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Recipes for Belonging: Food, Memory and Identity with Nadia Ragozhina and Alissa Timoshkina
Pushkin House
What shapes who we are and where we belong? From the dishes we inherit from our families to the cuisines we encounter; from the traditions we adapt and keep to the languages we lose and recover; from the stories we carry to the ways we learn to make a home somewhere new – fragments of our identities come together to give us a sense of belonging that is both unique and helps us find our community.
Are you a big book nerd? Do you live vicariously through fearless, fantastic and insane heroines and heroes? Do you just really want a drink at the end of a long work week? Well then come and join us for our monthly book quiz!
The Queer Thing About Sin: Why the West Came to Hate Queer Love – Harry Tanner
Queer Britain
Join us for an in-conversation with comedian James Barr and author Harry Tanner to celebrate his book The Queer Thing About Sin: Why the West Came to Hate Queer Love.The history of the ancient Greece tells us that it was not a sin to queer: the most famous warrior in antiquity loved another man, and the poet whose lyrics were memorised by philosophers and kings sang of her desire for women. In The Queer Thing About Sin, Tanner traces the origins of homophobia in the west, and how we can move forward and resist homophobia in the future. Our Meet the Author series invites you to learn more about Britain’s queer history from those who are writing it. Each event features an in-conversation with the author, followed by a post-event book signing where you can meet them in person.Your ticket also includes admission to Queer Britain Museum – explore our exhibitions before or after the event. EVENT TIMINGS2.30pmEvent Starts2.30-2.35pmShort Introduction2.35-3.15pmIn-Conversation3.15-3.30pmQ&A3.30-4pmBook Signing4pmEvent Ends ACCESSQueer Britain Museum has step-free, wheelchair-accessible entry.An accessible, gender-neutral bathroom is available on site.Event timings will be shared here in advance.This event will not include BSL interpretation or live captioning.The event will be photographed for marketing and archive purposes.
Join us as we explore the vast and complex history of Gay, Lesbian & Queer life in London and learn how we evolved into the dynamic and diverse LGBTQI+ community that we celebrate today. We take a deeper dive into the historic suffering that living a gay life endured in the past, leading to the death sentences of many. Learn about the pioneering drag queens of the 1700’s who paved the way for others, the life and loves of Oscar Wilde that led to his imprisonment, the emergence of a gay community meeting in the tea rooms of Central London, the birth of Gay Pride in the 70s and the devastating impact AIDS had on our community in the 1980s. No stone is left unturned in this walking tour timeline of dramatic events that takes you from Charing Cross to Soho Square on an exciting journey through the ages. As we head into Soho, we take in the wonderful sights of London and hear about the historic Queer stories surrounding well known landmarks such as Trafalgar Square and Picadilly Circus. Come on this Queer History Walking Tour to understand it's past and celebrate why London is one of the most exciting and openly free societies of the modern age, with the largest demographic of openly LGBTQIA Community in Europe.
Join us in store when superstar comic book creator, Jamie Smart will be signing copies of the brand-new ultimate guide to his bestselling series, The World of Bunny vs Monkey and Bunny vs Monkey: Day of the Heroes, the latest and twelfth comic book in the enormously beloved comic book series.
Our social media feeds have been increasingly cannibalised by slop: low-quality content generated using AI text, image and video tools. Reporter Niamh McIntyre explores what it means when online political debate is manufactured for profit by people with zero commitment to the ideas they are promoting.
Voices from the Epidemic: Literature, Activism, and the Legacy of World AIDS Day
Bishopsgate Institute · Online
To mark World AIDS Day, join Bishopsgate Institute online for a dedicated talk exploring how writers, poets, and activists used the written word to document, confront, and survive the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis.
Chris Packham's World of Wonder: A Planet on the Edge
Fane · Barbican Hall
Through his groundbreaking work on <i>The Really Wild Show</i> and <i>Springwatch</i>, Chris has devoted his life to engaging with the natural world - and urging us all to do the same.
Highgate Literary & Scientific Institution · Victoria Hall / Online
Speaker: Lady Hale, former president of the Supreme Court Our laws and justice system might touch our lives when we have an accident, a wrong is done to us, or we have a family difficulty. They are vast, ancient and cover everything from the personal to the regulation of our government. But to most of us, they are a web of intimidating institutions and practices. Lady Hale shows us how the law is on our side. Taking us into the complexities of real courts and real decisions, we see that we all have rights: schoolchildren, disabled people, workers, minorities and patients. She draws on true stories from every part of the justice system, from lowly benefits tribunals and magistrates’ courts to the lofty heights of the Royal Courts of Justice and the Old Bailey; stories about the dilemmas of deciding what is right and just. We see first-hand how the people whose needs the law is designed to protect actually experience it. Baroness Hale of Richmond, is a British judge who served as President of the Supreme Court of the UK from 2017 until her retirement in 2020.She was the third person and first woman to serve in the role. In 2004, she joined the House of Lords as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and is the only woman to have been appointed to that position. She served as a Law Lord until 2009 when she, along with the other Law Lords, transferred to the new Supreme Court. Since retiring from the bench in 2020, she has held a number of academic appointments, including an honorary professorship at University College London. She is Visitor to Girton College, Cambridge, her alma mater, and holds a number of honorary degrees. She has published numerous articles and several Law books, and more recently for the general reader, ‘Spider Woman: A Life’, ‘With the Law on Our Side’, and with Rowan Williams, ‘Do We Have the Right to Die?’. Members: Free, Online or Victoria Hall Non-Members: £10, Online or Victoria Hall. To attend in person, please pay on the door Please book, for online link only, by 1pm on the day of the event Please join us for a drink in the Members’ Room after the lecture
The Ladies Comforter: Advertising and selling dildos at the turn of the twentieth century
Bishopsgate Institute
In the early twentieth century clandestine producers of pornography and erotic goods promoted their illegal erotic photos and goods through postal circulars and catalogues which customers read in their own homes. These catalogues promoted a number of rubber sex toys including dildos.
Join us for a fabulously festive evening at Waterstones Piccadilly for mince pies, music from London Oriana Choir and of course the chance to meet some of your favourite authors and grab signed copies of their books!
Nick Butterworth Signing at Waterstones Piccadilly
Waterstones · Piccadilly
Join us for a festive signing with bestselling picture book author Nick Butterworth as he joins us on the night of our annual Christmas Evening to celebrate the release of One Christmas Eve.
Signing with Nick Butterworth at Waterstones Oxford Street
Waterstones · Oxford Street
Join beloved author and illustrator Nick Butterworth at Waterstones Oxford Street for a special signing celebrating One Christmas Eve, the latest festive adventure in the much-loved Percy the Park Keeper series.
Enjoy an exclusive out-of-hours evening at V&A South Kensington this December, with festive activities, inspiring talks, live music and seasonal surprises
Concrete Atlantis and Odditorium present: Ghosts of the Medicine Show
The Horse Hospital
A seasonally spooky outing from Concrete Atlantis and the Odditorium. Expect tales of the unexpected and out of this world glitchy TV signals and ethereal music. Words & pictures from Jak Hutchcraft and David Bramwell on the sounds of the afterlife and the shaman in showbiz, and a live set from Emma Tricca.
