Elif Shafak, Anne Enright, David Nicholls, Judi Dench, Gary Lineker and Theresa May are among those lined up to speak at this year’s Hay festival.
Novelists including 2023 Booker winner Paul Lynch, Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Amor Towles, Jacqueline Wilson, Marian Keyes and Jhumpa Lahiri are also scheduled to appear, festival organisers have announced.