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London Review Bookshop Podcast

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Listen to the latest literary events recorded at the London Review Bookshop, covering fiction, poetry, politics, music and much more. 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.m... more

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Latest Episodes

In Magic and Mechanics, the latest in Scratch Books’ ‘Reverse Engineering’ series, six writers – George Saunders, Claire-Louise Bennett, Mark Haddon, Camilla Grudova, Amber Medland and Colin Barrett – present and disassemble one of their recent short... more

In Analogue Africa, (Verso) essayist and LRB contributing editor Jeremy Harding explores the anti-colonial imagination through the works of African artists and film-makers, including Seydou Keïta, Sanlé Sory, Ernest Cole, Sarah Maldoror, John Akomfra... more

When a steamy Netflix show called ‘Cheating’ becomes the much-talked-about megahit of the moment, baby-boomer Kate is alarmed to find it contains secrets from her marriage to architect husband Jack that only she should know. John Lanchester, LRB cont... more

Rabbitbox is Wayne Holloway-Smith’s first foray into long-form narrative, but retains the originality, compression and power which characterize his poetry collections (most recently Love Minus Love, shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot prize). Exploring a ... more

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Recent Guests

John Lanchester
Author of Look What You Made Me Do
Faber (publisher) and author
Episode: John Lanchester & Hattie Crisell: Look What You Made Me Do
Wayne Holloway-Smith
Poet, author of Rabbitbox
Scribner
Episode: Wayne Holloway-Smith: RABBITBOX
Adeel Akhtar
Actor on stage, TV and film
Actor
Episode: Wayne Holloway-Smith: RABBITBOX
Isabel Waidner
Author of the novel As If
Hamish Hamilton (publisher)
Episode: Isabel Waidner & Sarah Wood: As If
Sarah Wood
Artist and filmmaker
Episode: Isabel Waidner & Sarah Wood: As If
Vigdis Hjorth
Norwegian author
author, Repetition
Episode: Vigdis Hjorth & Catherine Taylor: Repetition
Catherine Taylor
Writer, critic and former Deputy Director of English PEN
writer and critic
Episode: Vigdis Hjorth & Catherine Taylor: Repetition
James Meek
Author of Your Life Without Me
Canongate
Episode: James Meek & Lara Pawson: Your Life Without Me
Lara Pawson
Author of Spent Light
Self/Independent
Episode: James Meek & Lara Pawson: Your Life Without Me

Reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars from 408 ratings
  • Who are these people? Bad !

    On your recent podcast the journalist and novelist Rachel Conno talks like a junior high school student. For a literary podcast yours is often embarrassingly Bad!

    Apple Podcasts
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    Beatnik Strategy
    United States3 months ago
  • Please get a professional host

    This podcast could be good but the women hosts haven’t a clue to how insipid tand nervous they sound. Loved the interview with Sheila Fitzpatrick

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Beatnik Strategy
    United States6 months ago
  • Just Lovely

    Arthur Dent should have been worried about the London Review and its bookshop rather than the Guardian but the Review had not started when the Hitchhiker first appeared on the planet. It is a towel.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    RobCrowe
    United Statesa year ago
  • Excellent

    7/10 for the conversations. 5/10 for the sound quality.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Delphobus.
    United Kingdom2 years ago
  • Intelligent and interesting

    Thank you Adam Schatz for speaking so eloquently about Franz Fanon’ i learnt so much

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    stilllearningtoo
    United Kingdom2 years ago

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The show consistently delivers rich, thoughtful literary conversations with notable guests.
Sound quality and production can be hit-or-miss in live formats, but content remains strong.
Guests are often high-caliber, with deep dives into biographies, translation, and historical context.

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#73
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#167
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Holly Smith & Owen Hatherley: Up In the Air
Q: Do you think high rises represented a meaningful lived experience beyond the stereotypes, and did residents as a community find purpose in these vertical homes?
The conversation suggests there was significant diversity in experiences; some residents valued the sense of community and the views, while others faced displacement and maintenance challenges. The discussion highlights examples where tenant groups actively reshaped spaces (e.g., co-ops and tenant forums), indicating that residents often found meaning and agency even within imperfect designs.
Gavin Francis & Philippe Sands: The Unfragile Mind
Q: How do you reconcile the usefulness of diagnostic manuals with the risk of over-pathologizing?
Diagnostic manuals are useful for research, communication, and insurance in some contexts, but clinicians should avoid treating diagnoses as fixed realities and instead focus on easing suffering and supporting the patient through flexible, individualized care.
Wayne Holloway-Smith: RABBITBOX
Q: Why did you decide to write an epic that doesn't travel geographically and instead uses circularity and refrains?
Wayne explains that the epic he imagined focuses on circularity, staying in a fixed space, and using refrains to test himself against a form that fits the intimate, non-linear narrative he wanted to create.
Wayne Holloway-Smith: RABBITBOX
Q: Can we also talk a little bit about the characters of Rabbit, Mum and the Father, and the world in which you've placed them?
The discussion suggests reading the characters across shifting lenses, with emphasis on how the narrator and the author position readers and the interplay between perspective, memory, and the domestic environment.
Vigdis Hjorth & Catherine Taylor: Repetition
Q: If we can't hide ourselves when writing in fiction, why make it fiction and not memoir?
Hjorth argues that fiction allows her to explore and articulate experiences with a degree of distance and imaginative flexibility, enabling her to reveal truths about herself while crafting a different landscape and new fictional consequences that help illuminate deeper realities.

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A literary-focused discussion series that centers on in-depth conversations with writers, translators, critics, and historians. Episodes typically feature long-form dialogues around books, biographies, translation processes, and literary history, often accompanied by readings, audience Q&As, and reflections on the craft of writing and editing. A notable strength is the caliber of guests, spanning poets, novelists, and scholars, who bring historical, cultural, and interdisciplinary perspectives to literature and its wider context. Live event dynamics, archival insights, and the interplay between text and image (including biographical and translation work) frequently surface, making it valuable for listeners who want thoughtful, richly contex... more

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2. Wayne Holloway-Smith
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4. Isabel Waidner
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