Naomi Alderman’s The Power, a gripping, anarchic sci-fi novel which imagines a future dominated by female power, became a cult classic when it was published in 2017. It went on to win the prestigious Women’s prize for fiction that year, and was praised by the judges for its “urgency and resonance”.

Join Alderman with the Guardian’s Alison Flood for our next Guardian Live Book Club, as they discuss The Power, its themes and inspirations. They will also talk about Alderman’s highly anticipated new novel, The Future, in this livestreamed event.

Thursday 7 December, 8pm–9pm GMT

"Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grind-stone, Scrooge! A squeezing, wrenching, gasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner!”

A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens’s immortal ghost story has been a Christmas tradition, from the Victorian era to the present day. Join the actor and writer Simon Callow for a cosy morning in, when he will talk about this beloved tale and read his favourite scenes from the story.

Sunday 3 December, See page for local time