• Charles I and the Civil Wars: The World Turned Upside Down

    Museum of London Docklands No.1 Warehouse, West India Quay, London E14 4AL, London, United Kingdom

    At 2 pm, on Tuesday 30 January 1649, King Charles I stepped onto a wooden scaffold outside Whitehall’s Banqueting House, knelt in front of thousands…

    £16
  • City Lit Ambassador Lecture Series with Tom Fletcher

    1-10 Keeley Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B 4BA 1-10 Keeley Street, Covent Garden, London

    What: City Lit Ambassador Lecture Series with Tom Fletcher When: Thursday, 24th November 12:15-13:15 Where: In-person at City Lit (1-10 Keeley St, London, WC2B 4BA)…

    £5 – £10
  • Women and Walking: Wanderers and Psychogeographical Pilgrimage

    The Amersham Arms 388 New Cross Road, London

    Women walk. Kerri Andrews discusses her book, ‘Wanderers’, about ten women who have found walking essential to their sense of themselves. Sonia Overall takes the…

    £4 – £6
  • Naviar Haiku Fest

    cafe oto 18-22 Ashwin St, London

    NAVIAR HAIKU FEST: 7th December, Café Oto in LondonA unique blend of electronic music and Japanese poetry Next December 7th, at Café Oto in London,…

    £12 – £14
  • Ear – the book behind a Czech film legend

    Czech Embassy Cinema 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, London

    A book launch & film screening of the Czech film classic Ear. To mark the publishing of a first English translation of Jan Procházka’s masterpiece…

    £7
  • London Bookshop Crawl 2023

    London City Wide, London

    A three-day celebration of bookshops across London, featuring pre-planned itineraries, group bookshops, crawls online and in-person talks and events, and special offers in selected bookshops.…

    Free
  • How Great Novels Help Us Change

    Conway Hall 25 Red Lion Square WC1R 4RL London United Kingdom, London, United Kingdom

    What can Alice in Wonderland teach us about childhood? Could reading Conversations with Friends guide us through first love? Does Esther Greenwood’s glittering success and subsequent collapse in The Bell…

    £5 – £8
  • Crime and Punishment: Women throughout history

    Museum of London Docklands No.1 Warehouse, West India Quay, London E14 4AL, London, United Kingdom

    Much of history follows the lives and deaths of men famous for their victories and defeats, for their rule and legacy. Join bestselling authors Laura…

    £10
  • British Soldiers in Iraq: A Long View

    National Army Museum Royal Hospital Rd, Chelsea,, London, United Kingdom

    A panel of experts will discuss the British Army’s historical presence in the Middle East and reflect on the role this sense of history played…

    Free
  • Ethical Matters: How Great Novels Help Us Change

    Conway Hall 25 Red Lion Square WC1R 4RL London United Kingdom, London, United Kingdom

    What can Alice in Wonderland teach us about childhood? Could reading Conversations with Friends guide us through first love? Does Esther Greenwood’s glittering success and subsequent collapse in The Bell…

    £5 – £8
  • Book Event @ Jewish Museum London

    Jewish Museum London Raymond Burton House 129-131 Albert Street, London

    Join us at the Jewish Museum of London for the launch of Christine Jordan’s latest book, Sacrifice, the first instalment in her Hebraica trilogy, published…

    £8.00
  • Singing With Nightingales: Homecoming

    Onlnie

    Celebrate the return of the nightingales with this special late-night live broadcast. Join us on a journey deep into the Sussex woods, and discover the…

    Free
  • Kateřina Tučková: The Last Goddess

    Czech Embassy London 26-30 Kensington Palace Gardens, London

    Kateřina Tučková, leading Czech writer and 2022 winner of The State Award for Literature, discusses with scholar Dr Rajendra Chitnis The Last Goddess, her award-winning…

    £5
  • London Football Book Market: Stanchion Books X SLG Bookshop

    South London Gallery 65 Peckham Rd, London, United Kingdom

    Join Stanchion Books and South London Gallery Bookshop for the London Football Book Market, celebrating the wealth of independent football publishing that is transforming how…

    Free
  • Drury Lane – guided walk in London

    The White Hart 191 Drury Lane, London

    A guided walk larded with street theatre, songs and pub stops, exploring the rich history of one of London’s most colourful quarters. Drury Lane is a…

    £24.99
  • The Thin Veil of London

    The Thin Veil of London
    The Queen's Larder 1 Queen's Square, London, United Kingdom

    An unusual walk around the lesser-known corners of Holborn and Bloomsbury, interwoven with mysteries from the stories of Arthur Machen. 'The best-guided walk I've ever…

    £19.99
  • The Poetry Brothel: An immersive literary cabaret

    the century club 61-63 Shaftesbury Ave, London

    You stand in a dark room, swirling ice in an empty glass, wondering if the frosty feeling in your heart will ever thaw.A shadowy silhouette…

    £15
  • Olivette Otele in conversation

    Museum of London Docklands No.1 Warehouse, West India Quay, London E14 4AL, London, United Kingdom

    Join Olivette Otele at the Museum of London Docklands for a special in-conversation with Renée Landell, highlighting the role of Black women in resistance, abolition…

    £8 – £12