These 79 activities are worth leaving the house for.
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October 20 at 6:30pm
Owl Bookshop · Kentish Town Rd • £7
Two novelists unpack how fiction bends time, secrets, and storytelling across borders of culture and genre. Expect a lively conversation about spy thrillers, magical realism, and what happens when the past keeps pressing against the present.
October 20 at 7:30pm
Royal Festival Hall · Belvedere Rd • £29
Michael Lewis turns bureaucratic warfare into white-knuckle storytelling. The author of The Big Short and Flash Boys unpacks Blockers, his thriller about public servants who faced down an unprecedented assault on the US government. Expect sharp insight, dark humor, and the kind of narrative velocity that makes policy feel personal.
October 23 at 7:15pm
Knowledge Centre · NW1 2DB
Two acclaimed writers dissect how China's Tang and Qing dynasties still echo through its modern politics and culture. Xiaolu Guo and Paul French bring fresh archival research and personal reflection to a conversation about empire, memory, and reinvention.
October 23 at 7:45pm
Purcell Room · Belvedere Rd • £17
Indie Night brings together four rule-breaking writers from independent publishers for an evening of readings and conversation in the wonderfully intimate Purcell Room. Hosts Okechukwu Nzelu and Eliza Clark guide the conversation through fiction and nonfiction from both established names and emerging voices.
October 25 at 7:30pm (Next weekend)
Queen Elizabeth Hall · Belvedere Rd • £29
V.E. Schwab brings the Villains saga to a close. The bestselling fantasy author discusses Victorious, the explosive finale where Merit City's ExtraOrdinaries face their ultimate reckoning, with chair Saara El-Arifi.
October 27 at 3pm
O2 Centre · Finchley Rd • Free
How to Train Your Dragon author Cressida Cowell and illustrator Neal Layton team up for an hour of storytelling, live drawing, and giggles galore. Halloween costumes highly encouraged.
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Fri, Oct 23 · 4:30 PM
The Last Word · Euston Rd.
Free
Fri, Oct 23 · 4:00 PM
O2 Centre · Finchley Rd
Free
Sun, Oct 25 · 10:30 AM
Southbank Centre · Belvedere Rd
Sun, Oct 25 · 4:15 PM
Waterstones · Oxford St
Wed, Oct 28 · 6:00 PM
Waterstones · Piccadilly
£5
Wed, Oct 28 · 7:30 PM
Royal Festival Hall · Belvedere Rd
£40.90
Fri, Oct 30 · 7:45 PM
Southbank Centre · Belvedere Rd
£21
Fri, Oct 30 · 8:00 PM
Southbank Centre · Belvedere Rd
£29
Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
Orange Tree Theatre · Clarence St
£15
Sat, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
£30
Sun, Nov 1 · 4:00 PM
Purcell Room · Belvedere Rd
£17
Sun, Nov 1 · 8:00 PM
Southbank Centre · Belvedere Rd
Thu, Nov 5 · 7:00 PM
His Majesty's Theatre · Haymarket
Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Free
Thu, Nov 12 · 6:15 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
£ 10-£ 12.5
Thu, Nov 12 · 6:15 PM
British Library · NW1 2QS
£ 10-£ 12.5
Fri, Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Fri, Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
His Majesty's Theatre · Haymarket
£13
Fri, Nov 13 · 1:00 PM
Crypt on the Green · Clerkenwell Close
Mon, Nov 16 · 7:00 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Mon, Nov 16 · 10:00 AM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Wed, Nov 18 · 7:00 PM
His Majesty's Theatre · Haymarket
£30
Wed, Nov 18 · 7:00 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
£30
Thu, Nov 19 · 8:00 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
£21
Thu, Nov 19 · 8:00 PM
His Majesty's Theatre · Haymarket
£21
Fri, Nov 20 · 10:30 AM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Free
Fri, Nov 27 · 7:00 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Sat, Nov 28 · 5:30 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
£13
Sat, Nov 28 · 2:05 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Sat, Nov 28 · 11:00 AM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
Sat, Nov 28 · 3:45 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
£13
Sat, Nov 28 · 12:30 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
£13
Sun, Nov 29 · 2:40 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
£13
Sun, Nov 29 · 11:30 AM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
£13
Sun, Nov 29 · 5:20 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
£13
Sun, Nov 29 · 1:00 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
£13
Mon, Nov 30 · 7:00 PM
His Majesty's Theatre · Haymarket
£21
Mon, Nov 30 · 7:00 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
£21
Thu, Dec 3 · 7:00 PM
His Majesty's Theatre · Haymarket
Thu, Dec 3 · 7:00 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
£21
Fri, Dec 4 · 4:00 PM
O2 Centre · Finchley Rd
Fri, Dec 4 · 7:00 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
£15
Sat, Dec 5 · 2:30 PM
Waterstones · Oxford St
Mon, Dec 7 · 7:00 PM
His Majesty's Theatre · Haymarket
£21
Mon, Dec 7 · 7:00 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
£21
Sat, Jan 9 · 11:00 AM
Orange Tree Theatre · Clarence St
Mon, Jan 11 · 8:00 PM
Rough Trade East · Brick Ln
£23.75
Thu, Jan 28 · 7:00 PM
His Majesty's Theatre · Haymarket
Thu, Jan 28 · 7:00 PM
The British Library · Euston Rd.
£30
Sat, Apr 3 · 11:00 AM
Orange Tree Theatre · Clarence St
£15
Sun, May 30 · 5:00 PM
Royal Festival Hall · Belvedere Rd
£30.90
Vagabond Wines Urban Winery at Canada Water · Deal Porters Way
Free
Frobisher Crescent · Barbican
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