Bookshop Events & Films

Iain Sinclair discusses his latest book, The Last London, with Stewart Lee at St George’s church, Bloomsbury.

Mary-Kay Wilmers, editor of the LRB, talks to Andrew O’Hagan about her book The Eitingons, a story of the twentieth century told through the lives of her ancestors: a fur-trader, a psychoanalyst and a KGB killer.

Thomas Dilworth, author of David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet (2017), describes the life and work of David Jones.

Jonathan Meades explains why he doesn’t like herbs, fine dining and organic vegetables as he discusses his first and only cookery book, The Plagiarist in the Kitchen, with John Mitchinson.

Paul Beatty talks about and reads from his Man Booker Prize-winning novel The Sellout, with Lola Okolosie.

Paul Auster reads from and discusses his Man Booker-shortlisted novel, 4 3 2 1, with Alex Preston.

Alice Oswald talks about the poetry of Ted Hughes, with help from recordings of his readings at New York's 92nd Street Y

Edouard Louis discusses his autobiographical novel En finir avec Eddy Bellegueule with Tash Aw, in which he draws an unsparing portrait of the violence, alcoholism, racism and homophobia of the milieu into which he was born.

Mary Beard talks to Sarah Churchwell about her book Women & Power, which looks at how history has treated powerful women.

Mark Ford talks about his latest book Thomas Hardy: Half a Londoner with Seamus Perry.

On 18th October 2016, the second day of the Mosul offensive, Patrick Cockburn discussed his latest book, The Age of Jihad: Islamic State and the Great War for the Middle East with the Guardian’s Rachel Shabi.

George Monbiot and John Lanchester discuss Monbiot’s latest book, How Did We Get Into This Mess?, and assess the state we’re in now. The event was recorded at the London Review Bookshop on 7 July 2016.

Seymour Hersh talks to Adam Shatz about his career and his recent articles published in the LRB, on teh war in Syria and the death of Osama bin Laden.

Colm Tóibín talks about the process of writing his history of the Easter 1916 rebellion for the London Review of Books.

Rosemary Hill discusses Angela Carter's poetry and early career, and introduces her new edition of the poems, Unicorn.