
Hay Festival, the UK’s most prestigious literary event, begins today, and is boasting another stellar line-up.
Described by Bill Clinton as the “Woodstock of the mind” and by journalist Katrin Bennhold as “Sundance for Bibliophiles”, over 10 days Hay Festival sees literary giants, politicians, musicians, historians, economists, scientists and other leading thinkers gather to talk about books and share ideas about the world.