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Awake! w/ Mark Vernon

11 Jul 2025 – 16:30 – 21:00 BST
Idler Festival

Mark Vernon, author of ‘Awake!’, will be in conversation with Suzi Feay about the mysticism of William Blake. 

Not So Black and White w/ Kenan Malik

19 Oct 2025 – 17:00 BST
Off The Shelf Festival of Words

Sujeev Sahota talks to writer, broadcaster and Observer columnist Kenan Malik about his essential book ‘Not So Black and White’.

Awake! w/ Mark Vernon

20 Jun 2025 – 13:00 - 14:00 BST
Westminster Abbey (online event)

Join the Westminster Abbey online Koinonia seminar to engage with Mark Vernon’s ideas on William Blake – the Christian mystic who speaks to us now.

Central Europe w/ Luka Ivan Jukic

23 Jul 2025 – 17:00 - 18:30 GMT
Centre for Geopolitics, University of Cambridge (Online event)

Luka Ivan Jukic and Dr Barnabás Szabó interrogate the idea of a European ‘middle’, ahead of the publication of ‘Central Europe’.

War in the Smartphone Age w/ Matthew Ford

2 Jul 2025 – 18:00 - 19:00 BST
King's College London

The Centre for Science & Security Studies (CSSS) invites you to join a panel discussion with Dr Matthew Ford, Mark Galeotti, Arthur Snell and Joelle Rizk on war in the smartphone age.

Desi Queers w/ Rohit K. Dasgupta

2 Jul 2025 – 18:00 - 19:00 BST
Carpenter Room, Sheffield Central Library

Join author Rohit K. Dasgupta to explore how queer South Asians have shaped LGBTQ+ movements in Britain. 

War in the Smartphone Age w/ Matthew Ford

27 Jun 2025 – 20:00 - 21:00 BST
Chalke History Festival

In this highly thought-provoking panel, Ben Hodges, Nick Carter, Greg Mills and Matthew Ford discuss the shape of future warfare and how the future battlefield might look.

Awake! w/ Mark Vernon

25 Jun 2025 – 15:45 - 16:30 BST
Chalke History Festival

Philosopher and psychotherapist Mark Vernon offers a fresh perspective on the life, works, and enduring relevance of Blake. Join him for a discussion at the Chalke History Festival. 

Awake! w/ Mark Vernon

22 Jun 2025 – 13:00 - 18:00 BST
Sunday Papers Live

Join philosopher, writer and psychotherapist Mark Vernon for a Sunday stroll inspired by the spiritual wanderings of William Blake.

Awake! w/ Mark Vernon

20 Jun 2025 – 19:45 - 21:00 BST
Pusey House

Jericho Wawa invites you to a talk by philosopher Mark Vernon promoting his new book on William Blake and the Imagination.

Awake! w/ Mark Vernon and Nigel Warburton

19 Jul 2025 – 11:00 - 12:00 BST
Blackwell's Oxford

Join Mark Vernon, author of ‘Awake! William Blake and the Power of the Imagination’, and philosopher Nigel Warburton for a morning of Philosophy in the Bookshop. They will discuss the themes of Mark’s new book.