Cities Are Good for You with P.D. Smith and Leo Hollis 13 June 2013 18:00 - 19:30

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Cities are the greatest social experiment in human history, built for people, by the people. P.D. Smith and Leo Hollis, both experts on the...

Servants & Bedfellows 4 June 2013 18:00 - 19:30

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Servants & Bedfellows With Lucy Lethbridge, Anna Whitelock and Kate Worsley Tuesday 4th June   From maids-of-all-work to the ladies who...

The Hatchards Bloomsbury Book Club with Patrick McGrath 30 May 2013 18:00 - 20:00

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Patrick McGrath, the acclaimed Costa-shortlisted author of Trauma and Asylum, talks about Constance, a masterful novel of psychological...

A Victorian Cricket Match at Vincent Square, London 29 May 2013 14:00 - 19:00

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The 150th Anniversary of Wisden Cricketers Almanack   A Victorian Cricket Match at Vincent Square, London Wednesday 29th May...

Bloomsbury Cooks presents dinner with Raymond Blanc 28 May 2013 19:00 - 22:00

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      Bloomsbury Cooks presents dinner with Raymond Blanc  Join Raymond Blanc for dinner at Brasserie Blanc and hear him reveal his...

The Hatchards Bloomsbury Book Club with A.C. Grayling 30 April 2013 18:00 - 20:00

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A. C. Grayling Tuesday 30th April A. C. Grayling discusses humanism and his arguments against religion with his editor Bill Swainson....

Salon with Mark Haddon and Simon Stephens 18 April 2013 18:00 - 20:00

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Celebrated author Mark Haddon (A Spot of Bother, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) comes together with acclaimed...

Hatchards Bloomsbury Book Club with Al Alvarez 28 March 2013 18:00 - 20:00

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In a rare public appearance, Al Alvarez discusses his new book, Pondlife, with his editor Alexandra Pringle. For the best part of his...

Liars’ League Short Story Special 26 March 2013 18:00 - 20:00

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Liars’ League Short Story Special Celebrating the winners of the Writers & Artists Short Story Competition 2013 Judged by Tania...

The Breakfast Salon 14 March 2013 18:00 - 20:00

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The Breakfast Salon   With Seb Emina and Dr Kaori O’Connor   Chaired by Viv Groskop   Thursday 14th March     Breakfast guru Seb...

Psychologies Writing Workshop with Vanessa Gebbie and Suzanne Joinson 28 February 2013 18:00 - 19:40

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A Bloomsbury Institute & Writers’ & Artists’ Workshop   Thursday 28th February   Vanessa Gebbie and Suzanne Joinson, two...

Tracing Your Family History 7 February 2013 18:00 - 20:00

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Tracing Your Family History With Andrea Stuart, Guy Grannum, Peter Christian and Audrey Collins  In association with The National...

Red Velvet Salon with actor Adrian Lester and playwright Lolita Chakrabarti 28 January 2013 18:00 - 20:00

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Red Velvet Salon with actor Adrian Lester and playwright Lolita Chakrabarti   In conversation with Geoffrey Colman   Monday 28th...

Futurescape Your Life 10 January 2013 13:00 - 14:00

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Futurescape Your Life Lunchtime Talk with Futurist Tamar Kasriel Thursday 10th January How do you make decisions about your life? Or do...

Intelligence Squared Bloomsbury Book Club with Howard Jacobson 6 December 2012 18:00 - 20:00

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Come and meet award-winning Jewish comic writer and broadcaster, Howard Jacobson, to discuss Zoo Time, a novel about love – love of women,...

The History of English Food with Lawrence Norfolk and Kate Colquhoun 29 November 2012 18:00

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  Join Lawrence Norfolk and Kate Colquhoun for an evening of gastronomic time travel as they discuss food’s relationship with history and...

Bloomsbury Institute Lunch with Charles Saumarez Smith 9 November 2012 13:00 - 14:00

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On the wintry afternoon of Monday 28 November 1768, an architect and three artists were granted an audience with George III at St James’s...

Intelligence Squared Bloomsbury Book Club with Stella Rimington 8 November 2012 18:00 - 20:00

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Stella Rimington, our most high profile spy fiction writer, joins us for the November Book Club. As the former Director General of the...

A Celebration of Churchill: Statesman, Orator, Writer 1 November 2012 18:00 - 19:45

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A Celebration of Churchill: Statesman, Orator, Writer With Nicholas Soames and Peter Clarke   Thursday 1st November 2012   Nicholas...

DECADES: A Century of Fashion 11 October 2012 18:00 - 19:45

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DECADES: A Century of Fashion With Cameron Silver and Sarah Mower Thursday 11th October   Cameron Silver is the founder and owner of...

Intelligence Squared Bloomsbury Book Club with Will Self 4 October 2012 18:00 - 19:45

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Intelligence Squared Bloomsbury Book Club with Will Self   A brother is as easily forgotten as an umbrella. James Joyce, Ulysses   Come...

Psychologies Writing Workshop with Vanessa Gebbie and Jane Rusbridge 13 September 2012 18:00 - 20:30

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Psychologies Magazine presents a workshop on writing from life with authors and creative writing experts, Vanessa Gebbie and Jane...

Intelligence Squared Bloomsbury Book Club with Kate Summerscale 6 September 2012 18:00 - 19:45

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Intelligence Squared Bloomsbury Book Club with Kate Summerscale 6th September   Join Kate Summerscale and her editor for an intimate...

An evening at Polpo with Russell Norman 14 August 2012 19:00 - 21:30

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  An evening at Polpo, Covent Garden with a three course meal of Ventian sharing platters   A talk by Russell Norman, founder of...

Olympic Special: Drugs, Cheats & the Dirtiest Race in History 13 June 2012 18:00 - 19:45

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Olympic Special: Drugs, Cheats & the Dirtiest Race in History   Wednesday 13th June   Interview by John Inverdale   The award-winning...

Granta 'Britain' Special at the Bloomsbury Institute with Lawrence Norfolk, Esther Freud and Andrea Stuart 22 May 2012 18:00 - 19:30

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As part of the launch of Granta 119: Britain, the Bloomsbury Institute hosts a night of reading and conversation with Granta contributors...

Psychologies Magazine Special with Sally Brampton 3 May 2012 18:30 - 20:30

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Psychologies Magazine presents the much-loved columnist Sally Brampton in conversation with editor Louise Chunn about life, love and how to...

Intelligence Squared Bloomsbury Book Club with Ben Macintyre 25 April 2012 18:00 - 19:45

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Ben Macintyre is the author of eight books including Agent Zigzag and the number one bestseller, Operation Mincemeat. His new book, Double...

The Art of the Short Story with Jon McGregor, D.W. Wilson and Roshi Fernando 17 April 2012 18:00 - 19:30

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Master short story tellers Jon McGregor, D.W. Wilson and Roshi Fernando join us for a special short story evening with readings and...

Buy Lucky Break by Esther Freud for Mumsnet Book Group Webchat 27 March 2012 21:00 - 22:00

Buy Lucky Break by Esther Freud and read it in preparation for the Mumsnet Book Group Webchat on March 27th at 9pm. When you order the book...