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Jenny Diski - Apology for the Woman Writing
Jenny Diski was at the London Review Bookshop to be cheered up, apologise, and read from her latest book, Apology for the Woman Writing, a story draw…
17 years, 3 months ago
Benjamin Black (John Banville) - The Lemur
In his first public appearance as Benjamin Black, John Banville read from Black's new novel The Lemur, and discussed the experience of writing as two…
17 years, 7 months ago
Janice Galloway - This Is Not About Me
Having confessed to the audience her apprehension about speaking in public, Janice Galloway displayed no trace of it in her accomplished reading from…
17 years, 7 months ago
Tariq Ali - The Duel
Tariq Ali's sold-out event at the Bookshop presented an insightful picture of Pakistan's long and complex reationship with the West, and in particula…
17 years, 7 months ago
Rory Stewart on International Intervention
For the first time since being labelled a 'snakeoil salesman, an ingrate and a hypocrite' for his opinions on the international presence in Afghanist…
17 years, 11 months ago
Sebastian Barry and Richard Mason - The Secret Scripture and The Lighted Rooms
Sebastian Barry and Richard Mason shared their own versions of what it is to be a lonely and possibly mad old woman, reading from their newly-publish…
18 years ago
Anne Enright - Taking Pictures
On the day of publication of Taking Pictures, Anne Enright confessed to a full house at the Bookshop that 'I can't tell you how relieved I am not to …
18 years, 2 months ago
Nick Davies: Flat Earth News
In Flat Earth News (Chatto & Windus), Nick Davies exposes the reality of daily life in the Fleet Street news factory and makes a passionate appeal fo…
18 years, 2 months ago
Slavoj Žižek - Violence
In typical full-throttle style, eieek takes the opportunity to hit back at criticisms of Violence published in the LRB and elsewhere, and to expand o…
18 years, 4 months ago
London, City of Disappearances
In London: City of Disappearances, Iain Sinclair turns away from official versions and approved histories, and with the help of a host of contributor…
19 years, 6 months ago