Dua Lipa curates the programme for the 2026 London Literature Festival at the Southbank Centre, the outlets report. The festival runs from 21 October to 1 November and features a series of interviews and conversations shaped by Lipa in collaboration with her Service95 book club. Several high-profile authors and performers are included in the lineup. Zadie Smith is scheduled to take part in an appearance with Lipa, with additional sessions featuring Patti Smith, the punk-rock icon. Mustafa, described as a poet and musician, is also set to be part of the festival’s events. The Guardian also reports that Ta-Nehisi Coates is among the other writers included. Multiple sources describe Lipa’s role as assembling a “curated” set of voices spanning writing, poetry and public thinking. The announcements position the festival as part of Southbank Centre’s anniversary year and note it is in its 19th year. Overall, coverage agrees on the dates, venue, Lipa’s curation, and the presence of Smith, Patti Smith and Mustafa, with Coates listed by at least one outlet.