Literature at the Library

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

  1. Left Jhalak Prize logo; right 18 book covers

    The Jhalak Prize 2025

    Free
    Where will the Jhalak prizes go next?
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  2. Woman speaking.

    JLF London 2025

    JLF London returns for two days of inspiring conversations, ideas, books, music, food and more.

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  3. Percival Everett

    The Myth of Authenticity, by Percival Everett

    The Douglas W. Bryant Lecture in American Studies.

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  4. Composite image of four event speakers, all four look confidently at the camera

    RSL presents: A Century of Mrs Dalloway

    With Elaine Showalter, Merve Emre and Phelim McDermott.

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  5. Black and White photo of an enraptured audience

    WriteBack: with Nuar Alsadir, Nikesh Shukla, Claire-Louise Bennett and Helen Mort

    What do writers talk about when they’re not writing?
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  6. Black and white photograph of an audience of adults, the words British Library are stamped vertically in white in the centre of the image

    WritersMosaic: Franz Fanon the Freedom Fighter

    Exploring Fanon’s legacy as a revolutionary psychiatrist and anti-colonial writer

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  7. Grammarland: A Book for Good Boys and Girls

    English Grammar Day 2025

    Join us for a day of talks and discussion about the state and status of English grammar.
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