(AGENPARL) – gio 09 marzo 2023 Nigella, the QI team, Simon Schama – this season at the Library.
What’s on
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Welcome spring with our new season
Treat your taste buds as Food Season returns.
And the feast doesn’t stop there – here are just a few highlights from our spring programme. Our new exhibition, [Animals: Art, Science & Sound](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-QK4D-6TJVT-JDE56-1/c.aspx) brings with it a whole new series of events. Join us at literature festivals that celebrate a world of writing, including a return journey to the pink city with the return of Jaipur Literature Festival in June.
[At the Library](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-QK4D-6TJVT-J9ITX-1/c.aspx)
[Online](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-QK4D-6TJVT-J9ITY-1/c.aspx)
[At the Library and online](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-QK4D-6TJVT-J9ITZ-1/c.aspx)
[Book for Food Season](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-QK4D-6TJVT-JDC6P-1/c.aspx)
Food Season returns
Friday 14 April – Wednesday 7 June
At the Library and Online
A host of delectable delights with an all-star line-up. Kicking off this year’s season is the legendary Nigella Lawson while joining festivities later in the season will be Andi Oliver, The Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain, and one of the most influential figures in the modern restaurant scene, Fergus Henderson.
[Dig in](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-QK4D-6TJVT-JDC6P-1/c.aspx)
[Book now for Animals events](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-QK4D-6TJVT-JDC6Q-1/c.aspx)
Our Animals events
Throughout February
At the Library and online
The team behind QI and the No Such Thing as a Fish podcastuncover a miscellany of fantastical animal theories, and wildlife cameraman and recently crowned star of Strictly Come Dancing Hamza Yassin joins our 5×15 event. Plus experience the Library after hours with a spectacular performance from Cosmo Sheldrake in our Late.
[Book now](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-QK4D-6TJVT-JDC6Q-1/c.aspx)
[Book for Josie Long – Life in Miniature](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-QK4D-6TJVT-JAKBK-1/c.aspx)
Josie Long – Life in Miniature
Thursday 30 May, 19.15
At the Library
Award-winning comedian Josie Long introduces her frank, funny debut story collection, comprising refreshing, relatable stories with an unexpected sting in the tail. She is joined in conversation by fellow comedian, writer and Peep Show star Isy Suttie.
[Book now](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-QK4D-6TJVT-JAKBK-1/c.aspx)
[Book for European Writers’ Festival](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-QK4D-6TJVT-JAKBL-1/c.aspx)
European Writers’ Festival
Saturday 20 May – Sunday 21 May
At the Library and online
Europe’s great storytellers gather for one remarkable, unmissable weekend. Join the first European Writers’ Festival here at the British Library and enjoy some of the continent’s best prose and poetry in English translation. Expect appearances from Raphaela Edelbauer, Olena Styazhkina and Anthony Anaxagorou.
[Book now](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-QK4D-6TJVT-JAKBL-1/c.aspx)
[Book for Simon Schama: Foreign Bodies](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-QK4D-6TJVT-J9LDD-1/c.aspx)
Simon Schama: Foreign Bodies – Pandemics, Vaccines and the Health of Nations
Friday 19 May, 19.00
At the Library and online
Bestselling author, historian and broadcaster Simon Schama discusses his new, epic history of humanity caught between the terror of contagion and the ingenuity of science. Foreign Bodies crosses borders between east and west, rich and poor, politics and science.
[Book now](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-QK4D-6TJVT-J9LDD-1/c.aspx)
[Book for Feminism in Politics: Past, Present and Future](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-QK4D-6TJVT-J9LDE-1/c.aspx)
Feminism in Politics: Past, Present and Future
Thursday 27 April, 19:30
At the Library and online
Helen Pankhurst, granddaughter of Sylvia, introduces a dynamic exploration of feminism and politics. Over a century after some women won suffrage in the UK, this event asks political leaders to explore the obstacles that prevent women from entering politics. Charlene White chairs a panel featuring Harriet Harman.
[Book now](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-QK4D-6TJVT-J9LDE-1/c.aspx)
[Find more events with the Library](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-QK4D-6TJVT-J9LMA-1/c.aspx)
Explore events
Our [series of events](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-QK4D-6TJVT-JDQY5-1/c.aspx) accompanying our Chinese and British exhibition continues, with engineer and science-fiction writer Cixin Liu, award-winning novelist Xiaolu Guo and another great panel for The Conversation. Part II. We also look forward to [Sarah Churchwell on Gone with the Wind](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-QK4D-6TJVT-J9LMD-1/c.aspx), [Margo Jefferson on Virginia Woolf](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-QK4D-6TJVT-JAKBN-1/c.aspx), and [Jeffrey Boakye on his new book](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-QK4D-6TJVT-JAKBO-1/c.aspx).
[Explore events](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-QK4D-6TJVT-J9LMA-1/c.aspx)
Our new Pigott Theatre
You will notice lots of this season’s events take place in the Pigott Theatre – formerly the Knowledge Centre Theatre. The theatre has recently been renamed in recognition of Mark Pigott KBE, KStJ’s generous support of the Library, and you can find it to your right as you enter our Piazza.