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Hamlet Fold On Fold: Gabriel Josipovici with Charles Nicholl
Gabriel Josipovici came to the bookshop to discuss his new book, Hamlet Fold on Fold, a scene-by-scene examination of Hamlet resisting grand interpre…
9 years, 11 months ago
Benedict Anderson's Legacy: 'A Life Beyond Boundaries': with Tariq Ali, Laleh Khalili & T.J. Clark
In this podcast listen to a discussion chaired by Tariq Ali, celebrating the life and work of historian and sociologist Benedict Anderson, who died i…
9 years, 11 months ago
'Respectable': Lynsey Hanley and Dawn Foster
What does it mean to be middle class or working class? How does class affect us? Lynsey Hanley and Dawn Foster came to the bookshop to discuss Hanley…
10 years ago
Seymour Hersh with Adam Shatz: The Killing of Osama Bin Laden
Seymour Hersh has been a towering presence in American journalism for nearly 50 years. In 1970 he won the Pulitzer Prize for his articles exposing th…
10 years ago
Mary Beard in discussion with James Davidson
Britain's best-known classicist Mary Beard in discussion about her latest book, *[SPQR][1]* (Profile), in our special off-site event at Senate House.…
10 years, 1 month ago
'God is No Thing': Rupert Shortt and Rowan Williams
Rupert Shortt in discussion with Dr Rowan Williams, 104th Archbishop of Canterbury, on Shortt's new book *God is No Thing*. Even though parts of the …
10 years, 1 month ago
'Raptor: A Journey Through Birds': James Macdonald Lockhart and Tim Dee
James Macdonald Lockhart's first book *[Raptor][1]*, (HarperCollins) documents a series of journeys in search of each of Britain's breeding birds of …
10 years, 2 months ago
'Beethoven for a Later Age': Edward Dusinberre and James Jolly
When asked about the meaning of the late string quartets Beethoven famously remarked 'Oh those are not for you, they are for a later age.' Has that l…
10 years, 3 months ago
'Lean Out': Dawn Foster
In Lean Out (Repeater Books) writer, journalist and LRB contributor Dawn Foster takes issue with the corporate-style feminism outlined in Sheryl Sand…
10 years, 3 months ago
Nicotine: Gregor Hens in conversation with Will Self
Gregor Hens discussed his new book Nicotine with Will Self. Written with the passion of an obsessive, Nicotine addresses a life of addiction, from th…
10 years, 3 months ago