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Chapter: Once Upon a Book
Chapter and Vintage Books present Once Upon a Book at the British Library, hosted by Tanya Burr.
PEN Pinter Prize 2026: Jacqueline Rose
The annual prize in memory of Nobel-Laureate playwright Harold Pinter.
The Wordsworth Lecture: The Poetry That Changed The World
William and Dorothy Wordsworth at Rydal.
John Berger: Do You Know What I Watch?
A choral reading by Katya and Yves Berger, following animal traces in John Berger’s work.
Dynasties in Dialogue: The Tang, the Qing, and China Today
Xiaolu Guo and Paul French explore how China's imperial past continues to shape its present.
Creative Writing Masterclass: Writing Memories Together
Write creatively with a friend or family member.
Tales of the Weird – An Autumnal Festival
The British Library's annual encounter with strange, uncanny and chilling fiction.
China Miéville presents The Rouse
A defining new work from the bestselling, award-winning master of uncanny fiction.
The Agatha Cure
The Queen of Crime and the power of reading.
The Roger Ely Experience
An evening celebrating the life and legacy of the counterculture artist, publisher, archivist, curator and collector Roger Ely.
The Poetry Hour: The Poetry of The First World War
The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour with special guest readers.
The Pen: Simon Garfield in Conversation with Jeremy Deller
Simon Garfield and Jeremy Deller explore the history of the pen and it’s enduring place in our cultural and daily lives.
Writing Crime Comedy Masterclass
Learn how to craft your crime comedy.
Hercule Poirot and Friends
Sophie Hannah and expert guests on the man behind the moustache...
Pride and Prejudice
with Dolly Alderton and guests.
Roger Ackroyd: The Killer Murder
The book that changed Christie's career – with Harriet Tyce, Tony Medawar and Victoria Dowd
Resistance: A History of Disability in Britain
Joined by Robin Ince, historian David Turner puts disabled people and their stories back at the heart of British history.
Irish Writers' Weekend: Maggie O'Farrell
In conversation with Martin Doyle.
Irish Writers' Weekend
With some of Ireland’s finest authors, poets and performers.
Christie: The Writer's Writer
with Jan Carson, Bobby Seagull, Shrabani Basu and Jeremy Vine.
Christie Around the World
Top crime trio Vaseem Khan, Victoria Dowd and Martin Edwards discuss the Queen of Crime's influence across the globe.
Top Ten Christie Killings... In Reverse Order
An evening of terrible things happening to terrible people.
Public library events
From author talks and children’s story-times to digital workshops and community activities, find out more from your local library service.
Plotting the Mystery: Writing Crime Fiction
Learn the secrets of writing crime fiction.