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Tuesday, 7 July 2026

An Evening with David Sedaris
Tuesday, 7 July 2026 at 20:00
Speaker: David Sedaris
Royal Festival Hall
Literature Performing Arts

Thursday, 9 July 2026

In-Person - History and Treasures of Guildhall Library
Free
Thursday, 9 July 2026 at 18:00
Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH
History Literature

Monday, 27 July 2026

Architecture on Stage: John Tuomey and Matthew Blunderfield
Monday, 27 July 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: John Tuomey, Matthew Blunderfield
Architecture Literature Performing Arts

Wednesday, 5 August 2026

In-Person Only - Guildhall Library Collections Focus: Crime Broadsides
Free
Wednesday, 5 August 2026 at 14:00
Speaker: Sarah Hume
Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH
History Literature Media

Wednesday, 12 August 2026

In-Person Only - Guildhall Library Collections Focus: London Theatre
Free
Wednesday, 12 August 2026 at 18:00
Speaker: Melanie Strong
Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH
History Performing Arts Literature

Wednesday, 19 August 2026

In-Person - History and Treasures of Guildhall Library
Free
Wednesday, 19 August 2026 at 14:00
Guildhall Library, Aldermanbury, London EC2V 7HH
History Literature

Saturday, 22 August 2026

Colson Whitehead: Cool Machine
Saturday, 22 August 2026 at 19:45
Speaker: Colson Whitehead
Purcell Room
Literature History

Wednesday, 26 August 2026

Colin Grant: What We Leave We Carry
Wednesday, 26 August 2026 at 19:45
Speaker: Colin Grant
Purcell Room
Anthropology Literature History

Friday, 28 August 2026

Mieko Kawakami: Sisters in Yellow
Friday, 28 August 2026 at 19:45
Speaker: Mieko Kawakami, Georgina Godwin
Purcell Room
Literature Social Science

Saturday, 5 September 2026

Tuesday, 22 September 2026

Thursday, 24 September 2026

Omar El Akkad in Conversation
Thursday, 24 September 2026 at 19:30
Speaker: Omar El Akkad
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Literature Philosophy

Saturday, 3 October 2026

Emily St John Mandel: Exit Party
Saturday, 3 October 2026 at 19:45
Speaker: Emily St John Mandel
Purcell Room
Literature Philosophy

Saturday, 17 October 2026

A coffee with Ben Okri and Rosemary Clunie
Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 11:00
Speaker: Ben Okri, Rosemary Clunie
John Madejski Fine Rooms | Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts
Art Literature Philosophy

Monday, 2 November 2026

Zadie Smith: Dead and Alive
Monday, 2 November 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Zadie Smith
St George's Bristol, Great George Street, Bristol, BS1 5RR
Literature Politics Philosophy

Tuesday, 10 November 2026

Raising Hare: An Evening with Chloe Dalton
Tuesday, 10 November 2026 at 19:00
Speaker: Chloe Dalton
Kiln Theatre, 269 Kilburn High Rd, London, NW6 7JR
Conservation Literature Psychology

Saturday, 3 April 2027

Ira Glass: Stories for a Saturday Night
Saturday, 3 April 2027 at 20:00
Speaker: Ira Glass
Royal Festival Hall
Literature Performing Arts Media

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