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Town Hall Seattle and JLF present

JLF Seattle 2025

Celebrating a Festival of Books, Ideas, Debate, and Discussion

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Start:
Saturday, September 20 | 10:00 am PDT
End:
Sunday, September 21 | 3:00 pm PDT
Cost:
$25 – $75
Additional fees may apply. Learn more about our ticketing model here.

Venue

Town Hall Seattle
1119 8th Ave
Seattle, WA 98101 United States + Google Map

Event Format

In-Person

A limited number of Forum Program single day tickets will be available for walk-up purchase each festival day.

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Arts & Culture

The second edition of Jaipur Literature Festival Seattle will take place at Seattle Asian Art Museum and Town Hall Seattle from September 19-21, 2025. JLF Seattle celebrates the beauty of the seaport city of Seattle, which lies amid water bodies, mountain ranges, and stunning parklands, known for its seven hills, vibrant trade and technology industries, genre-defining musical history, and pervasive university culture. JLF’s hallmark camaraderie, caravan of ideas, and the enchanting flow of conversations will make it a truly unparalleled literary festival.

View the schedule below.

Note: Speakers and sessions are subject to change. Click here for the latest information on the festival lineup.

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Saturday, September 20, 2025 – Town Hall Seattle

10:00 – 10:45 AM – Blueprints: How Mathematics Shapes Creativity – Marcus du Sautoy in conversation with Sanjoy K. Roy

11:00 –11:45 AM – To Save and To Destroy: Writing as an Other – Viet Thanh Nguyen in conversation with Shawn Wong

12:00 –12:45 PM – Clima Incognita: Planning For An Unknown Climate – John Vaillant and David B. Williams and in conversation with Brinda Sarathy

1:00 – 1:45 PM – The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny – Kiran Desai in conversation with Kimberly A.C. Wilson

2:00 – 2:45 PM – The Knowing – Tanya Talaga

3:00 – 3:45 PM – Culinary Crossing: India Reimagined – Vikram Vij in conversation with Archana Verma

4:00 – 4:45 PM – The Gallery of Audacious Women – Arundhathi Subramaniam in conversation with Nalini Iyer

5:00 – 5:45 PM – The Golden Road – William Dalrymple

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Sunday, September 21, 2025 – Town Hall Seattle

10:00–10:45 AM – Morning Music – Srivani Jade

11:00–11:45 AM –  A Dangerous Idea: The History of Free Speech  – Fara Dabhoiwala in conversation with William Dalrymple

12:00–12:45 PM – God: A Human History – Reza Aslan in conversation with Arundhathi Subramaniam

1:00–1:45 PM – Apple in China: The Capture of the World’s Greatest Company – Patrick McGee in conversation with Akhtar Badshah

2:00–2:45 PM –  Too Good To Be True – Prajakta Koli in conversation with Neha Krishna

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