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Is Kensington & Chelsea London’s most literary borough?

You do not need to walk far in the streets of Kensington and Chelsea before encountering one of London’s famous

The Love Letters exhibition at the National Archives.

Love Letters exhibition brings record crowds to the National Archives

The National Archive’s ‘Love Letters’ exhibit has been an unparalleled success, drawing its highest ever visitor count in a single

Canon Club – everything you wanted to know about western civilisation but were afraid to ask

If you have ever wished you knew more about Goethe’s novels, or wanted to show off your appreciation for the

The stage at the Southbank Centre's Purcell Room before International Booker Prize shortlist readings

International Booker Prize celebrates shortlist at Southbank Centre

The prestigious International Booker Prize celebrated its six shortlisted authors and translators with a special readings event at London’s Southbank

London French Institute’s literature festival unites both sides of the Channel

A South Kensington cultural hotspot is hosting the Beyond Words literature festival again this month.  Visitors to the London French

Poster of Southbank Centre

WATCH: London Literature Festival celebrates writing and creativity at the heart of cultural Southbank Centre

The London Literature Festival returned to the Southbank Centre this autumn, collecting artists, poets, writers and book lovers to challenge

Review: Booker Prize shortlist readings at the Southbank Centre

Booker Prize Readings 2024 the six shortlisted authors sat with host at Southbank Centre

People stand at night time outside a brightly-lit bookshop with the words 'The Common Press' written in white text on a black background above the windows.

WATCH: Shoreditch’s intersectional queer bookshop inspiring change

An independent book shop is on a mission to educate people about queer and marginalised communities through a vast offering

An up close image of Shida Bazyar

Can Shida Bazyar’s Sisters in Arms help navigate Germany’s far-right problem?

The German-Iranian author unpacked the themes of her latest book, Sisters in Arms, in a literary discussion at Germany’s cultural

Book Love has done extensive work to promote BAME literature and increase access to these books for more communities.

‘Book Love’ tackling lack of representation in mainstream literature

A London-based organisation has made its mission to increase the representation of literature from BAME authors and spotlight stories with

ZADIE SMITH

Southbank literature season to feature Elliot Page, Zadie Smith and Caitlin Moran

The Southbank Centre has announced its exciting 2023 literature and spoken word season line-up. The series of events and discussions

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