Town Hall Presents

The third edition of JLF Seattle, an international edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival, is set to be an unmissable celebration of literature amid the breathtaking beauty of Seattle, a city cradled by water, framed by mountains, and dotted with lush parklands. Known for its seven hills, vibrant trade, groundbreaking music, pioneering technology, and a thriving university culture, Seattle provides the perfect backdrop for ideas to take flight.

Prepare for illuminating conversations, stirring performances, and unforgettable literary encounters.

Program Schedule

Saturday, September 19th

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM, The Wyncote Northwest Forum
The World In Her Words — Sonora Jha and Lakshmi Puri in conversation

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM, The Wyncote Northwest Forum
There’s A Ghost in My Room — Sanjoy K. Roy in conversation with Mala Raman

12:00 PM – 12:45, The Wyncote Northwest Forum
The American Dream — Kanwal Rekhi and Vinita Gupta in conversation with Akhtar Badshah

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM, The Wyncote Northwest Forum
The Mind Electric — Pria Anand in conversation with Padmini Srikantiah

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM, The Wyncote Northwest Forum
The Memory Keepers — Kristen Millares Young and Tamiko Namura in conversation with Alka Kurian

3:00 PM – 3:45 PM, The Wyncote Northwest Forum
Legacy of Violence — Caroline Elkins in conversation with Sam Dalrymple

4:00 PM – 4:45 PM, The Great Hall
King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution — Scott Anderson in conversation with Aria Fani

5:00 PM – 5:45 PM, The Great Hall
Son of Nobody — Yann Martel in conversation with Kristen Millares Young

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Sunday, September 20th

10:00 AM – 11:00 AM, The Wyncote Northwest Forum
Morning Music: The Janvi Madan Trio by Mehfil Nights — Jahnvi Madan, Jai Lasker, and Grace Kaste

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM, The Wyncote Northwest Forum
A Sixth of Humanity: Independent India’s Development Odyssey — Devesh Kapur in conversation with Sital Kalantry

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM, The Wyncote Northwest Forum
Co-intelligence and Control: The AI Takeover — Soenke Ziesche and Dhiresh Kumar in conversation Pratik Sharma

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM, The Great Hall
Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia — Sam Dalrymple in conversation with Shahina PiyarAli

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The Jaipur Literature Festival, held annually in the historic Pink City of Jaipur in India’s vibrant state of Rajasthan, is hailed worldwide as the ‘greatest literary show on Earth’. In January 2026, the 19th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival reaffirmed the power of books and ideas through a remarkable line-up of speakers and sessions.

The Festival’s indomitable energy and spirit travels across the world, in its international JLF editions, to several countries that include the US, UK, Canada, Spain, the Maldives, and Australia, seamlessly merging the rich multilingual literary traditions of South Asia with the unique essence of the host regions.

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

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