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Karl Ove Knausgaard and Charlotte Higgins on Edvard Munch
In So Much Longing in So Little Space, Karl Ove Knausgaard explores the life and work of Norwegian painter Edvard Munch. Setting out to understand th…
7 years ago
Jhumpa Lahiri and Chris Power on Italian Short Stories
Jhumpa Lahiri, author of several highly acclaimed novels, described in her memoir In Other Words her passionate romance with the Italian language. Sh…
7 years ago
One Lark, One Horse: Michael Hofmann and Declan Ryan
One Lark, One Horse is Michael Hofmann’s first new collection of poetry for almost two decades, and more than justifies the wait; Stephen Romer write…
7 years, 1 month ago
Spring: Ali Smith and Erica Wagner
In Spring, the third instalment of her seasonal quartet, Ali Smith continues her unique investigation into our country’s past present and future, uni…
7 years, 1 month ago
Republic of Consciousness Prize 2019 Shortlist Readings
We hosted the shortlisted authors for the Republic of Consciousness Prize 2019 in an evening of readings at the London Review Bookshop. Rewarding the…
7 years, 1 month ago
Late in the Day: Tessa Hadley and Alex Clark
Tessa Hadley's new novel Late in the Day (Jonathan Cape) addresses loss, friendship and lives unmoored. Hilary Mantel says, ‘The lives of two close-k…
7 years, 1 month ago
Dreams of Leaving and Remaining: James Meek and Chris Bickerton
In Dreams of Leaving and Remaining (Verso), novelist, journalist, essayist and contributing editor to the LRB James Meek anatomises the fractured bod…
7 years, 1 month ago
Sea Monsters: Chloe Aridjis and Juliet Jacques
Chloe Aridjis’s third novel Sea Monsters (Chatto), set in Mexico in the late 1980s, describes the elopement of Mexico City schoolgirl with a boy she …
7 years, 2 months ago
Who Killed My Father: Édouard Louis & Kerry Hudson
Édouard Louis, one of France’s most acclaimed young writers, shot to international fame with his first novel, the semi-autobiographical End of Eddy. …
7 years, 2 months ago
Vertigo & Ghost: Fiona Benson and Daisy Johnson
Fiona Benson’s Vertigo & Ghost (Jonathan Cape), the follow-up to her award-winning 2014 debut Bright Travellers, is one of the most hotly-anticipated…
7 years, 2 months ago