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BONUS: Celebrating Dylan Thomas with Cerys Matthews…with exclusive live music from Flora Hibberd!
To celebrate Dylan Thomas Day 2024 we’re delighted to share this recording of our recent event with award-winning songwriter, author and broadcaster …
2 years ago
Viet Thanh Nguyen on Memory, Migration and Model Minorities
A few weeks ago, we welcomed Pulitzer Prizewinner Viet Thanh Nguyen to Shakespeare and Company to discuss his engrossing new work A Man of Two Faces:…
2 years, 1 month ago
Ottessa Moshfegh on bringing Eileen to the screen
A few weeks ago we welcomed Ottessa Moshfegh to Shakespeare and Company. That night we’re headed almost back to where it all began by revisiting Mosh…
2 years, 1 month ago
Percival Everett on James, his subversive reimagining of Huckleberry Finn
James—the new novel by Percival Everett—retells, reframes, and reimagines Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from the perspective of Jim…
2 years, 2 months ago
On Allen Ginsberg: His life, his work and his archives, with Pat Thomas and Peter Hale
We were joined by countercultural historian Pat Thomas, and Peter Hale, manager of the Ginsberg estate, and discover their new collaboration Material…
2 years, 2 months ago
Bidding adieu to Freeman’s literary journal, with Jakuta Alikavazovic, Deborah Landau, Juan Gabriel Vazquez, and John Freeman
On this very special January night, editor extraordinaire John Freeman was joined by three of his star contributors, Jakuta Alikavazovic, Juan Gabrie…
2 years, 2 months ago
On Friendship, with Hollie McNish and Michael Pedersen
In early February, we hosted a riotous, tender, enchanting and uplifting evening of poetry and prose with the irrepressible Hollie McNish and Michael…
2 years, 3 months ago
Love in the Time of Creative-Writing Classes, with Brandon Taylor
Our guest this week is Brandon Taylor, whose new book The Late Americans is a stark retooling of the campus novel for the 21st century. Taking a univ…
2 years, 3 months ago
Annabelle Hirsch, A History of Women in 101 Objects
Last week, we were joined in the bookshop by Annabelle Hirsch whose new book A History of Women in 101 Objects not only gives us an untold and innova…
2 years, 4 months ago
☕Proust Questionnaire: Holly McNish & Michael Pedersen☕
In advance of their event at Shakespeare and Company this February 8th, poets Hollie McNish and Michael Pedersen answer our café’s Proust Questionnai…
2 years, 4 months ago