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Normally Weird
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5x15 events supported by Newham Bookshop
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Elif Shafak
There are Rivers in the Sky
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Elif Shafak
The Island of Missing Trees
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Tristan Gooley
How to Read a Tree
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Tristan Gooley
The Walker’s Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs
The Art of Making
Predictions & Deductions
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Tristan Gooley
How To Read Water
Clues & Patterns from
Puddles to the Sea
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Jonathan Drori
Around the World in 80 Plants
Illustrated by
Lucille Clerc
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Jonathan Drori
Around the World in 80 Trees
Illustrated by
Lucille Clerc
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Kevin Martin
Trees
Kew Pocketbooks
Past events this year, most recent first
Past event held on Tuesday 8 April
5x15 and Greenbank bring The
Earth Convention to a live
audience! Join us to hear
world-leading historian Peter Frankopan and
a stellar panel.
Peter Frankopan
The Earth Transformed
An Untold History
Past event held on Tuesday 8 April
5x15 and Greenbank bring The
Earth Convention to a live
audience! Join us to hear
world-leading historian Peter Frankopan and
a stellar panel.
Mike Berners-Lee
A Climate of Truth
Why We Need It and How To Get It
Past event held on Tuesday 8 April
5x15 and Greenbank bring The
Earth Convention to a live
audience! Join us to hear
world-leading historian Peter Frankopan and
a stellar panel.
Siddarth Shrikanth
The Case for Nature
Pioneering Solutions for
A Planetary Crisis
Past event held on Thursday 3 April
Bestselling author Emma Donoghue takes
us on a train journey
through 19th century Europe, in
her thrilling new novel
The
Paris Express
, in conversation with
Alex Clark.
Emma Donoghue
The Paris Express
Past event held on Monday 17 March
Join 5x15 at The Tabernacle
in March with another fantastic
line-up of speakers and an
inspiring evening of storytelling.
Katherine Rundell
Impossible Creatures
Past event held on Monday 17 March
Join 5x15 at The Tabernacle
in March with another fantastic
line-up of speakers and an
inspiring evening of storytelling.
Nick Makoha
The New Carthaginians
Past event held on Monday 17 March
Join 5x15 at The Tabernacle
in March with another fantastic
line-up of speakers and an
inspiring evening of storytelling.
Suzanne O’Sullivan
The Age of Diagnosis
Sickness, Health and Why Medicine
Has Gone Too Far
Past event held on Monday 17 March
Join 5x15 at The Tabernacle
in March with another fantastic
line-up of speakers and an
inspiring evening of storytelling.
Jonathan Sumption
The Challenges of Democracy
And the Rule of Law
Past event held on Monday 24 February
Celebrating 5x15’s fifteenth birthday with
an evening of captivating stories,
from a truly stellar line-up
of speakers
Jonathan Freedland
King Winter’s Birthday
Illustrated by
Emily Sutton
Past event held on Monday 24 February
Celebrating 5x15’s fifteenth birthday with
an evening of captivating stories,
from a truly stellar line-up
of speakers
Harriet Walter
She Speaks!
What Shakespeare’s Women
Might Have Said
Past event held on Monday 24 February
Celebrating 5x15’s fifteenth birthday with
an evening of captivating stories,
from a truly stellar line-up
of speakers
Chloe Dalton
Raising Hare
Past event held on Monday 24 February
Celebrating 5x15’s fifteenth birthday with
an evening of captivating stories,
from a truly stellar line-up
of speakers
Theresa Lola
Ceremony for the Nameless
Past event held on Thursday 13 February
5x15 English Heritage: Celebrating
London’s Blue Plaques
Gavin Pretor-Pinney
Cloudspotting For Beginners
Illustrated by
William Grill
Past event held on Thursday 13 February
5x15 English Heritage: Celebrating
London’s Blue Plaques
Meera Sodha
Dinner
120 vegan and vegetarian recipes
for the most important meal
of the day
Past event held on Thursday 13 February
5x15 English Heritage: Celebrating
London’s Blue Plaques
Philippa Gregory
Normal Women
Making History for 900 Years
Past event held on Tuesday 14 January
Bestselling author Chris van Tulleken
joins Rosie Boycott for an
eye-opening conversation about food.
Chris van Tulleken
Ultra-Processed People
Why Do We All Eat
Stuff That Isn’t Food… and
Why Can’t We Stop?
5x15 events
supported by Newham Bookshop
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Elif Shafak
There are Rivers in the Sky
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Elif Shafak
The Island of Missing Trees
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Tristan Gooley
How to Read a Tree
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Tristan Gooley
The Walker’s Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs
The Art of Making
Predictions & Deductions
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Tristan Gooley
How To Read Water
Clues & Patterns from
Puddles to the Sea
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Jonathan Drori
Around the World in 80 Plants
Illustrated by
Lucille Clerc
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Jonathan Drori
Around the World in 80 Trees
Illustrated by
Lucille Clerc
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Kevin Martin
Trees
Kew Pocketbooks
Past events this year,
most recent first
Past event held on Tuesday 8 April
Peter Frankopan
The Earth Transformed
An Untold History
Past event held on Tuesday 8 April
Mike Berners-Lee
A Climate of Truth
Why We Need It and How To Get It
Past event held on Tuesday 8 April
Siddarth Shrikanth
The Case for Nature
Pioneering Solutions for
A Planetary Crisis
Past event held on Thursday 3 April
Emma Donoghue
The Paris Express
Past event held on Monday 17 March
Katherine Rundell
Impossible Creatures
Past event held on Monday 17 March
Nick Makoha
The New Carthaginians
Past event held on Monday 17 March
Suzanne O’Sullivan
The Age of Diagnosis
Sickness, Health and Why Medicine
Has Gone Too Far
Past event held on Monday 17 March
Jonathan Sumption
The Challenges of Democracy
And the Rule of Law
Past event held on Monday 24 February
Jonathan Freedland
King Winter’s Birthday
Illustrated by
Emily Sutton
Past event held on Monday 24 February
Harriet Walter
She Speaks!
What Shakespeare’s Women
Might Have Said
Past event held on Monday 24 February
Chloe Dalton
Raising Hare
Past event held on Monday 24 February
Theresa Lola
Ceremony for the Nameless
Past event held on Thursday 13 February
Gavin Pretor-Pinney
Cloudspotting For Beginners
Illustrated by
William Grill
Past event held on Thursday 13 February
Meera Sodha
Dinner
120 vegan and vegetarian recipes
for the most important meal
of the day
Past event held on Thursday 13 February
Philippa Gregory
Normal Women
Making History for 900 Years
Past event held on Tuesday 14 January
Chris van Tulleken
Ultra-Processed People
Why Do We All Eat
Stuff That Isn’t Food… and
Why Can’t We Stop?
Welcome page
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Elif Shafak
There are Rivers in the Sky
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Elif Shafak
The Island of Missing Trees
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Tristan Gooley
How to Read a Tree
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Tristan Gooley
The Walker’s Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs
The Art of Making
Predictions & Deductions
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Tristan Gooley
How To Read Water
Clues & Patterns from
Puddles to the Sea
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Jonathan Drori
Around the World in 80 Plants
Illustrated by
Lucille Clerc
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Jonathan Drori
Around the World in 80 Trees
Illustrated by
Lucille Clerc
Wednesday 14 May at 7 pm at Kew Gardens
5x15 comes to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
for a unique live event on the
wonders of trees and their enduring beauty
across art and culture.
Kevin Martin
Trees
Kew Pocketbooks
Past events this year, most recent first
Past event held on Tuesday 8 April
Peter Frankopan
The Earth Transformed
An Untold History
Past event held on Tuesday 8 April
Mike Berners-Lee
A Climate of Truth
Why We Need It and How To Get It
Past event held on Tuesday 8 April
Siddarth Shrikanth
The Case for Nature
Pioneering Solutions for
A Planetary Crisis
Past event held on Thursday 3 April
Emma Donoghue
The Paris Express
Past event held on Monday 17 March
Katherine Rundell
Impossible Creatures
Past event held on Monday 17 March
Nick Makoha
The New Carthaginians
Past event held on Monday 17 March
Suzanne O’Sullivan
The Age of Diagnosis
Sickness, Health and Why Medicine
Has Gone Too Far
Past event held on Monday 17 March
Jonathan Sumption
The Challenges of Democracy
And the Rule of Law
Past event held on Monday 24 February
Jonathan Freedland
King Winter’s Birthday
Illustrated by
Emily Sutton
Past event held on Monday 24 February
Harriet Walter
She Speaks!
What Shakespeare’s Women
Might Have Said
Past event held on Monday 24 February
Chloe Dalton
Raising Hare
Past event held on Monday 24 February
Theresa Lola
Ceremony for the Nameless
Past event held on Thursday 13 February
Gavin Pretor-Pinney
Cloudspotting For Beginners
Illustrated by
William Grill
Past event held on Thursday 13 February
Meera Sodha
Dinner
120 vegan and vegetarian recipes
for the most important meal
of the day
Past event held on Thursday 13 February
Philippa Gregory
Normal Women
Making History for 900 Years
Past event held on Tuesday 14 January
Chris van Tulleken
Ultra-Processed People
Why Do We All Eat
Stuff That Isn’t Food… and
Why Can’t We Stop?
Welcome page