Events
As well as selling books, the London Review Bookshop features events. Readings, discussions, talks and debates make the London Review Bookshop a vital centre for intellectual exchange. LRB readers get advance information about events at the London Review Bookshop and a chance to reserve tickets (at a discount) ahead of the general public.
Unless otherwise stated, tickets for all events cost £6. LRB subscribers should call us for a discount. There are only a limited number of places, so book now.
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* Call: 020 7269 9030* Fax: 020 7269 9033
Free wine and nibbles after each event.
All events will take place at the London Review Bookshop at 14 Bury Place, London WC1A 2JL unless another venue is specified.
July
Moroccan Poets
Monday 13 July at 7.00 p.m.
In association with Banipal, the London Review Bookshop welcomes three distinguished poets from Morocco, following their appearance at the Ledbury Poetry Festival.
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August
Nicholson Baker
Wednesday 26 August at 7.00 p.m.
The Anthologist, Nicholson Baker's new novel, is narrated by Paul Chowder, a once-in-a-while-published kind of poet who is writing the introduction to a new anthology.
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Previous Events
Iain Sinclair - Hackney, That Rose-Red Empire
Wednesday 11 March 2009
Iain Sinclair’s appearance at the Bookshop always heralds a frantic scramble for seats. This event was no different, an opportunity to hear a reading from his new work, Hackney, That Rose Red Empire: A Confidential Report.
Alastair Crooke - Resistance: The Essence of the Islamist Revolution
Tuesday 24 February 2009
A veteran of peace initiatives across the Middle East and beyond, Alistair Crooke provides an account of the wellspring of Islamist movements, a defence of their underpinning intellectual traditions, and a cogent argument for engagement and dialogue.
Hanif Kureishi in conversation with John Sutherland - Something To Tell You
Thursday 29 January 2009
In conversation with John Sutherland, Hanif Kureishi expanded on and discussed his cogitation on psychoanalysis, Something to Tell You.
Video Clips
Zachary Leader in conversation with Martin Amis at the London Review Bookshop, 28 November 2006
Zachary Leader discussed The Life of Kingsley Amis with Kingsley's son, the novelist and journalist Martin Amis, presenting a full picture of his subject's childhood, school days, and life as a teacher, professional author, husband, father and lover.
The Israel Lobby: Does It Have Too Much Influence On US Foreign Policy?, 28 September 2006
This debate took place at Cooper Union in New York City and was captured by ScribeMedia on behalf of the London Review of Books. A transcript is also available from the ScribeMedia site.