Sara Wheeler
Sara Wheeler is an award-winning and internationally bestselling travel writer and biographer, and a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio; like Jan Morris, she has spent half her working life on the road. Her eleven books include Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica and Cherry: A Life of Apsley Cherry-Garrard . She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a contributing editor of the Literary Review. Her latest book is Jan Morris: A Life.
Upcoming Events
5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - April 2026
Join us in April for more captivating stories, from an award-winning line-up of speakers, live at The Tabernacle.
The Tabernacle, W11
The Tabernacle, W11
Featuring Talks By:
Margaret Busby
on the people and places that have shaped her exceptional life.
Nick Crane
on the secret history of Britain's footpaths.
Serena Kutchinsky
on the object that consumed her father’s dreams, and spelled her family’s downfall.
Sara Wheeler
on the life and work of pioneering travel writer Jan Morris.
5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - April 2026
Join us in April for more captivating stories, from an award-winning line-up of speakers, live at The Tabernacle.
The Tabernacle, W11
Videos
Sara Wheeler @ 5x15 - Arctic Exploration
Sara Wheeler is the author of numerous books on the subject of her Antarctic travels, travel biographies, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Her international bestseller 'Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica' prompted one reviewer to write 'I do not think there will ever be a better book