On Sunday, November 9, Mayflower Bookshop welcomes translators Henk Akkermans and Wim Boot for an afternoon devoted to a fascinating form of Japanese poetry: the renga (連歌), or “linked verse.” […]
Nederlandstalig programma Bijdragen van: Coco Hoek, Ad Kaptein, Louis Smit, Ingrid Tieken, Wim Tigges, Leo van Zanen en de Mayflower Theatre Company Moderator: Freek Bouricius Jane Austen: Esther Straathof (Mayflower […]
Our November Book of the Month comes from acclaimed Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, known for Americanah and winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction. Her new novel Dream Count […]
As the year winds down, the next gathering is approaching, and returning participants are warmly invited to join once again for the last session of 2025. Many expressed interest during […]
On Thursday December 18 at 1930, Mayflower's Freek Bouricius will continue Mayflower's Christmas tradition with a reading of a slightly shortened version of Dickens' classic A Christmas Carol. This timeless Christmas […]
As an ode to recently deceased British actress Pauline Collins, the Mayflower Theatre Company plays Shirley Valentine’s Sunday Dinner, a short monologue from the play Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell […]
Book launch and Live podcast recording - in English On January 5, Mayflower Bookshop will host a book launch and live podcast event for Inger Kuin’s Diogenes: The Rebellious Life […]
On Saturday, January 24, Mayflower Bookshop participates in the Leiden Blues and Jazz Week with the Daan Schreuder Trio. Daan Schreuder is a promising young jazz pianist from the Conservatorium […]
Our January Book of the Month is the award-winning Japanese bestseller Butter by Asako Yuzuki, translated by Polly Barton. Inspired by a real-life case, the novel follows Rika Machida, a […]
Fernanda Moura Workshop in English
GREAT CRIME – 1: The murders in the bookcase: a review by Leo van Zanen This year, Mayflower Bookshop presents a literary lecture series on GREAT CRIME, starting with a […]
Mayflower Book Club reads Prophet Song by Paul Lynch Open bookcub, sessions in English