The 17th Chiswick Book Festival opened on 10 September 2025 in The George IV Boston Room when Festival Programme Director Jo James showcased the wealth of local literary talent that Chiswick has to offer. The 21 writers each had just two minutes to speak about their book, making this a fun, fast-paced, fascinating evening as reported here in the Chiswick Calendar.
2025 Participants
| Dean Atta | Person Unlimited | Memoir |
| Nick Bromley | Cakes and Ale: Mr Robert Baddeley and His Twelfth Night Cakes | Biography |
| Jane Davies | Stories with Light | Science |
| Mariesa Dulak | There’s a Tiger on the Train | Children’s |
| Melania Giofre | Jonny and the Mystery of the Sun Disc | Children’s |
| Aisha Hassan | When the Fireflies Dance | Fiction |
| James Marshall | The Great West Road: A Centenary History | Local History |
| Keith T. Richards | Which of Your Sons? | Fiction |
| Jose Gonzatti | Deliberate Coaching: Unlock Your Best Self, One Goal at a Time | Coaching |
| Christopher Stobart | Fragments of A Life | Memoir |
| Paul Summerville | Reclaiming Populism | Current Affairs |
| Lindsay Swan | Accidental Lives | Memoir |
| Robert Tregoning | The Rock Family Band! | Children’s |
| Angela Wallace | Ludo & Lulu Go To Town | Children’s |
| Caroline Westbrook | Troublemaker | Fiction |
| Richard Harper | Displacement: Zweig, Roth And Benjamin | History |
| David Crane | Stranded in France | Biography |
| Sarah Tucker | Love Laterally | Biography |
| Geraldine Taylor | A Particular Attachment | Crime |
| Jon Elkon | Ragazzo | Fiction |
| Emma Cook | You Can’t Hurt Me | Fiction |