Books & Poetry

Join other literary enthusiasts across the capital in one of London's many book clubs and groups. Whether you're after stimulating conversation about your favourite novels or just a means to fuel your love of books, you can combine a week’s reading with an evening’s chatter, wining and textual analysis

Move over,short stuff: the grown-ups have realised what fun storytelling is, and now unusual nights are popping up all over the city

A huge range of festivals, special events, ice skating and fireworks.

Summer might be slipping away, but autumn in London won't disappoint. From art to dance and from theatre to clubbing, there's a plethora of cultural delights taking over the capital

We review the latest crop of audiobooks and nominate the best of the bunch

London's independent bookshops need our support now more than ever as the recession bites. So, beat a retreat from the biblio multiplexes such as Borders and discover the one-off joy of these literary hubs

The Southbank Centre's excellent annual literature festival for children - which runs from Feb 12-22 - has been designed to attract kids who don't really do reading, as well as more bookish types