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Maria Dahvana Headley, Natalie Haynes and Gemma Whelan.

Myth and Masculinity: The Feminist Beowulf

Mon 19 Apr 2021

Kate Young

Cyanide and Marmalade

Wed 21 Apr 2021

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In the Kitchen with Bill Buford and Jonathan Meades

Wed 21 Apr 2021

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Shakespeare's Sisters

Thu 22 Apr 2021

Kazuo Ishiguro and Kate Mosse

Kazuo Ishiguro in conversation with Kate Mosse for World Book Night

Fri 23 Apr 2021

World Book Night presents: Books to Make you Smile

Fri 23 Apr 2021

The Art and History of Pies

Sat 24 Apr 2021

Food Season

Tue 13 Apr - Wed 26 May 2021

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Prince Philip and the Queen at the British Library

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

The British Library is deeply saddened to hear of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh.

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English and Drama blog from the British Library

Contemporary Poetry at the Library: A Quick Start Guide

Medieval manuscripts blog from the British Library

A newly discovered manuscript from Byland Abbey

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Simon Vestdijk, 1898-1971

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‘How come England did not know me?’: Recording Andrea Levy for Authors’ Lives

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