Coming up, August 30: Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The fifth lecture in Mayflower Bookshop’s Great Crime series will be given by Louis Smit on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment. This lecture, given in Dutch, will explore crime in […]
Queer Book Fair and Queer Book Club Launch during Pride Leiden
From September 4 to 6, Mayflower Bookshop hosts a Pride Book Fair in the Catharinasteeg during the Leiden Canal Parade. Visitors can browse a selection of LGBTQ+ classics and new […]
Coming up (schedule change) May 31: ‘Hunted Down’: Charles Dickens en Thomas Wainewright
Next in our Great Crime Series: Charles Dickens Charles Dickens was fascinated with crime, and in particular with punishment. These are at least subsidiary themes in all of his novels […]
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 […]