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At the Library and onlineJosephine Hart Poetry Hour: A Tribute to Seamus Heaney
An anniversary event on National Poetry Day, with Bríd Brennan, Catherine Heaney and Ruth Negga.
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Laurence Engel and Roly Keating in Conversation
National libraries in the modern world.
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A Stroke of the Pen: Terry Pratchett’s Lost Stories
The discovery of 20 lost tales.
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WritersMosaic Presents: Abolition and the Atlantic Slave Trade
Writer Bonnie Greer and historian SI Martin explore Britain’s role in the Atlantic slave trade for the launch of ...
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Celebrating Phillis Wheatley: Prodigy. Poet. Celebrity. Slave
A tribute to the mother of African-American literature with Diane Abbott, Stella Dadzie and Ade Solanke.
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Peter Brathwaite on Black Portraiture
Join Peter Brathwaite for a journey through representations of Black subjects in Western art.
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Somali Week Festival: Trailblazers and Innovators
This year Kayd’s Somali Week Festival, the biggest festival of its kind outside of the Horn of Africa, celebrates ...
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Hilary Mantel: A Life in Writing
The final book by one of this country’s greatest writers.
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Polari Prize Shortlist Showcase 2023
Join some of the authors shortlisted for this year’s prize for an evening of readings and conversation as they ...
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Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch
With Rhianna Pratchett and Gabrielle Kent.
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The Dark is Rising and Other Stories: Susan Cooper and Natalie Haynes in Conversation
Are you afraid of the dark?
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Celebrating the Life of Sarah Swinburne White
A tribute to the pioneering radical publisher and campaigner.
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Black To The Future presents: Genre Marauders
A demystification of genre writing across books and games, launching Black To The Future, an Afro-Futurist festival. ...
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Late at the Library: Drexciyan Realms
With Dopplereffekt live and special guests.
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Festival of the Accused – Day Pass
Reinventing and reclaiming the witch with Kirsty Logan, Juno Dawson, Malcolm Gaskill, Shahidha Bari, Marion ...
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