“The London Book Fair is good for the book industry and good for London,” Ridway said at the press briefing to herald the fair. He informed his audience that 106 companies will take part despite the limited space on account of ongoing improvements to the venue. Confirmed speakers, according to the organisers, include "best-selling novelist and chair of judges for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2024 Monica Ali, Argentine novelist and screenwriter Claudia Piñeiro