What's on
Jane Austen at 250
A Jane Austen display in our Treasures Gallery.
RSL presents: The Pioneer Prize
In this free event Bernardine Evaristo, Val McDermid and guests celebrate the extraordinary life of Maureen Duffy.
The W.G. Sebald Lecture 2025: Elif Shafak
The annual lecture on literary translation.
Frankenstein: Guillermo del Toro in Conversation
Bringing Mary Shelley's classic to the screen. With special guest Jacob Elordi.
Presencia & Resistencia
A Wasafiri Celebration of Latinx Writing.
Hekate – The Play
Nikita Gill and Jenny Wall welcome you to this work in progress of Hekate.
Kenneth Williams at 100: A Celebration
Join actor David Benson and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth for an afternoon celebrating the life and impact of Kenneth Williams.
The Remarkable Life of Ronald Blythe
Join Patrick Barkham, Ian Collins, Jenny Hall and Helen Melody for an evening celebrating the life and work of nature writer and essayist Ronald Blythe.
The Poetry Hour: W.H. Auden
The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour celebrates one of the greatest Twentieth Century poets.
Black Women Speak Volumes
Bernardine Evaristo, Joy Francis, Yvvette Edwards and Andi Oliver give voice to the stories of older Black women.
Iranian Womens' Voices
WritersMosaic presents an evening of conversation, poetry, film, music and protest.
Haunted Woods and Grimm Tales: Philip Pullman and Sam Leith
A special conversation to open the British Library’s Fairy Tales exhibition season.
Ben Aaronovitch in Conversation
Sunday Times best-selling author Ben Aaronovitch talks to fellow writer Mark Stay.