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Discover author talks, book launches and conversations worth getting out for, across London.
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Join designer and artist Roland Mouret for a discussion of his life and career, from the family boucherie to creating legendary fashions
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!
Our friends over at Avery Hill Publishing have got some many excited releases on the horizon! We're thrilled to celebrate a double launch party celebrating two of their latest books on Thursday 29th October 2026, from 7-9pm. We'll be welcoming Kristyna Baczynski who will be releasing Another Realm…
Legendary screenwriter Andrew Davies joins bibliotherapist Ella Berthoud
The Alienation Effect begins with Owen Hatherley as 'Eye Casualty', and his re-emergence from the Eye Department of St Thomas Hospital – coiled, nervy, squinting – taking in, with fractured vision, Naum Gabo's kinetic sculpture Revolving Torsion. This revolutionary 400 tons of twisted metal [outside St Thomas’s] initiated Hatherley’s literary jaunt through the 1930s of Central European émigrés, bolters, refugees, displaced eggheads, escapees from the Nazis, and Thule Society cranks.
Geoff Dyer and Lisa Appignanesi join Tom Overton, author of new biography John Berger: From Life, and to discuss Berger's titan role in culture then and now
Sechel and Sensibility draws on a remarkable tradition of humour, scholarship and imagination, and sets it loose for one evening in the heart of London's academic quarter.
Join us when we welcome Jack Parlett to read from and discuss his new book FLAMBOYANCE: THE ART OF BURNING BRIGHTLY with Amelia Abraham
Author, activist and performer Lemn Sissay unravels his poems in a night filled with hope and light
A master of words shares poetry, stories, and creativity for an unexpected evening.
Enter an extraordinary world in a multi-art form event. In association with Service95 Book Club
Join cartoonist Phil Corbett for a dead-funny, hands‑on comic‑making workshop inspired by his brand‑new graphic novel series, Ghost and Toast!
Find your next read at this year’s award showcase of under-represented writers
Join us for an very special evening with best-selling author Garth Nix as he takes to the stars in his first ever adult sci-fi novel, Massif.
Drawing on a previously untapped archive of one of the Society for Psychical Research's most prolific investigators, Chasing the Dark is the compelling story of our relationship with the supernatural. What do these atmospheric and often chilling cases teach us about who we are, and the anxieties that consume us? And why do the dead still find ways to make themselves known?
Taking The Aural Sea, the 2026 exhibition at the Uzbekistan National Pavilion of the Venice Biennale, and Zulfiya Spowart’s presented work Beshik (The Cradle) as a starting point, this conversation will explore Spowart’s experience and practice as a participating artist – the exhibitions, conversations and knowledge systems which shaped her work.
What can horror teach us about morality? Join us at Conway Hall for a screening of Robert Wiene’s landmark German horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) for a deep dive into why horror continues to complicate our understanding of good and evil.
Join us for an exciting evening as we celebrate the paperback release of fantasy thriller Queen Of Faces by Petra Lord and gothic romantasy Reap and Sow by Charlotte B. Plumb.
Join us for an unforgettable evening with bestselling author Bonnie Garmus in conversation with Clare Chambers as we celebrate the release of her incredible new novel Peck & Peck.
Join us for a hugely exciting evening with Ana Huang and Fee Mak, in celebration of 'The Keeper', the third book in the God of Games series.
Join the Lambeth LGBTQ+ book group to discuss The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor.
Dame Ijeoma Uchegbu brings together the everyday chemistry in our lives with the latest nanotechnology delivering drugs in our bodies.
Literary legends offer a joyful refutation of the myth that serious literature must be solemn
A stellar line-up of writers makes fiction feel alive, discussing rhythm, form and sound in writing
The British Library's annual encounter with strange, uncanny and chilling fiction.
Readings, real-life stories and expert discussion confronting rising threats to written expression
Live in Conversation with Erica Wagner
Are you an independent, self-published Black author or illustrator and want to showcase and sell your work?
Join the magazine of international contemporary writing as they announce their prize winners
Join Steve McNeil and Michael Cutts for a uniquely creepy and mystifying evening, as they use Victorian scientific equipment to try to contact the spirit world…
A life-affirming conversation with writers about masculinity, vulnerability and tenderness
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.
We are delighted to welcome back Iqbal Hussain who will be in store from 12pm to sign copies of his book: The Night I Borrowed Time. If we are lucky he might give us some spoilers re the sequel due out next spring.
We are delighted to welcome Lui Sit to the store to sign her latest "Wildcat" book. Don't worry if you missed the first one , we will make sure we have that one as well.
We are delighted to welcome Emma Swan to the store to read from her latest Cruise Shop Kid book : Kidnap at Sea, and sign copies of both books. Reading at 12pm - Its going to be a fun and interactive session.
Join the six authors shortlisted for this year’s prize as they read from and discuss their novels
Steve Hill's Odyssey searching for Birkenhead's finest, Half Man Half Biscuit.
Worried? Bewildered? Had enough of the chaos? Laura joins us to cut through the dysfunction at the heart of our politics, analyse how things got so bad and ask why, despite all the noise, it feels like our politicians have not been paying attention to us, the voter.
Live in Conversation with Katya Adler
The writer delivers the 2026 New Statesman/Goldsmiths Prize Lecture, on fiction in the age of AI
An unflinching discussion on survival and creativity. In association with Service95 Book Club
Join Sophie Oliver to discuss her book What the Dresses Know, in conversation with Shahidha Bari.
Join us for an evening with anthropologists Chris Knight and Jerome Lewis for a fascinating discussion on their new book The Revolutionary Origins of Language.
Join us with Samantha Ellis in conversation with Elizabeth Morris to discuss her latest book Chopping Onions on my Heart: sweeping, fluid, all-encompassing book, combining memoir with history and an examination of language, culture and food, which asks us how we can save that which is almost lost.
Join us for a live taping of actor Russell Tovey and gallerist Robert Diament's podcast Talk Art, featuring contemporary photographers, to celebrate the publication of the new book Brilliant: Unexpected Art from Everywhere
Join us for an exciting evening with bestselling fantasy author John Gwynne as he discusses his latest novel The Wolves of War.
Join us as we welcome Meghan Nesmith in conversation with Tori/V.L. Bovalino as they celebrate the release of Meghan's debut romantasy book A World Apart.
Critically acclaimed wine writer, importer and restaurateur Dan Keeling joins novelist John Niven at Foyles to discuss his new book, Pick Your Bottles: 100 Wines to Change the Way You Drink, and taste some of the wines featured in its pages
Theoretical physicist, and President-elect of the International Science Council, Robbert Dijkgraaf explores what makes the Einstein Telescope so important.
