Shakespeare and Company

We were joined by Marina Benjamin to discuss her latest book Insomnia, a beautifully written insight into the struggles of living with a sleeping disorder.

We were joined by one of the most exciting new poets of recent years, the fabulous Sophie Collins read from her highly-praised debut Who is Mary Sue?.

We were joined by the brilliant writer and academic Laurence Scott, to discuss his latest book Picnic Comma Lightning: In Search of a New Reality.

Since its publication in 2008, Annie Ernaux’s The Years has captivated audiences. We were joined by Ernaux almost ten years later, as this hailed masterpiece receives its English translation. Joining the conversation was Annie Ernaux's American publisher Dan Simon (Seven Stories Press).

We were joined by Karthika Naïr and Joëlle Jolivet to discuss their new collaboration Over & Underground in Mumbai & Paris, a look into the arterial workings of two cities - Paris and Mumbai - that beautifully pairs Naïr’s poetry and Jolivet's illustrations with those of their counterparts in Mumbai.

We were joined by Fiona Sampson to discuss her new book In Search for Mary Shelley: The Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein - an insightful biography of one of the world’s most influential and innovative writers.

To launch our autumn events season we were joined by the author of one of the most fêted debuts of recent years, Gaël Faye, discussing his prizewinning, best-selling novel Small Country.

We were joined by the fantastic Richard Powers to discuss his latest Booker-longlisted novel The Overstory.

We were joined by bestselling, Bookser-shortlisted author Patrick deWitt, to discuss his brilliant and dark new novel French Exit.

We were joined by Sarah Churchwell to discuss her powerful and timely new book Behold, America: A History of America First and the American Dream.

We were joined by former writer-in-residence, Harriet Alida Lye to discuss her "mysterious, suspenseful, and unnerving" (Iain Reid) début The Honey Farm.

We were joined by Nick Laird and Zadie Smith to discuss their new collections—of poetry and essays, respectively—both entitled Feel Free.

We were joined by Ishion Hutchinson and Hannah Tinti for a summer's evening of poetry and prose.

We were delighted to be joined by John Freeman for an evening of discussion with another panel of brilliant writers: Mariana Enrĺquez, Xiaolu Guo & Nadifa Mohamed

We were joined by one of the titans of Science Fiction, Michael Moorcock, in conversation with renowned novelist Hari Kunzru.