Books Events in London

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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts 1 & 2 Sat 14:00 & 19:06

 Sat, 16 May at 02:00 pm Palace Theatre

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts 1 & 2 Fri 14:00 & 19:10

 Fri, 12 Jun at 02:00 pm Palace Theatre

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts 1 & 2 Sun 13:00 & 18:10

 Sun, 14 Jun at 01:00 pm Palace Theatre

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts 1 & 2 Fri 14:00 & 19:07

 Fri, 22 May at 02:00 pm Palace Theatre

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts 1 & 2 Sun 13:00 & 18:07

 Sun, 24 May at 01:00 pm Palace Theatre

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts 1 & 2 Wed 14:00 & 19:09

 Wed, 03 Jun at 02:00 pm Palace Theatre

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts 1 & 2 Fri 14:00 & 19:09

 Fri, 05 Jun at 02:00 pm Palace Theatre

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts 1 & 2 Sat 14:00 & 19:09

 Sat, 06 Jun at 02:00 pm Palace Theatre

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts 1 & 2 Sun 13:00 & 18:09

 Sun, 07 Jun at 01:00 pm Palace Theatre

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts 1 & 2 Sun 13:00 & 18:06

 Sun, 17 May at 01:00 pm Palace Theatre

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts 1 & 2 Wed 14:00 & 19:07

 Wed, 20 May at 02:00 pm Palace Theatre

An Evening with Eckhart Tolle in London

 Sat, 26 Sep at 07:00 pm ICC Auditorium GBP 44 to 212

To K*ll a Mockingbird

 Mon, 24 Aug at 07:00 pm Wyndham's Theatre

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts 1 & 2 Sat 14:00 & 19:10

 Sat, 13 Jun at 02:00 pm Palace Theatre

Ocean Vuong in conversation at Emmanuel Centre, London

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Emmanuel Centre GBP 18 to 25

Elizabeth Strout in conversation at St. James’s Church, London

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm St James's Church Piccadilly GBP 14 to 30

Death Note The Musical

 Thu, 30 Jul at 06:30 pm Barbican Centre

Fredrik Backman In Conversation at Conway Hall

 Thu, 21 May at 07:30 pm Conway Hall GBP 15 to 22

An Evening with David Sedaris

 Wed, 08 Jul at 07:30 pm Royal Festival Hall

The Observer Book Club: Braver New World

 Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm RSA House, London WC2N 6EZ Free

Fonda Lee in-conversation event with Forbidden Planet

 Sat, 13 Jun at 04:00 pm 179 Shaftesbury Ave GBP 6 to 22

Dungeons & Dragons Fan Expo: Main Arena Show at The O2 - London

 Sat, 22 Aug at 06:30 pm The O2 - London

An Evening with Maggie O'Farrell - London

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:30 pm The Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) GBP 18 to 38

Midnight Romance Roadshow: Lucy Score, Liz Tomforde & Meghan Quinn – London

 Mon, 08 Jun at 07:00 pm Emmanuel Centre GBP 20 to 55

Let's Talk about Romantasy: A Panel Discussion

 Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 15

SlaughterFest 2026

 Tue, 23 Jun at 06:30 pm HarperCollins Publishers Ltd GBP 17

Sarah A. Parker in conversation with Sophia Tuxford at Emmanuel Centre

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm Emmanuel Centre GBP 18 to 36

Veronica Roth in conversation with Tasha Suri at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Wed, 15 Jul at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 28

Party for Pride & LIL's 11th Anniversary. Join us!

 Sun, 17 May at 05:00 pm The Queen Adelaide GBP 17 to 22

Carlo Rovelli: Lessons on Physics and Philosophy

 Thu, 24 Sep at 07:00 pm Union Chapel GBP 34 to 70

Matt Haig: the Midnight Train

 Sun, 17 May at 08:00 pm Garrick Theatre

Elizabeth Day in conversation with Sara Collins at St. James's Church

 Fri, 22 May at 07:30 pm St James's Piccadilly GBP 15 to 22

LONDON: Survivors: A Muslim Study of Trauma/Narcissism with Yasmin Mogahed!

 Fri, 12 Jun at 06:30 pm The Atrium GBP 23

Yes, there is an alternative

 Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm The RSA Free

An Evening with Brooklyn Author Colm Tóibín: The News From Dublin

 Tue, 02 Jun at 07:00 pm Union Chapel GBP 22 to 66

Bhagavad Gita talk at the UK Parliament: Dhruv Chhatralia’s 450th talk

 Wed, 03 Jun at 06:00 pm Boothroyd Room Free

An Evening With Shannon Chakraborty - French Protestant Church, London

 Mon, 01 Jun at 07:00 pm French Protestant Church of London GBP 8 to 26

Samantha Shannon & Naomi Ishiguro with Katherine Webber - Piccadilly

 Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 28

Being bionic (family)

 Sat, 06 Jun at 02:00 pm The Royal Institution of Great Britain GBP 8 to 21

The Candid Book Club and Tayari Jones at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones Piccadilly GBP 10 to 25

Young Adult Literature Convention (YALC) 2026

 Sat, 31 Oct at 09:00 am Hilton London Metropole GBP 20 to 79

An Evening with the International Booker Prize 2026 winner - Piccadilly

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 10

Arsenal x Adidas x Black Music

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:30 pm UCL East - Marshgate Free

“Escaping Babylon: An Intimate History of Black British Music” Book Launch

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm The Africa Centre GBP 4 to 6

Book Launch - The Common Good Economy: a new compass

 Tue, 16 Jun at 06:00 pm Beveridge Hall Free

How the Cosmos Explains Life on Earth, with Christophe Galfard

 Wed, 24 Jun at 07:30 pm Conway Hall GBP 18 to 49

Georgina Hayden: The Food Behind the Pages Supper Club

 Mon, 08 Jun at 06:30 pm Food & Drink Studio, 3rd Floor, Fortnum & Mason GBP 109 to 131

Death Rituals & Grief: In Conversation with Sofka Zinovieff & Julia Samuel

 Wed, 10 Jun at 06:30 pm Dr Johnson's House GBP 28

Ben Rhodes on Trump, Iran and The Future of America

 Wed, 24 Jun at 07:00 pm Union Chapel GBP 22 to 50

Dog Man: The Musical

 Wed, 29 Jul at 06:00 pm Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre GBP 33 to 69

Helene Hanff and 84, Charing Cross Road: A Celebration

 Sat, 16 May at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 25

Liturgies of the Wild | Dr Martin Shaw

 Thu, 02 Jul at 07:00 pm Southwark Cathedral GBP 5

Black Book Festival and Education Expo 2026

 Sat, 24 Oct at 11:00 am Goldsmiths, University of London GBP 0 to 12

An Evening with Kim Sherwood and Charlie Higson at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Wed, 20 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 8 to 27

How Geography Explains Our World, with Tim Marshall

 Thu, 10 Sep at 07:00 pm Union Chapel GBP 10 to 60

The Future is Peace

 Wed, 27 May at 06:00 pm The Conduit GBP 17

May 2026 Brunch Book Club: Minbak

 Sat, 16 May at 10:30 am Bondi Green GBP 6 to 17

Bard in the Bookshop Presents: Hamlet - Gower St

 Mon, 18 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 7 to 10

Architecture against Architecture: Reinier de Graaf

 Mon, 18 May at 06:30 pm Temple Bar GBP 5 to 20

W Film Club: Fantastic Mr. Fox

 Sat, 16 May at 07:00 pm W London Leicester Square GBP 10 to 19

NLFBC - 'Heart the Lover' by Lily King

 Mon, 18 May at 07:00 pm The Alpaca GBP 7 to 22

SLFBC - 'Heart the Lover' by Lily King

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Balham Bowls Club GBP 7 to 22

Cecilia Knapp in conversation with Monica Heisey

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Lala Books GBP 0 to 13

Gabriella Zalapi & Adriana Hunter with Catherine Taylor - Islington

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 15

The Brownie Book with Kate Jenkins

 Sun, 17 May at 03:00 pm Book Shop, 3rd Floor, Fortnum & Mason GBP 0 to 19

Rune Comic Book Workshop with Carlos Sánchez - Piccadilly

 Sun, 17 May at 12:30 pm Waterstones GBP 6 to 15

JapanEasy Kitchen with Tim Anderson

 Mon, 18 May at 06:30 pm Book Shop, 3rd Floor, Fortnum & Mason GBP 22 to 51

Book Signing with David Baldacci - King's Road

 Wed, 22 Jul at 01:00 pm Waterstones GBP 22

Tangerinn: Emanuela Anechoum in Conversation with Saleem Haddad

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 20

İstanbul Özlem Warren | Talk & Book Signing

 Fri, 22 May at 06:30 pm Yunus Emre Enstitüsü - London Free

The Between-Worlds B and B Walk and Talk Gail's Book Club x Knead to Read

 Sat, 30 May at 11:00 am Gail's Bakery The Fire Station Southwark GBP 10

The Between-Worlds B and B Book Club with Amy Mae at the Book Elephant

 Fri, 29 May at 06:30 pm The Book Elephant GBP 10 to 15

Piccadilly Romantasy Book Club

 Wed, 27 May at 06:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5

How to BBQ with Genevieve Taylor and Murf the founder of Beefy Boys

 Mon, 25 May at 06:30 pm Book Shop, 3rd Floor, Fortnum & Mason GBP 22

The Between-Worlds B and B Book Club at Queens Park Gails x Knead to Read

 Tue, 26 May at 07:30 pm Gail's Bakery GBP 14

Siri Hustvedt: In conversation with Sara Collins at St James's Church W1

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm St James's Piccadilly GBP 14 to 32

Doireann Ní Ghríofa & Rachael Allen: Said the Dead

 Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm London Review Bookshop GBP 10

Engineering Trading Systems - Book Launch

 Tue, 26 May at 06:00 pm 34 – 37 Liverpool St Free

Queer Girls' Book Club, MAY: Big Swiss

 Tue, 26 May at 07:30 pm Housmans Bookshop Free

Hail, Delirium! Dorothea Tanning Preview & Alyce Mahon's Biography Signing

 Wed, 03 Jun at 06:00 pm The Last Tuesday Society / Viktor Wynd's Museum of Curiosities GBP 0 to 30

Khushwant Singh Literary Festival London 2026, 8th edition

 Sat, 30 May at 10:30 am Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre at SOAS, University of London Free

Alison Light in Conversation with Margaret Drabble

 Sat, 30 May at 07:00 pm Foyles GBP 8 to 22

The Long Play Sessions: A Sound So Very Loud - Oasis

 Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm ICMP | London, Queen's Park GBP 6 to 13

It Takes A Village - Poetry Night and Anthology Launch

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm Southbank Centre Free

Storytime presents Cecilia Knapp & Friends: A Night of Lack

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm Libreria Bookshop GBP 12

Eat Like a Sardinian with Francesco Mattana

 Mon, 01 Jun at 06:30 pm Book Shop, 3rd Floor, Fortnum & Mason GBP 22 to 46

Colin Grant & Michael Rosen: What We Leave We Carry

 Tue, 23 Jun at 07:00 pm London Review Bookshop GBP 10

G Forsyth-Read with Ally Mackinstosh at Waterstones Piccadilly

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:30 pm Waterstones GBP 15

Olivia Laing & Jack Parlett: The Silver Book

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm London Review Bookshop GBP 10

Kin with prize-winning US author Tayari Jones

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:30 pm Brixton Library Free

Lucy's Book Club: An Evening with Daisy Buchanan

 Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 6 to 20

Blacklisted Bookclub x Firstborn of the Sun - Paperback Launch

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:30 pm THE NEW BLXCK GBP 13 to 22

HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE PAST - BRIAN CULLMAN with JOE BOYD

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:00 pm 21Soho GBP 9 to 28

Let’s Eat Meat with Tom Parker Bowles

 Fri, 05 Jun at 06:30 pm Book Shop, 3rd Floor, Fortnum & Mason GBP 22 to 51

Music That Made Me Panel Discussion

 Sat, 13 Jun at 04:00 pm The Library at Deptford Lounge Free

Graphic Novels: Publishing,Black History and movies

 Sat, 06 Jun at 02:00 pm Fulham Palace GBP 9

Author Event: Louise O'Neill Whatever Happened to Madeline Stone?

 Sat, 06 Jun at 10:30 am Utter Waffle Balham GBP 6 to 17

June 2026 Brunch Book Club

 Sat, 13 Jun at 10:30 am Megan's Clapham Old Town Restaurant GBP 6 to 17

An Evening with Timothy Armoo

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm Bankside Hotel, Autograph Collection GBP 30 to 108

Book Talk – Through the Eyes of Jewish Child Survivors from Poland

 Tue, 09 Jun at 06:30 pm The Wiener Holocaust Library Free