Battersea Power Station announces today “An Evening with Chanté Joseph” – an exclusive new wine tasting and literary experience hosted by one of the UK’s most influential writers and cultural commentators, Chanté Joseph.
Chanté is an award-winning writer best known for her viral British Vogue essay “Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now?”, which sparked global debate on modern relationships and contemporary womanhood.
Hosted as part of Battersea Power Station’s year-long campaign, A Station of Stories, which celebrates storytelling, creativity and literature during the UK’s National Year of Reading – this exclusive event is taking place on Friday 12th June during The Wine Circuit festival weekend, will explore feminist writers that have both inspired and influenced Joseph over the years including Love in Exile by Shon Faye, The Crane Wife by C.J. Hauser, Arrangements in Blue by Amy Key, and Strangers by Belle Burden.
Co-hosted with Sinéad Murdoch – expert sommelier famous for co-founding Tasca and being the co-director of female-led supper club, Suppher – guests will enjoy curated wine pairings inspired by the four books chosen by Chanté, with wine also provided by female-founded businesses.
Whilst guests enjoy food and wine at beautifully dressed dining tables in The Cinema in The Power Station’s Lounge Bar, Joseph will share personal stories, anecdotes and views she has on each of the books, as well as hosting an exclusive Q&A session at the end of the evening.
The event comes amid a major cultural resurgence in reading and literary communities, driven in part by the explosive growth of BookTok – TikTok’s global reading community with #BookTok accruing over 370 billion views globally, cementing reading culture as an increasingly influential force across fashion, lifestyle, entertainment and hospitality.
The exclusive ticketed event, An Evening with Chanté Joseph, will take place on Friday 12th June from 18:30–20:00. Tickets will be on sale from Wednesday 3rd June, and are priced at £40 per person plus booking fee. Tickets are available via: https://batterseapowerstation.co.uk/events/an-evening-with-chante-joseph/.
The Wine Circuit returns to Battersea Power Station from 12th-14th June 2026 for a three-day celebration of wine, food, and culture across the riverside destination. Free to attend, this year’s festival will feature more than 20 wine sellers and makers, street food and bar pop-ups, an artisan market, expert-led tastings, panel talks, with returning favourites including Strictly Bangers, The Wine Cup and the Tastings Tent in Power Station Park. New for 2026, visitors can explore immersive experiences including The Pairings Room, offering curated food and wine pairings with guest chefs and sommeliers, as well as a lively Drag Wine Tasting hosted by wine expert Beth Brickenden and Vanity von Glow.
In addition, visitors can look forward to an exciting programme of other events at Battersea Power Station in June as part of the A Station of Stories campaign, including unmissable theatre, workshops and family-friendly activities. Waterstones will host in-store events at Battersea Power Station, including weekly family-friendly Storytime readings from 7th June featuring picture books such as The Gruffalo, followed by an evening event with Steve Brusatte, the UK’s leading paleontologists on 10th June. Arches Lane Theatre presents Beckett’s Waiting for Godot (2nd–7th June) and Carl Grose’s new retelling of Robin Hood (16th–20th June), while Moleskine’s Creative Flagship Store is set to host a series of literary based events including a Poetry Club with poet Inua Ellams (10th June), an Alice in Wonderland-themed Scrapbook Club (23rd June), and a Ponder Book Club literature workshop (24th June).
For more information on the event, visit: https://batterseapowerstation.co.uk/events/an-evening-with-chante-joseph/.
