The Economist Books of the Year

A literary weekend focusing on titles from the Economist's Books of the Year. Author events include Edmund de Waal reading from his book 'The Hare with Amber Eyes' (Fri 7.45pm; £10), Neil MacGregor discussing 'The History of the World in 100 Objects' (Sat 7.45pm £10) and Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw on ideas in their book 'The Quantum Universe' (Sun 7.45pm £12-£18). There are also free comedy and storytelling events featuring Francesca Martinez and Jeremy Hardy (Sat 5.45pm), cartoonist Martin Rowson (Sat 9.15pm) and others.