Dua Lipa has unveiled the full line-up for the London Literature Festival at the Southbank Centre, which she is curating as part of the venue's 75th anniversary year. Running from Wednesday 21 October to Sunday 1 November 2026, this is the 19th edition of the festival, making it London's longest-running literature and spoken word event, and it ties in with Lipa's Service95 Book Club, which she launched in 2023.

Highlights include Lipa in conversation with Zadie Smith on 23 October about her debut novel White Teeth, Sudanese-Canadian poet and musician Mustafa on 24 October discussing his collection NOUR, and Patti Smith on 25 October talking about her memoir Bread Of Angels. The wider programme also features Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad, authors Hernan Diaz and Malorie Blackman, a Translated Fiction Showcase, a Kae Tempest-featuring "Fierce Sounds" event, an Indie Night, a Creative Future Writers' Day awards ceremony, and a multi-artform event, Tice Cin: Safe Spaces. Lipa said curating the programme with her Book Club had been "a true joy", bringing together "icons as well as emerging voices from across the arts".