New York writer Sam Sussman presents Boy from the North Country, a stunning debut novel, based on his Harper’s Magazine memoir essay, “The Silent Type: On (Possibly) Being Bob Dylan’s Son.”
One of the most tender and intimate mother-son relationships of our era, Boy from the North Country grants us a rare view into the creative life of Bob Dylan. This revelatory novel is an emotionally searing meditation on the most essential human themes: loss, healing, art, memory, and the redemptive power of love.

Award-winning food writer Felicity Cloake, will be chatting to Nell Frizzell about her new book Peach Street to Lobster Lane. Having cycled across France in search of the perfect croissant, and ridden around the UK in search of the best fry-up, Felicity now turns her attention to a land known for its big, bold cuisine, The United States.

Join us at Caper for the fifth (autumn edition) of our monthly spoken-word open mic nights. These evenings are run by local authors (and Caper staff), and are designed to be an encouraging, creative, inclusive space for writers who want to share their prose works in progress, across all genres.

Could humanity really defuse disaster? Visit the cutting-edge world of existential risk with author and journalist Tom Ough. In this eye-opening talk, you’ll hear real stories of scientists and visionaries racing to prevent catastrophe – from AI mind readers and virus-fighting inventions to de-escalating world war. Discover how creativity and science are shaping our future for the better and how together, humans can prevent threats facing our future.

Discover how maths tools like calculus, high-dimensional thinking and fractals can help you understand success, navigate politics and embrace life’s chaos.
Fresh perspectives to tackle everyday problems through the power of mathematical thinking. Bring curiosity and an open mind to explore how maths shapes your world and ideas!

Join acclaimed documentary maker James Bluemel to talk about his most recent film (and book), Once Upon A Time in Space. Discover the human story behind our journey to the stars. From daring astronauts to unexpected experiments, explore how space exploration has shaped – and been shaped by ambition, politics and ingenuity. Featuring powerful stories and stunning images from astronaut archives and NASA. As humanity prepares to become an interplanetary species, reflect on how we got here – and what’s coming next.

Discover the story behind Alzheimer’s disease from its discovery to today’s scientific understanding. Compare how the disease begins and progresses, and find out if you might be at increased risk. Learn about current research into prevention and whether new medications could stop Alzheimer’s. Meet Michael Hornberger, Professor of Applied Dementia Research, with your questions and curiosity, to explore the science and hope surrounding this important topic.

Bartlemas: Oxford's Hidden Sanctuary explores the influence of Bartlemas Hamlet and leper hospital on the wider culture landscape and history of Oxford, on the 900th anniversary of its foundation.

Carolyne Larrington explores two key figures of European folklore, the troll and the dragon, tracing the earliest stories we have about them up to the present day. Trolls are mostly thought to be stupid and menacing — but what do you do when you discover you've married one? Dragons are a nuisance in your neighbourhood, but folk learn to live with them until their demand for cows and maidens becomes unsustainable.

Can you remember the first time you fell in love with a book? Maybe you tumbled down a rabbit hole, or flew out of your bedroom window, or found the key to a secret garden? And in the silence of that moment, your whole life changed forever. Sam Leith talks to Elizabeth Garner about the winding, fairy-story landscape of children's books.

From the multi-award-winning author Alice Jolly – a beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel telling the story of a young girl's battle for survival and search for the truth in occupied Vienna. Alice will be talking to Rebecca Abrams.

Homemaker. Virgin. Warrior. Witch. Madwoman. Monster. The labels applied to mythological women echo throughout history. These archetypes, created in the Ancient World, still resonate today.

Pastry chef for Yotam Ottolenghi, recipe developer, baking columnist, and practising psychologist Helen Goh will be discussing her new book Baking and the Meaning of Life – a remarkable collection of recipes which explores the joy and meaning of baking in all its guises. Not just an exploration of how to bake, but also the why.