Books & Ideas Workshops Tue 19 May at 14.00 Workshop: Write your own crime fiction foregrounding the city In this new collaborative workshop with students from the University of Rouen, participants will be offered the opportunity to try their hand at crime fiction,…
Books & Ideas Talks Thu 21 May at 17.00 Meet the author Fiston Mwanza Mujila One of the most distinctive voices in contemporary Francophone literature, Congolese writer Fiston Mwanza Mujila will be presenting his major works, with a particular focus…
Books & Ideas Films Thu 21 May at 17.00 Claude Simon, the Inexhaustible Chaos of the World Join us for a special screening of Alain Fleischer's documentary “Claude Simon, the Inexhaustible Chaos of the World”. It will be introduced by Dominique Viart,…
Books & Ideas Talks Fri 22 May at 14.00 Claude Simon and Life Writing The seminar on “Claude Simon and Life Writing” will feature talks delivered in French and English by several academic experts. Programme: 14.00: Welcome from…
Books & Ideas Tue 26 May at 12.30 Reading group “Jours anciens” by Michel Winock Once a month, the reading group meets up to discuss a couple of books selected in advance (from classical to contemporary French literature) and discovers…
Arts Books & Ideas Fri 29 May at 18.30 Live Drawing Show with Anaïs Flogny and Sophie Leullier Step into a unique live experience where drawing unfolds in real time! French comics artists Anaïs Flogny and Sophie Leullier invite you into an immersive…
Books & Ideas Talks 29 to 31 May 2026 Auld Alliance Comics Festival 2026 The Auld Alliance Comics Festival is back! The 730th anniversary of the historic treaty between France and Scotland was celebrated with a special Comics Weekend…
Arts Books & Ideas Sun 31 May at 11.00 Cluedo: A Live Drawn Investigation Join comics artists Benoit Dahan and Cyril Lieron, the acclaimed creators of Dans la tête de Sherlock Holmes / Inside the Mind of Sherlock Holmes…
Books & Ideas Talks Wed 3 June at 17.00 Meet the author Benjamin Hoffmann Join us for a literary event with Benjamin Hoffmann, essayist and novelist, and Professor of French at The Ohio State University. A specialist in early…
Books & Ideas Tue 25 Aug at 12.30 Reading group “La Petite Bonne” by Bérénice Pichat Once a month, the reading group meets up to discuss a couple of books selected in advance (from classical to contemporary French literature) and discovers…
Books & Ideas Talks Tue 22 Sep at 17.00 Conference by Education Scotland: What’s Changing in Scotland’s Languages Curriculum? Scotland’s curriculum is evolving. Since June 2025, over 200 colleagues have been involved in updating the Languages curriculum, led by colleagues from Education Scotland. This…
Books & Ideas Tue 29 Sep at 12.30 Reading group “L’ami du Prince” by Marianne Jaeglé Once a month, the reading group meets up to discuss a couple of books selected in advance (from classical to contemporary French literature) and discovers…
Books & Ideas Talks On the works of Claude Simon Next event : Claude Simon, the Inexhaustible Chaos of the World Thu 21 May at 17:00
Books & Ideas Celebrating Comics and Graphic Novels Next event : Auld Alliance Comics Festival 2026 Fri 29 May at 16:00
