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August 2026

  • Mieko Kawakami leaning against a grey wall in a high-necked black dress that has encased sleeves that cover her hands like mittens
  • Cover of "Sisters in Yellow" by Mieko Kawakami. Stylised image of a lemon in an empty glass, sitting on a black table top, with a pink background

Mieko Kawakami

Tuesday, 25th August 2026

September 2026

  • Marina Hyde in a green dress with a large black collar, smiling and raising one eyebrow
  • Cover of "What a Time to Be Alive!" by Marina Hyde. Green background, with Marina in a pink shirt with a large red collar, with her head in one hand

An Evening with Marina Hyde

Monday, 28th September 2026

October 2026

  • Sarah Hall wearing a brown roll-neck jumper and black leather jacket, looking into the distance on a moorland, with a cloudy and grey sky behind
  • Book cover of "Burning Snowflake" by Sarah Hall. Pale writing on a dark background in maroon and blue, showing abstract images of snowflakes, leaves and a moth

Sarah Hall: Burning Snowflake - The Faber Lecture 2026 - Sold Out

Saturday, 10th October 2026
  • Emily St John Mandel wearing a black jacket, with one slightly raised eyebrow and a dark navy backdrop
  • Cover of "Exit Party" by Emily St John Mandel. Paris skyline in red at the top, and an inverted L.A. skyline in blue at the bottom, with the colours pixel-stretched to meet in the middle

Emily St. John Mandel

Saturday, 10th October 2026
  • Russell T Davies wearing jeans, a blue checked shirt and black blazer, sitting on a white dining chair with his hands together in his lap
  • Bernardine Evaristo, smiling in a denim jacket and pink and white floral shirt

An Evening with Russell T Davies & Bernardine Evaristo

Sunday, 11th October 2026
  • Black and white portrait of Patrick Radden Keefe with a neutral expression, wearing a black t-shirt
  • Cover of "London Falling" by Patrick Radden Keefe. Bold white text over the curved balconies of seven stories of an apartment block

An Evening with Patrick Radden Keefe

Monday, 12th October 2026
  • Josepth Coelho, smiling in a grey blazer and white t-shirt
  • Book cover of "Rapunzel is a Lettuce" by Joseph Coelho. Cartoon image of Rapunzel dressed as a lettuce, eating an apple and holding a cactus, and sitting in a pumpkin carriage

Joseph Coelho – Poems to Grow With

Friday, 16th October 2026
  • Actors on stage with vegetables

The Enormous Turnip

Saturday, 24th October 2026
  • Elif Shafak leaning against a brick wall in front of a lake. She's wearing a black jacket, green t-shirt, gold chain necklace and chunky silver rings
  • Holding book cover of "In One Brief Moment All Eternity" by Elif Shafak. Background in a stark gradient, fading from dark red to orange. "Cover to be revealed" is written at the bottom

An Afternoon with Elif Shafak

Sunday, 25th October 2026

Beano Presents Dennis the Menace's Year of Mischief!

Wednesday, 28th October 2026