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Join the stars of the new The Thursday Murder Club film live online from @britishlibrary tomorrow 19 August with @richardosman, Chris Columbus, and @RhiannaDhillon. Book at events.bl.uk/events/the-thur…
A beautiful night under the stars @britishlibrary 6 June with @beth_orton @samamidon @matthewherbert @zakiasewell and much more events.bl.uk/events/late-at-… #unearthed
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Explore the worlds of Medieval Women and A Silk Road Oasis through a season of eclectic events, plus join us for art, music, poetry, festivals, and more.
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The WINNER of the 2024 @easons Novel of the Year is...
Heart, Be at Peace, Donal Ryan (@DoubledayUK)
#APIBA #ReadersWanted #StoriesMakeUs
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It’s time – the Irish Writers’ Weekend has begun!
Thanks to all writers and supporters including @culture_ireland, @IrelandEmbGB and @DoyleCollection.
🎟️ Last tickets remain for Muldoon’s Picnic and Sunday sessions: bit.ly/BLIrishWeekend2024
ALT A purple graphic with a cow painting. Text reads: Irish Writers’ Weekend london 22–24 November. A grid of 8 headshots of Irish writers are included.
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The Irish Writers’ Weekend at the @britishlibrary, supported by Culture Ireland and featuring over thirty of Ireland’s most exciting writers in a festival of literary talent, takes place this weekend at the British Library Knowledge Centre in London.
The programme includes a wide range of Ireland’s most accomplished and popular authors and poets. Included on the line-up for the weekend are Kevin Barry, Lucy Caldwell, Sinéad Gleeson, Rónán Hession, Caoilinn Hughes, Neil Jordan, Louise Kennedy, Claire Kilroy, Cauvery Madhavan, Lisa McInerney, Una Mannion, Mike McCormack, Paul Muldoon, Séamas O’Reilly, Fintan O’Toole, Donal Ryan and many more.
Full details via link in our bio.
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Beidh Deireadh Seachtaine Scríbhneoirí na hÉireann ag Leabharlann na Breataine, arna thacú ag Cultúr Éireann agus ina mbeidh os cionn tríocha sárscríbhneoir de chuid na hÉireann ag glacadh páirt i bhféile scothlitríochta, ag tarlú an deireadh seachtaine seo ag Ionad Eolais Leabharlann na Breataine i Londain. Dóibh siúd lasmuigh de Londain, cuirfear roinnt de na seisiúin ar fáil le coimheád ar líne.
Sa chlár beidh réimse leathan de na húdair agus na filí is cumasaí agus is clúitigh de chuid na hÉireann. I measc rannpháirtithe an deiridh seachtaine tá Kevin Barry, Lucy Caldwell, Sinéad Gleeson, Rónán Hession, Caoilinn Hughes, Neil Jordan, Louise Kennedy, Claire Kilroy, Cauvery Madhavan, Lisa McInerney, Una Mannion, Mike McCormack, Paul Muldoon, Séamas O’Reilly, Fintan O’Toole, Donal Ryan agus go leor eile.
Nasc sa bio.
@eventsBL
@DeptCultureIRL
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Step into stories at the Irish Writers' Weekend festival, experience Marisa Carnesky's Showwoman, and dive into history in our events accompanying Medieval Women: In Their Own Words & A Silk Road Oasis – including MedievalFest & the Silk Road Bazaar.
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What a night 🦇 A huge thank you to all who came to see @gazelletwin at the @britishlibrary on Friday. It was one to remember.
Shout out to Daniel Conway for the live visuals and to @laurarecorder for the outstanding support 🙏✨
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Just days to go until we join the mercurial @gazelletwin at the @britishlibrary for a night of dark magic 🔮
New arrangements by @maxdewardener, conducted by @HughBrunt, and with live visuals by Dan Conway.
Grab last minute tickets while you can 🎫
seetickets.com/tour/gazelle-…
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A reminder that Shohret Nur, Ngawang Lodup, and Wu Fei will all perform at the @britishlibrary this evening! Tickets to "Into Dunhuang: Soundscapes of the Silk Roads" are still available here:
bit.ly/3Ynv1Cr
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What a treat to go on @BBCWomansHour to talk about Medieval Women with curator Ellie Jackson and birthday girl @itsanitarani
Come to the @britishlibrary exhibition to see if you pass the Witch Test... 🧙♀️💘
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This Friday, when I'll be announcing a new literary prize @RSLiterature!
THIS FRIDAY come celebrate Mapping the Future: The Complete Works Poets with @arshi_mona Will Harris @KMcCarthyWoolf @NickMakoha @YomiSode @BernardineEvari & @Natteitler!
@BloodaxeBooks @RSLiterature @britishlibrary #completeworkspoets
🎟️ bit.ly/cwpbl
ALT Portrait images of the artists and others involved (Mona Arshi, Will Harris, Karen McCarthy-Woolf, Nick Makoha, Yomi Ṣode, Bernardine Evaristo and Dr Nathalie Teitler) below the title, timings and location of the event.
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Medieval Fest is happening on Saturday, December 7th at the British Library.- learn more at histfest.org/medievalfest/ or @HistFestUK #London #BritishLibrary
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Powerful evening @eventsBL for @englishpen #PENPinterPrize, honouring imprisoned Alaa Abd el-Fattah and luminous Arundhati Roy. Momentous speeches also from @NaomiAKlein and @Linaattalah - ‘we are listening Alaa.’ #FreeAlaa
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"The women's souls soared."
@moniqueroffey, winner of the overall 2013 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, sets the gripping protest scene of a die-in, one at the heart of her newest novel, Passiontide (@HarvillSecker), here at #bocaslondon2024 @eventsBL @britishlibrary
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Join us for a vibrant autumn lineup!
Enjoy the Library after dark with a show by Gazelle Twin, explore Showwomen’s history through words and performance, celebrate LGBTQ+ literature at the Polari Prize 2024, and dive into Black literary history with scholar Elizabeth McHenry.
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And @SomaliWeekFest is well
and truly started with @britishlibrary @eventsBL launch – at Camden Town, London
Free evening? Still time to join
@bobpetesarah online from @britishlibrary with @ClassicAlbumSun seetickets.com/event/classic…
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*UPDATE*
In-person tickets to Medieval Fest have now SOLD OUT, but you can still join us online: histfest.org/medievalfest/
Coming soon… Medieval Fest!
Join us @britishlibrary on Sat 7 Dec for a day of exciting talks and performance, with @MichaelWoodMV, @DrJaninaRamirez @Raksha_Digs @peterfrankopan @Lubaabanama @hrcastor @NathenAmin @monstroso & more!
Tickets £30 / £15: histfest.org/medievalfest/
ALT Event poster. The text reads: Medieval Fest! Saturday 7 December - British Library and Online www.histfest.org. The background is black and the eight speaker headshots are striped across the middle (Janina Ramirez, Michael Wood, Raksha Dave, Helen Castor, Nathen Amin, Lubaaba Al-Azami, Heather O' Donaghue and Charlie Higson).