(AGENPARL) – Fri 26 September 2025 Supernatural tales, environmental change, and literary legends
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What’s on
This autumn, alongside our Secret Maps ( https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/c/AQiz6A8Qk96BARjpn7sFIIrt4x0SzHAZl0n_t26UEgpoUNwhwcjj35jFrskJ57lm-lXt_Q ) exhibition, dive into immersive storytelling, provocative ideas, and hidden histories. From interactive performances to gothic fiction and environmental activism, hear from leading voices across literature, culture and history, at the Library or online.
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AIM Literary Festival 2025: StoryGarden
Saturday 4 October, 10.30
At the Library and online
StoryGarden brings together writers and readers for a day of panels, readings, workshops, and a pop-up bookstore, exploring truth, transformation, and responsibility under the theme ‘Challenge Your Choices’.
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Voices for Change: Stories from the Environmental Movement
Thursday 23 October, 19.00
At the Library and online
Join Areeba Hamid, Asad Rehman, Harriet Lamb and Tony Juniper, introduced by Craig Bennett, as they reflect on fifty years of environmental activism, sharing insights from successful campaigns, pivotal failures, and the power of “think global, act local” to shape today’s movement.
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The Wordsworth Lecture: Romantic Ecology Rebooted
Monday 27 October, 19.00
At the Library
This year’s Wordsworth Lecture is given by author Jonathan Bate, sharing his hugely influential work on Wordsworth and sustainability, Romantic Ecology. Recently updated and more relevant than ever, Bate will be in conversation with Professor Drummond Bone, in an evening illuminated by dramatic readings from William and Dorothy Wordsworth’s works.
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The Map and the Echo
Tuesday 28 October, Tuesday 11 November, Tuesday 2 December, 19.00
At the Library
Theatre-maker Seth Kriebel presents a specially commissioned interactive performance that blends storytelling and gaming, guiding audiences through a reimagined British Library in this immersive journey, created specially for Secret Maps.
Inspired by choose-your-own-adventure stories and early text-adventure computer games, each performance is unique, shaped by your choices.
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Tales of the Weird: An Autumnal Festival
Saturday 1 – Sunday 2 November,
12:00
At the Library and online
Join Alice Lowe, Andrzej Sapkowski, Jeremy Dyson, Robin Ince, and other acclaimed writers as they delve into the realms of gothic, supernatural, and horror fiction, celebrating the return of the Library’s Tales of the Weird series.  
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WriteBack: An Evening of Writers Off Duty
Thursday 20 November, 19:00
At the Library and online
Join us for the much-anticipated return of this exploratory events series which invites writers to speak on topics of their own choosing. Whether it’s research that didn’t find a home in their latest book, themes they’ve never been able to fully explore, or personal interests away from writing, this series promises lively discussions following up on writers’ unexpected preoccupations and passions.
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