John Lanchester’s new novel, The Wall, is a Kafkaesque nightmare whose richly-imagined world is very different from our own and yet all too familiar. He talks about it here with Daniel Soar, an editor at the LRB.
After the disintegration of the most significant relationship of his life, the demons Luke Turner has been battling since childhood are quick to return - depression and guilt surrounding his identity as a bisexual man, experiences of sexual abuse, and the religious upbringing that was the cause of so much confusion. Turner talks to Olivia Laing about his latest book, Out of the Woods.
Simon Garfield talks about his latest book In Miniature: How Small Things Illuminate The World with Andy Miller, presenter of Backlisted podcast and author of The Year of Reading Dangerously.
Man Booker International-shortlisted novelist Mathias Enard, 'the most brazenly lapel-grabbing French author since Michel Houellebecq', returns with Tell Them of Battles, Kings and Elephants (tr. Charlotte Mandell), his fourth novel to appear in English. He was in conversation with Elif Shafak.
Lisa Appignanesi talks to Lara Feigel about her latest book, Everyday Madness, which explores her own and society’s experience of grieving, the effects of loss and the potent, mythical space it occupies in our lives.
In his latest book Heaven on Earth art historian T.J. Clark draws on examples from Giotto to Picasso to provide an exciting new history of the depiction of the divine. He talks to LRB contributing editor Jeremy Harding.
Peter Carey talks to LRB publisher, Nicholas Spice, about novel A Long Way From Home, and his work generally.
To celebrate the publication of Audre Lorde’s Your Silence Will Not Protect You, Reni Eddo-Lodge, author of the acclaimed Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race, discussed Lorde's work and legacy with Sarah Shin.
Will Self reads from his novel Shark, and answers questions, at the London Review Bookshop.
Geoff Dyer reads from and discusses his book Another Great Day at Sea, with Chris Mitchell.
Jonathan Lethem talks about his novel Dissident Gardens with Benjamin Markovits.
In a rare UK performance Canadian poet Anne Carson read from her recent verse novel Red Doc>, a sequel to her 1998 Autobiography of Red.
Rachael Kushner reads from and discusses her book The Flamethrowers, with Nina Power.
James Wood reads from his collection of essays The Fun Stuff, and fields questions from the audience.
Patti Smith reads from and discusses Just Kids, her remarkable memoir of life, love and loss in the extraordinary creative ferment of Seventies New York.