Coming up, May 7: An Evening of Poetry Readings
On Thursday May 7, join us at Mayflower Bookshop for an evening of poetry by students and alumni of the LAK Poetry Workshop at Leiden University. The aim of the […]
Looking back: January-March events
A look back at the first events of 2026 shows a vibrant and inspiring start to the year. We began with a special milestone: hosting our very first podcast. At […]
Coming up, March 29: Lawyers as Rebels or Collaborators – The Case of To Kill a Mockingbird
The second lecture in Mayflower Bookshop’s Great Crime series will be given by Tony Foster of the Department of English at Leiden University. Please note that this lecture will be […]
Coming Up, January 24: Bookshop Jazz
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 […]
Coming up, January 5: A Diogenes for Our Times – Oudheid Café: Special Edition
Book Launch & 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 and […]
Coming up: A Christmas Carol and Shirley Valentine’s Sunday Dinner
In the best Mayflower tradition, we organise two festive events leading up to the holidays: A Christmas Carol As every year, Mayflower presents you with a reading of Charles Dickens’s […]
Coming up, November 16: Jane Austen Festival
On December 16th, Jane Austen was born 250 years ago; reason for Mayflower Bookshop to celebrate her life and work with a festival on November 16h about this still popular […]
Coming up, November 9: The Renga Master: Matsuo Bashō and the Art of Linked Poetry
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.” […]
Coming up, October 26th: Hector Malot, a man of his time, a man of our time
Coco Hoek on Sans Famille As last lecture in Mayflower Bookshop’s series on children’s classics, Coco Hoek, expert on French literature, will treat us to a talk on the 19th […]
New: Mayflower Book Club!
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Mayflower Book Club! Starting on October 22, we’ll meet on Wednesdays at 8 pm once a month to discuss the current book […]