The Royal Society of Literature - January Newsletter

Alicia Vikander as Vera Brittan from Testament of Youth, released on 16 January.

January news  Happy New Year! Our Spring/Summer 2015 programme is now open for booking. Events include: 21 January Filming 'Testament of Youth' with Rosie Alison, Mark Bostridge and Joanna Scanlan. 3 February Reflections on war with Edna O'Brien, Andrew O'Hagan and Kate Tempest. 19 February A paradoxical portrait Claire Harman on John Singer Sargent's painting of Robert Louis Stevenson. 24 February An eye for life Ali Smith discusses loss with Marion Coutts. 18 March Tales of two cities Mark Doty and Ruth Padel read their poetry. 29 April Consider the seahorse Andrew Motion meets the seahorses at London Zoo.  20 May Amnesia and other stories Twice Booker winner Peter Carey in conversation with Hermione Lee. 15 June Finding Wonderland Robert Douglas-Fairhurst celebrates Lewis Carroll. 1 July New stories for old Natalie Haynes, Helen Oyeyemi, Dubravka Ugresic discuss fairy tales with Marina Warner.