Katherine Rundell

Katherine Rundell is a fellow of St Catherine’s College, Oxford, and a contributing editor at the LRB. Her novels for children have won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Costa Children’s Book Award, among many others. Her books for adults include Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne, winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize, and Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise.

Upcoming Events

Featuring Talks By:
Nick Makoha
Suzanne O’Sullivan
Jonathan Sumption

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - March 2025

We're back at The Tabernacle in March with another fantastic line-up of speakers! Join us for an inspiring evening of storytelling.

Past Events

Katherine Rundell and Cerys Matthews on The Golden Mole

The Tabernacle, W11
The Tabernacle, W11
Event Featuring

An exclusive live event with award-winning author Katherine Rundell, speaking about her magical book The Golden Mole with Cerys Matthews.

The British Library: Animal Magic

British Library, NW1 2DB
British Library, NW1 2DB
Event Featuring

At the British Library, five extraordinary speakers take us into a world shared by animals, human and otherwise; testing the boundaries between us, and the spaces that we share.

5 Speakers, 15 Minutes Each - March 2023

Online, Via Zoom
Online, Via Zoom
Event Featuring

Join us in March for poignant stories about family, music and nationhood; mind-bending lessons from an early modern poet, and compelling reflections on nuclear threat.