(AGENPARL) – Tue 26 August 2025 Our Autumn season is now on sale
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Our autumn season is now on sale
This autumn, alongside our Secret Maps exhibition ( https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/c/AQiz6A8Q9MKAARjpn7sFIL3MqR0Dd6oMZwbZm-aRZKJRUsNTA7mShU8OMcrbaguLWV8ARg ) which is now on sale, explore untold histories, rebellious creativity, and fantastical worlds. From Caribbean resistance and queer fantasy to punk’s lasting impact and the legacy of Joseph Conrad, join leading voices across literature, culture, and history, at the Library or online.
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Heiresses and Rebels
Thursday 9 October
At the Library  
Hosted by Nicole-Rachelle Moore, Curator of Caribbean Collections at the British Library, award-winning historians Miranda Kaufmann and Sudhir Hazareesingh explore Caribbean and Atlantic slavery from two distinct perspectives, from the women who enslaved and owned plantations, to the enslaved people who resisted and rebelled.  
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Queer Fantasy
Thursday 30 October  
At the Library and online
Join us for a magical evening inspired by last year’s Fantasy: Realms of Imagination exhibition, as we delve into fantasy fiction with some of today’s most exciting authors.
We’re thrilled to welcome TJ Klune (The House in the Cerulean Sea), Tasha Suri (The Isle in the Silver Sea), and Juno Dawson (Her Majesty’s Royal Coven), in conversation with Samantha Shannon (The Bone Season, The Roots of Chaos).
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Punk: 50 Years of Rebellion, Creativity, and Raw Energy
Thursday 6 November  
At the Library
Punk was a movement that shook the world in the late 1970s and changed culture forever. At this event special guests join writers and cultural insiders Chris Sullivan and Stephen Colegrave, whose newly published Punk: The Last Word is a bold, unflinching chronicle of Punk designed to challenge norms and empower individuals.
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Heart of Conrad
Friday 7 November  
At the Library
Join us for an evening exploring Conrad’s wide-ranging legacy, bringing together an expert panel of academics, including Robert Hampson of the Joseph Conrad Society, Professor Agnieszka Adamowicz-Pośpiech; Professor Kaoru Yamamoto, film maker Rob Lemkin and science fiction superstar Jacek Dukaj in conversation with the BBC’s Kasia Madera.
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Learn a new skill, or nurture an old one
Spend your autumn learning a new skill in one of our short courses. This season, resurrect dead languages with Latin and Old English masterclasses, try your hand at calligraphy with your own handmade quill or tune into an online lecture series exploring the art of life writing.
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