Yoshitomo Nara is in a reflective mood as he looks out at the fields adjacent to his artist’s studio in Japan’s Tochigi Prefecture and considers how, after a life spent travelling the world, he has ...

The Poetry Society is hosting an online event presenting the launch readings for the Summer 2025 issue of The Poetry Review, edited by Wayne Holloway-Smith. Guest readers will include Kaveh Akbar ...

Splash in the fountain, relax in our Roof Garden, sample sizzling street food and soak up sun, shows and art for everyone.

Colin Grant hosts a night of music, poetry and discussion reflecting on the woefully under-reported cultural impact of Black people who have lived outside of London, featuring the Bradford-born author ...

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All of these debut novels are set, at least in part, in London. They take us to pubs, playgrounds, art galleries, dusty libraries, jazz clubs, cramped bedrooms and beyond. A hauntingly charismatic ...