About our events
A year-round series of events about Literature for book lovers, including popular and contemporary literature, fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
What's on
The Jhalak Prize 2025
FreeWhere will the Jhalak prizes go next?JLF London 2025
Saturday 14 – Sunday 15 June JLF London returns for two days of inspiring conversations, ideas, books, music, food and more.
The Myth of Authenticity, by Percival Everett
Monday 16 June, 19.00 The Douglas W. Bryant Lecture in American Studies.
RSL presents: A Century of Mrs Dalloway
Wednesday 18 June, 19.00 With Elaine Showalter, Merve Emre and Phelim McDermott.
WriteBack: with Nuar Alsadir, Nikesh Shukla, Claire-Louise Bennett and Helen Mort
Thursday 26 June 19.00 What do writers talk about when they’re not writing?WritersMosaic: Franz Fanon the Freedom Fighter
Thursday 3 July 19.00 Exploring Fanon’s legacy as a revolutionary psychiatrist and anti-colonial writer
English Grammar Day 2025
Monday 7 July 9.00 Join us for a day of talks and discussion about the state and status of English grammar.