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More info for Special Edition: Shanzhai Lyric Runway Reading
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Literature & poetry

Special Edition: Shanzhai Lyric Runway Reading

A reading and runway show of poetry inspired by counterfeit T-shirts shakes up language and power
National Poetry Library
More info for Iconic Women of the Hayward Gallery
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Literature & poetry

Iconic Women of the Hayward Gallery

Artists Maggi Hambling, Bharti Kher and Linder Sterling discuss the gallery’s bold, storied history
Purcell Room
More info for Nussaibah Younis: Fundamentally
Nussaibah Younis wearing a blue dress sitting at a blue table.
Literature & poetry

Nussaibah Younis: Fundamentally

Bitingly original, wildly funny, wickedly sharp: the author discusses her debut with Pandora Sykes
Purcell Room
More info for Michael Lewis: Blockers
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Literature & poetry

Michael Lewis: Blockers

The author discusses his new book, Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State, with writer Elizabeth Day
Royal Festival Hall
More info for The Children's Bookshow with Katherine Rundell
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Literature & poetry

The Children's Bookshow with Katherine Rundell

Be swept away by the fantasy author as she discusses her epic series and what inspires her
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Ta-Nehisi Coates & Tareq Baconi: On Freedom
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Literature & poetry

Ta-Nehisi Coates & Tareq Baconi: On Freedom

The authors tackle the struggle for justice in Palestine. In association with Service95 Book Club
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Hernan Diaz: Ply
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Literature & poetry

Hernan Diaz: Ply

The author discusses his new futuristic thriller. In association with Service95 Book Club
Purcell Room
More info for Service95 Book Club: Nadia Murad in Conversation
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Literature & poetry

Service95 Book Club: Nadia Murad in Conversation

Listen to a powerful story of survival and reclamation at this talk by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate
Purcell Room
More info for Kwame Dawes: Afro-Style School & Kinships
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Literature & poetry

Kwame Dawes: Afro-Style School & Kinships

Jamaica’s Poet Laureate celebrates the programmes and collectives tackling literature’s diversity gap
National Poetry Library
More info for Joseph Coelho & Friends
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Literature & poetry

Joseph Coelho & Friends

Take KS2 classes on a poetic journey with an interactive show from the former Children's Laureate
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Out-Spoken: October
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Literature & poetry

Out-Spoken: October

Our regular poetry and music night returns, with Kwame Dawes, Alice Oswald and Max Porter
Queen Elizabeth Hall
More info for Indie Night: October
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Literature & poetry

Indie Night: October

An event spotlighting voices in independent publishing. In association with Service95 Book Club
Purcell Room

While you're with us

Shopping
Wooden displays in the Southbank centre shop, featuring books, plushies, and colourful merchandise

Shopping

A vibrant range of inspiring books, homeware, prints, accessories and more.

Klaus Weber: Thinking Fountains
Two statues; a green human body with water spouting from its neck and another of human legs with water pouring down from above displayed outdoors

Thinking
Fountains

Water cascades and spouts over Klaus Weber’s bronze figures.

Modified Social Benches
Two children eating ice cream on a red cirrcular bench

Modified Social Benches

Benches that challenge the space and distance we place between one another.

William Pye's Zemran
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William Pye's Zemran

Pye’s beautiful stainless steel sculpture sits overlooking the Thames.

Natura Nostra Forest
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Natura Nostra Forest

Our growing pocket forest creating a natural oasis.