London Review Bookshop Podcast
London Review Bookshop
Listen to the latest literary events recorded at the London Review Bookshop, covering fiction, poetry, politics, music and much more.
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Get in touch: podcasts@lrb.co.uk
Find out about our upcoming events here More from the Bookshop:
Discover our author of the month, book of the week and more: https://lrb.me/bkshppod
From the LRB:
Subscribe to the LRB: https://lrb.me/subsbkshppod
Close Readings podcast: https://lrb.me/crbkshppod
LRB Audiobooks: https://lrb.me/audiobooksbkshppod
Bags, binders and more at the LRB Store: https://lrb.me/storebkshppod
Get in touch: podcasts@lrb.co.uk
Episodes
Mentioned books
Oct 18, 2006 • 1h 18min
Mourid Barghouti
Although best known in the English-speaking world for his autobiography I Saw Ramallah, Mourid Barghouti has published 14 volumes of poetry. After treating the audience to a reading from his work in both English and (briefly) Arabic, he answered a range of questions from both the audience and Ruth Padel, focusing primarily on the political background to his work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 13, 2006 • 1h 13min
Andrew O'Hagan - Be Near Me
Shortly after its publication, Andrew O'Hagan reads from Be Near Me, his powerful third novel on cultural clash between an English priest and Scottish village society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 18, 2005 • 1h 16min
Iain Sinclair - Edge of the Orison
Iain Sinclair spirals outwards from the centre of London as he reads from and discusses Edge of the Orison, examining family history and the disintegration of middle England through the prism of John Clare's Journey out of Essex. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 6, 2005 • 60min
David Hare - Obedience, Struggle and Revolt
David Hare free-associates on politics, theatre and writing, inspired by his collection Obedience, Struggle and Revolt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 20, 2005 • 1h 9min
Betsy Blair - The Memory of All That
The actress and political activist Betsy Blair discusses Hollywood in the 1950s, her marriages to Gene Kelly and Karel Reisz, her tangles with the Blacklist, her adventures in Europe and the writing of her memoir, The Memory of All That. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 3, 2004 • 1h 12min
Michael McClure - Beast Language
One of the original Beats, Michael McClure was back in London for the first time in thirty years and gave an exclusive reading at the Bookshop. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 15, 2004 • 39min
Robert Chandler - Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Robert Chandler reads from his newly-published translation of Nikolay Leskov's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk on which the libretto of Shostakovich's opera is based. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 24, 2004 • 39min
Don Paterson
Don Paterson read from his 2004 collection Landing Light (Faber), which won both the Whitbread Prize for Poetry and the T.S. Eliot prize. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 19, 2004 • 1h 3min
Alan Bennett - The History Boys
On the day following press night at the National Theatre, Alan Bennett spoke at the London Review Bookshop about The History Boys. The play asks questions about history and how it should be taught, and about education and its purpose. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 25, 2004 • 1h 9min
New York Poets - An Anthology
To celebrate the publication of Carcanet's new anthology of the New York School poets, editor Mark Ford, poets Lee Harwood and Sarah Maguire, and translator Piotr Sommer read selections from the new collection. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
