• Jane Austen’s Portrait

    BRLSI 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, United Kingdom

    This talk charts the extensive research made by forensic artist portrait painter, Melissa Dring, when commissioned to produce a new likeness of Jane Austen in 2001.

  • Assembly & Diversity in Jane Austen’s Bath

    BRLSI 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, United Kingdom

    This talk, with Dr Tim Moore, explores the vibrant world of Georgian Bath and the radical inclusivity of its world-famous assemblies.

  • An Evening with Ian McEwan for What We Can Know

    Bath Pavilion N Parade Rd, Bathwick, Bath

    Ian McEwan, Booker Prize-winning author and friend of the bookshop, will return to Bath to celebrate his latest novel - What We Can Know 

  • Ben Lippett and How I Cook

    Topping & Company Booksellers of Bath York Street, Bath, United Kingdom

    Chef Ben Lippett distils his years of experience as a professional chef in restaurants all over the world to reveal the hows and whys

  • Living with Jane Austen

    BRLSI 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, United Kingdom

    Janet Todd has been reading Jane Austen for many decades, observing how her work alters through the lens of evolving taste and cultural fashion

  • 250 years before Jane Austen

    BRLSI 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, United Kingdom

    Director of Jane Austen’s House takes you back in time to explore the seismic political, religious, and social changes that shaped the world

  • The Worlds of Jane Austen

    BRLSI 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, United Kingdom

    The Worlds of Jane Austen takes a fresh look at Jane Austen’s life, inspirations and legacy, drawing on the latest research in an accessible and lively way.

  • Elly Griffiths for the Frozen People

    Bath Elim Church Charlotte Street, Bath, BANES, United Kingdom

    Elly Griffiths makes her much-anticipated return to Bath to celebrate the paperback release of The Frozen People:

  • Murder most Austen

    BRLSI 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, United Kingdom

    The past decade has seen a significant rise in Jane Austen detective fiction retellings. But what is it about Austen’s work that lends itself to the detective genre?