Monica Ali, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Claudia Piñeiro and Jamie Smart named LBF's Authors of the Fair

Monica Ali, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Claudia Piñeiro and Jamie Smart have been named the 2025 London Book Fair’s (LBF) Authors of the Fair.

The Fair will return to its home at Olympia London from 11th to 13th March 2025, with the full programme announced early next year.

Piñeiro will be attending the fair on Tuesday 11th March, while Monica Ali and Jamie Smart will appear at events on Wednesday 12th March, and Cottrell-Boyce will be speaking on Thursday 13th March. Full details of these sessions will be announced soon. 

Adam Ridgway, director of LBF, said: "We are looking forward to welcoming Claudia, Monica, Frank and Jamie to Olympia next year, and we can’t wait to hear their insights at their in-conversation events."

Ali commented: “I think the last time I was at LBF was back in 2006, so I’m curious to find out how it’s changed. What I do know is that there’s no better place to connect with publishers from around the globe, and to meet writers and readers."

Cottrell-Boyce said: "In my role as the current Waterstones Children’s Laureate, I’ve launched the ‘Reading Rights’ campaign in partnership with BookTrust, calling for national provision so that every child – from their earliest years – has access to books, reading and the transformative ways in which they improve long-term life chances. I’m looking forward to joining the LBF audience in London next year to cherish what reading together means, and what as an industry we can bring to families.”