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The Information Animal w/ Alicia Wanless

5 Jun 2025 – 18:00 CEST
Prismatic Pages

Join Alicia Wanless, in conversation with Samar Abbas Nawaz, about Alicia’s timely new book ‘The Information Animal: Humans, Technology and the Competition for Reality’.

The National Debt w/ Martin Slater

6 Jun 2025 – 18:00 - 19:00 BST
York Festival of Ideas (online)

Join Martin Slater, author of ‘The National Debt: A Short History’ for an online discussion of his book at the York Festival of Ideas. 

The Bagpipes w/ Richard McLauchlan

10 May 2025 – 10:30 BST
Boswell Book Festival

Join Richard McLauchlan at the Boswell Book Festival as he discusses his new book, The Bagpipes.

Fixing France w/ Nabila Ramdani

8 May 2025 – 18:00 - 19:00 BST
Cambridge University

Join Nabila Ramdani, author of Fixing France: How to Repair a Broken Republic, at Cambridge University, as she discusses her new book. 

A Bugged 1963 Conclave?

When John XXIII died, the future of relations between the Vatican and the Eastern bloc depended on the choice of his successor. That’s when the CIA came in.

Awake! w/ Mark Vernon and The Idler

12 Jun 2025 – 18:00 - 19:00 BST
The Idler (online)

Join “A Drink with the Idler” for a discussion about William Blake with the Idler’s Head of Philosophy Mark Vernon.