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This month, our Brontë Book Club discusses Shirley by Charlotte Brontë.
For October, we'll be discussing Joss Wood's Halloween Town. For this months craft, we'll be doing some sip n' spooky colouring!
Our book club meets once a month for friendly informal chat about books. In October we will be discussing The Hotel, Daisy Johnston Come along and tell us what you think. New members always welcome! Doors at 6.30 Discussion begins at 7.00 Please contact the store if you have any access requirements
We are so proud to be hosting an event in collaboration with the Japan Foundation with Nao-Cola Yamazaki whose brilliant books Beautiful Distance and Don’t Laugh at Other People’s Sex Lives are published by Daunt Books Publishing. Both books will be discussed, with questions led by author Sharlene Teo.
Scene City
In Scene City, Róisín Tapponi’s debut novel, Romy, an art history student, is committed to a headlong and accelerating pursuit of pleasure in the rarefied air of the capital's art scene. With echoes of both Laurence Sterne and Eve Babitz, Tapponi’s novel explores authorship and identity and asks whether the pursuit of meaning can (or should) ever get in the way of a good time. The author will be in conversation with Amelia Abraham, author of Queer Intentions and editor of We Can Do Better Than This.
Join us for a special evening of conversation with fantasy legend Michael Moorcock, to celebrate a body of work that spans almost 7 decades. As the sprawling Eternal Champion multiverse is set to conclude with the release of The Wounds of Albion in November, we look back over a career that began with ground breaking editorial work at the legendary New Worlds magazine and has birthed some of the most beloved Characters in fantasy fiction: Elric of Melniboné, Corum, Hawkmoon and Jerry Cornelius.
Historians Sarah Clegg and Kate Lister on the enduring influence of a global myth
Su Scott visits Foyles to celebrate her cookery book Pocha
@ You are warmly invited to this peaceful evening of heart meditation and discussion where we explore together what it means to really Listen with Love, with radical yoga instructor and thinker Vishwam Gurudas Many of us are deeply concerned about what’s happening in the world, in our communities, and in the lives of the people closest to us. We might wonder, why do so many systems seem to be stuck in ways that are harming people and planet? Our schools and healthcare systems, ecosystems and economies, political systems and more are in crisis while most of us feel helpless to help. We seem locked in. But what if we could loosen the knots that bind us, and in doing so help those around us to also loosen their own knots? What might seem like impossibly huge global systems can only keep going the way they are if we remain tight, closed and disconnected. As we open our hearts and minds, rediscover our voices and our capacity to listen with deep compassion, things shift. Systems change. Including our own. Are you ready for the adventure? This is the Revolution of Love. This special evening is a unique opportunity to connect with others who care about our world, who want to help nurture vibrant community, and are willing to Listen with Love. Sharing heart meditation is one simple way to help find the inner quiet and the deep, abiding love for life that can support us all. All welcome! OUR AUTHOR Vishwam Gurudas is an experienced Heart Minister, Yoga Teacher & Teacher Trainer with the Heart Of Living Yoga Foundation. He is also a scholar of intimacy, love and revolutionary transformation with a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. For the past six years he has been hosting meditative writing circles, developing his capacity as a listener and as a writer. You can find various poems, essays and stories of his online and in print including in Earth Pathways Diary, Permaculture Magazine, Bella Caledonia and Southlight Magazine. Listening with Love is his first sole-authored book and the first published by Flowing with Life Press. Originally from rural Iowa, he has lived in various parts of Scotland and England over the the past thirty years. He is now delighted to dwell in the spacious peace of the Shetland Islands where he works with children with complex needs, gardens, writes and more. As always, tickets are priced on a sliding scale. If you are unable to pay for a ticket please do not hesitate to contact us at shop@housmans.com, and a free ticket will be made available. If you choose ‘book + entry’ your copies of the book will be available to collect on the evening. If you would like to collect it earlier, or arrange for delivery, please contact us (postage is £2.95). Telephone 020 7837 4473 or email shop@housmans.com. Doors Open at 6:45pm, Event Starts 7:00
Join us for an exciting evening with bestselling author Pierce Brown as he speaks to John Gwynne about his global sensation, the Red Rising series.
The authors tackle the struggle for justice in Palestine. In association with Service95 Book Club
Britain's most outspoken national treasure is back on the road. Book now—at nearly 85, as Miriam puts it, "this old dyke can only go on so long."
Kyle will offer an utterly original account of his offbeat journey in Hollywood and the projects that have shaped who he is today.
Join us to discuss crime fiction, and in particular detective series, with JD Brinkworth (the pen name for married author duo, Catherine Brinkworth and Jo Deakin) and bestselling children's author turned crime novelist, Ross Montgomery (The Murder At World's End)
The author discusses his new futuristic thriller. In association with Service95 Book Club
This event is part of the free Lunchtime Lecture series. Booking is recommended but not essential.
Join us at Waterstones Clapham as we celebrate the publication of Trinity: The Cookbook by "the Chefs’ Chef" Adam Byatt. Adam is the talent behind the Michelin-starred restaurant in Clapham. He will be signing copies in branch from 5pm.
What does it mean to truly know yourself?
Rumours is a live programme tracing oral histories across the margins, engaging gossip as a form of insurgent knowledge, collective memory, and survival strategy. Live performances from āssia ghendir, The Landing Strip, Cliché Toupée, Meera Shakti Osborne, and Opashona Ghosh. With live visuals by Ⓐ DUDLEY Ⓔ
Queer Britain Museum is the UK's National LGBTQ+ museum, a UK registered charity (no.1180240).We know that many people want a chance to explore culture through Museums and Galleries but struggle to fit it in around their working hours and busy weekends. We're keeping our doors open on the third Thursday every month, so that everyone has the opportunity learn and celebrate LGBTQ+ history.-These evenings are supported by Madame F, so every visitor will enjoy a complimentary glass of wine upon arrival.-Our galleries tell a multitude of stories, through six themes - Resist. ; Club Kids; Queer Creativity; Body and Mind; Live, Laugh, Love; and The World Around Us. The stories told within these themes change regularly.Each of our themes are co-curated with a partner - we are not a museum telling stories about a community, we are a place where the community tells its own story.We also have a series of temporary special exhibitions that change regularly - our programme for 2026 is detailed in the Line-Up section below.-A volunteer-led guided tour of the museum will begin at 7pm, open to anyoneAdmission is by ‘pay what you can’ donation - we suggest £10 or £5 if you're under 30 - we operate without any government funding, and are reliant on the generosity of our visitors, members, patrons and sponsors.Your admission donation will help Reclaim, Preserve and Celebrate LGBTQ+ history and culture.Queer Britain Museum members will always get priority entry; find out more about memberships here. -Pre-booking will guarantee entry to the museum on the day of your choosing, at any time between 6pm and 8pm. Please show your ticket to a member of the team upon arrival. Museum Lates take place on the third Thursday of every month, until 8pm - an average visit is approx. 40 minutes. To visit during regular hours, please book a ticket here
Join us for a mouth-watering event with Sabrina Ghayour, ‘the golden girl of Persian cookery’ (Observer) as she introduces her latest cookbook, Persiana One.
Join Andrew Davies to discuss his memoir An Unsuitable Boy: A Life in Scripts.
Come along for this month's Sci-Fi & Fantasy bookclub, where we will be discussing 'The Many' by Sylvian Neuvel.
Join us at Waterstones Kensington for our monthly book club. This month we'll be discussing the feisty and hilarious, Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner.
