INTERESTING THINGS FOR GROWNUPS

APRIL 2025

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Mongrel – Hanako Footman in conversation with Daisy Johnson

Wed, April 2nd, 7.30pm

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Shifting between three intertwining narratives, Mongrel reveals a tangled web of desire, isolation, belonging and ultimately, hope. An exquisite debut novel weaving together the voices of three young women in Japan and the UK as the threads of their lives twist and entangle in unexpected ways.

Shifting between three intertwining narratives, Mongrel reveals a tangled web of desire, isolation, belonging and ultimately, hope. An exquisite debut novel weaving together the voices of three young women in Japan and the UK as the threads of their lives twist and entangle in unexpected ways.

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EXTERNAL EVENT: Wildly Different: how five women reclaimed nature in a man’s world by Sarah Lonsdale

Thurs, April 10th, 7.45pm

Caper will be selling books at this event organised by the RGS. In Wildly different, historian Sarah Lonsdale traces the lives of five women who fought for the right to work in, enjoy and help to save the earth’s wild places. Event at St. Margaret’s Institute, 30 Polstead Road, Oxford.

Caper will be selling books at this event organised by the RGS. In Wildly different, historian Sarah Lonsdale traces the lives of five women who fought for the right to work in, enjoy and help to save the earth’s wild places. Event at St. Margaret’s Institute, 30 Polstead Road, Oxford.

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Oxford Bookshop Crawl

Sat, April 12th, All Day

Bookshop Crawl exploring the brilliant bookshops of Oxford, meeting other book lovers and having the chance to chat, share book recommendations and buy books without judgement, with a few extra perks along the way...

Bookshop Crawl exploring the brilliant bookshops of Oxford, meeting other book lovers and having the chance to chat, share book recommendations and buy books without judgement, with a few extra perks along the way...

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Magical, fantastical and mysterious – Gareth Brown & Anne Corlett in conversation with Chris Sugden

Wed, April 16th, 7.30pm

Join two award-winning authors of the magical, fantastical and mysterious, Gareth Brown and Anne Corlett, as they discuss their latest novels with local, Sunday Times Bestselling-author Chris Sugden.

Join two award-winning authors of the magical, fantastical and mysterious, Gareth Brown and Anne Corlett, as they discuss their latest novels with local, Sunday Times Bestselling-author Chris Sugden.

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How Emotionally Mature Are You? A School of Life Workshop Event

Tues, April 22nd, 7.30pm

We all know our physical age, but what is our emotional age? Join us for a workshop with The School of Life. Most of us long to be more emotionally mature and better able to face life’s challenges with poise, confidence, kindness and good-natured intelligence. We want to be proper grown-ups. But to become so means, first and foremost, that we have to understand the many curious ways in which we might not currently be as mature as we would have hoped.

We all know our physical age, but what is our emotional age? Join us for a workshop with The School of Life. Most of us long to be more emotionally mature and better able to face life’s challenges with poise, confidence, kindness and good-natured intelligence. We want to be proper grown-ups. But to become so means, first and foremost, that we have to understand the many curious ways in which we might not currently be as mature as we would have hoped.

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Banned books: On representation in literature. And event in collaboration with Project PT

Fri, April 25th, 7pm (doors 6.30pm)

An evening in collaboration with Project PT looking at representation in literature around the world and why certain books are still being banned around the world. Richard Ovenden, author of Burning The Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge and Director of the Bodleian Libraries will chair a panel including local author Lanisha Butterfield, Kris Siosyte from Transactual UK, and Ajaye Phunn, director of Project PT.

An evening in collaboration with Project PT looking at representation in literature around the world and why certain books are still being banned around the world. Richard Ovenden, author of Burning The Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge and Director of the Bodleian Libraries will chair a panel including local author Lanisha Butterfield, Kris Siosyte from Transactual UK, and Ajaye Phunn, director of Project PT.

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The Eights – Joanna Miller in conversation about her debut Oxford-set novel

Tues, April 29th, 7.30pm

Join us at Caper for an evening with Joanna Miller as we celebrate the release of her captivating debut novel, The Eights.

Join us at Caper for an evening with Joanna Miller as we celebrate the release of her captivating debut novel, The Eights.

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MAY 2025

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Absence – Issa Quincy talks to Tom de Freston about his debut novel

Tues, May 13th, 7.30pm

Join us at Caper as Granta debut novelist Issa Quincy talks to Tom de Freston about his book Absence. An elusive narrator is beguiled by a poem that returns to him in mysterious ways, echoing across the years.

Join us at Caper as Granta debut novelist Issa Quincy talks to Tom de Freston about his book Absence. An elusive narrator is beguiled by a poem that returns to him in mysterious ways, echoing across the years.

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Works In Progress – Prose Open Mic Evening

Wed, May 14th, 7.30pm

Join us at Caper for our brand new, monthly, spoken-word open mic night! Run by local authors (and Caper staff), and designed to create an encouraging, creative, inclusive space for writers who want to share their prose works in progress – across all genres.

Join us at Caper for our brand new, monthly, spoken-word open mic night! Run by local authors (and Caper staff), and designed to create an encouraging, creative, inclusive space for writers who want to share their prose works in progress – across all genres.

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Danny Dorling – Book launch for The Next Crisis: What We Think About The Future

Wed, May 21st, 7.30pm

How do we think about the future? What are we worried about, what aren't we thinking about enough and what should we really be anxious about. Join us at Caper to launch Danny's newest book, The Next Crisis.

How do we think about the future? What are we worried about, what aren't we thinking about enough and what should we really be anxious about. Join us at Caper to launch Danny's newest book, The Next Crisis.

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Anna Beer talks to Simon Mason: Death of An Englishman – An Oxford Mystery

Tues, May 27th, 7.30pm

Come and join us at Caper as Anna Beer talks to Simon Mason about her new book, Death Of An Englishman. A quest for a valuable manuscript turns into a hunt for its author’s killer. Meet Oxford’s Eve Brook, literary detective, as she tackles her first mystery. David Morrow, Oxford don and controversial media pundit, is found dead in his college rooms.

Come and join us at Caper as Anna Beer talks to Simon Mason about her new book, Death Of An Englishman. A quest for a valuable manuscript turns into a hunt for its author’s killer. Meet Oxford’s Eve Brook, literary detective, as she tackles her first mystery. David Morrow, Oxford don and controversial media pundit, is found dead in his college rooms.

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JUNE 2025

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Authors of the strange – Helen Marshall, Sarah Brooks, & Malcolm Devlin in conversation

Tues, June 17th, 7.30pm

Join three masterful authors of the strange — Helen Marshall, Sarah Brooks, and Malcolm Devlin — as they launch their latest works exploring the uncanny and the strange lurking beneath ordinary reality. Together, these writers craft narratives where boundaries blur, the impossible intrudes, and readers confront the weird spaces where reality unravels. Join us for an evening of readings, conversation, and a glimpse into three distinct visions of the strange.

Join three masterful authors of the strange — Helen Marshall, Sarah Brooks, and Malcolm Devlin — as they launch their latest works exploring the uncanny and the strange lurking beneath ordinary reality. Together, these writers craft narratives where boundaries blur, the impossible intrudes, and readers confront the weird spaces where reality unravels. Join us for an evening of readings, conversation, and a glimpse into three distinct visions of the strange.

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