London's largest independent lending library is celebrating its 175th birthday with a three-day bibliophile's wet dream in the usually-private St James's Square Gardens. The programme is dripping with top notch litterati including Simon Schama, Sebastian Faulks, Victoria Hislop, Anthony Beevor, Nick Hornby, Joanna Trollope and Simon Russell Beale.
Daytime events cost £17.50 with evening events £30-£45. Day passes are available £55-£70