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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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Over the last four decades, Lynne Tillman has established herself as one of America's most audacious writers with works such as Haunted Houses (1986) and Weird Fucks (2021). In Thrilled to Death (Peninsula) Tillman has curated a definitive selection ... more

In his latest novel Death and the Gardener Georgi Gospodinov, Bulgaria’s leading writer of fiction and winner of the International Booker Prize (forTime Shelter), reflects on the subject of loss in a tale about a father, a son, and an orphaned garden... more

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Recent Guests

Lynne Tillman
Author
Episode: Lynne Tillman & Brian Dillon: Thrilled to Death
Georgi Gospodinov
Author of Death and the Gardener; Bulgarian writer
Self-published/Independent author (Bulgarian literary scene)
Episode: Georgi Gospodinov & Chris Power: Death and the Gardener
Angela Rodel
Translator of Death and the Gardener; translator and collaborator
Translator
Episode: Georgi Gospodinov & Chris Power: Death and the Gardener
Sarah Perry
Author of Death of an Ordinary Man
Jonathan Cape (publisher)
Episode: Sarah Perry & Amy Key: Death of an Ordinary Man
Amy Key
Co-presenter and participant in the conversation
Author
Episode: Sarah Perry & Amy Key: Death of an Ordinary Man
Patricia Lockwood
Author of Will There Ever Be Another You; poet, memoirist, novelist
Bloomsbury/LRB
Episode: Patricia Lockwood & Joe Dunthorne: Will There Ever Be Another You
Joe Dunthorne
Poet and novelist; author of Submarine and Children of Radium
Hamish Hamilton
Episode: Patricia Lockwood & Joe Dunthorne: Will There Ever Be Another You
Sarah Howe
Poet and editor, author of Loop of Jade and Four Tokens
Chatham and Windus / Poet and Critic
Episode: Sarah Howe & Sandeep Parmar: Foretokens
Sandeep Parmar
Poet, critic, editor and co-founder of Prat Crit
Poet and Critic / Prat Crit
Episode: Sarah Howe & Sandeep Parmar: Foretokens

Host

James Wood
Host of the London Review Bookshop Podcast, known for facilitating engaged discussions with prominent literary figures.

Reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars from 402 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!

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    Beatnik Strategy
    United Statesa month 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

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    Beatnik Strategy
    United States4 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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Overall, feedback highlights the importance of the conversations, often noting that they provide valuable insights into contemporary issues through a literary lens.
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#181
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Talking Points

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Patricia Lockwood & Joe Dunthorne: Will There Ever Be Another You
Q: What was the thinking behind the shift from third person to first person in the Changeling, and how does that relate to illness and healing?
The shift reveals the inner experience of illness and memory, allowing intimate access to the narrator's perspective while acknowledging dissociation and depersonalization; it also marks a transition from external observation to a more personal, embodied voice that maps healing over time.
Lynne Tillman & Brian Dillon: Thrilled to Death
Q: In crafting a scene, how do you decide what to describe about a character's image or appearance?
I describe sparingly to leave room for the reader's imagination; the level of detail is chosen to support the character's thoughts and actions rather than to fix their visual image.
Lynne Tillman & Brian Dillon: Thrilled to Death
Q: Can you elaborate on why analogues don't work?
Analogues aren't a simple equation; language shifts with context, and a reader's interpretation can diverge from what is being mapped, so you can't guarantee the parallel will hold across stories.
Stephen Grosz & Helen MacDonald: Love’s Labour
Q: Can you clarify the difference between surrender and submission in love?
Submission is a masquerade that looks like care, often masking insecurity and a sense of bargaining, while surrender is rooted in deep trust, mutual recognition, and empowering intimacy that strengthens the relationship.
Lorna Goodison & Fawzia Muradali Kane: Dante’s Inferno
Q: Why Miss Lou, as opposed to other possible translators or influences, in shaping the Jamaican Dante?
The speakers explain that Miss Lou's linguistic genius and status as a cultural anchor made her a natural archetype to channel the Jamaican voice in the translation, while also drawing on her role in shaping national Creole identity.

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