkable roles that dogs perform in our lives - from rescuing missing people and the injured to rooting out drugs and detecting bombs.
Tickets will go on sale in late June and members of Chiswick House & Gardens Trust will get a week’s priority booking.
Xanthe Arvanitakis, Director of Chiswick House & Gardens Trust says, “It's always a delight to welcome local book lovers to Chiswick House & Gardens for the Chiswick Book Festival, and 2024 will be no different. The literary festival is part of a lively programme of events at Chiswick House & Gardens Trust that aims to provide something for everyone, no matter their interests. As a charity that is 75% supporter funded we exist because of and for our community, and hosting the festival is part of our commitment to being a place and space that people enjoy all year round.”
Torin Douglas, Director of the Chiswick Book Festival, says. “The Festival’s Chiswick House evening is always a highlight for book lovers in west London but the combination of Clare Balding and Isle of Dogs at the home of the Chiswick House Dog Show is hard to beat.”
The 16th Chiswick Book Festival will take place from 11- 18 September 2024. For programme details and updates, visit the festival’s web site.
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