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November

Winter Festival Online 2021 | Catch-up

Don’t worry if you missed our Winter Festival.

You can still watch it all online until 28 November from anywhere in the world.

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December

Book Club: Alex Clark & Susanna Clarke

Join Women’s Prize For Fiction 2021 winner Susanna Clarke for our monthly Book Club to discuss her spectacular novel Piranesi, with Alex Clark.

Tickets selling quickly.

‘Reminds us of fiction’s power to take us to another world and expand our understanding of this one.’ – The Guardian

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January

Masterclass: Life & Memoir Writing

Sunday Times bestselling writer Cathy Rentzenbrink to kick-start your life & memoir writing. 1 hour Live Masterclass + 1 hour Q&A.

Perfect for both seasoned writers as well as writing amateurs and everyone in between.

Priority Booking: 1 – 7 December

General Sale: 8 December

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Access our archive with over 120 hours of audio and video recordings of past events with the worlds best authors. CLF Player lets you can catch up on festivals, one-off events, book Club and podcasts.

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Thanks to our partners London Review Bookshop, you can buy all the books featured at the Winter Festival Online.

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