London Review Bookshop

29/07/2026

Juliet Stevenson () reads passages from Emily Wilson’s translation of the 𝘐𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘥 at Conway Hall from October 2023, at an event organised by the Bookshop.

Wilson was joined by Edith Hall, professor at Durham University and the author of many acclaimed books on Ancient Greek culture. The event was chaired by Thomas Jones, a senior editor at the 𝘓𝘙𝘉, and passages from Wilson’s 𝘐𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘥 were read by acclaimed actors Juliet Stevenson and Tobias Menzies.

Listen to the event in full on the Bookshop podcast at the link in our bio.

20/07/2026

NEW PODCAST 🎧 Michelle Tea’s q***r autofictional classic ​​Valencia, which Torrey Peters described as ‘one of the few true life-changer books I've encountered’,​​ is a quarter of a century old; to celebrate, her UK publisher Serpent’s Tail have released a 25-year anniversary special edition, with a new introduction by Maggie Nelson.

Tea was in conversation with Lamorna Ash, author of ​​Dark, Salt, Clear and ​​Don’t Forget We’re Here Forever.

Listen here:

Michelle Tea: Valencia at 25Michelle Tea’s q***r autofictional classic Valencia, which Torrey Peters described as ‘one of the few true life-changer books I've…

20/07/2026

This week’s bestsellers 🧡

1. TRANSITIONS by Sita Balani and Jay Bernard
2. HYPERPOLITICS by Anton Jäger
3. FRENCH COOKING FOR TWO by Michèle Roberts
4. TAIWAN TRAVELOGUE by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ
5. CROSSING THE WINE DARK SEA by Emily Wilson
6. PRACTICE by Rosalind Brown
7. OPENING NIGHT by Sara Baume
8. TO REST OUR MINDS AND BODIES by Harriet Armstrong
9. LUNCH POEMS by Frank O’Hara
10. CAFÉS by Holly Pester

Find out more here: https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/booklists/our-current-bestsellers

18/07/2026

In her latest novel, THE SHADOW OF THE OBJECT(Chatto and Windus), Chloe Aridjis takes us between Mexico and London via dream-like conversations and magic lantern shows.

While recuperating in hospital in Mexico, Flora meets Wilhelmina, an elderly German woman with pneumonia, who collects pre-cinema toys and instruments. The two of them embark on a series of dream-like conversations in the hospital corridors. Wilhelmina puts on a magic lantern show for Flora, leaving her spellbound. Then things take an unexpected turn…

Aridjis read from THE SHADOW OF THE OBJECT and was in conversation with Jennifer Higgie, whose most recent books are THE OTHER SIDE: A JOURNEY INTO WOMEN, ART AND THE SPIRIT WORLD and BEDLAM.

Find out more here: https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/podcasts-video/podcasts/chloe-aridjis-jennifer-higgie-the-shadow-of-the-object

15/07/2026

🖌️Frank O’Hara is our Author of the Month for July and we invited author Matthew Holman () to share a lesser-known side to the beloved New York poet. Holman’s book, FRANK O’HARA AND MOMA is available in the Bookshop and online, along with a suite of other books by and about O’Hara. Head to the link in our bio to find out more.

06/07/2026

Our current bestsellers 🩵

1. CAFÉS by Holly Pester
2. OPENING NIGHT by Sara Baume
3. A CHORUS OF EARS by Denise Riley
4. TAIWAN TRAVELOGUE by Yang Shuang-zi
5. HYPERPOLITICS by Anton Jäger
6. THE CORRESPONDENT by Virginia Evans
7. CROSSING THE WINE-DARK SEA by Emily Wilson
8. HAPPY ALL THE TIME by Laurie Colwin
9. TRANSCRIPTION by Ben Lerner
10. TREE by Aya Kōda

Find out more here: https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/booklists/our-current-bestsellers

25/05/2026

NEW PODCAST 🎧 Marie-Laure Bernadac & her translator Lauren Elkin on the life and work of Louise Bourgeois.

To mark the publication of KNIFE WOMAN: THE LIFE OF LOUISE BOURGEOIS (Yale) its author, curator and art historian Marie-Laure Bernadac was in conversation about the life and work of Louise Bourgeois with the book’s translator, Lauren Elkin.

‘Bernadac’s remarkable biography has made the telling of Louise Bourgeois’ life into a new art’ (Juliet Mitchell).

Listen here: https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/podcasts-video/podcasts/marie-laure-bernadac-lauren-elkin-knife-woman

25/05/2026

NEW PODCAST 🎧 Jeanette Winterson on her latest book, an exploration of storytelling via the legend of Shahrazad.

Author of thirteen novels, several collections of short fiction, memoirs, books for children and screenplays, Jeanette Winterson is one of our greatest and most accomplished storytellers. In her latest book ONE ALADDIN, TWO LAMPS (Cape) Winterson turns to the art of storytelling itself, using the legend of Shahrazad in THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS as a springboard to ask, and suggest answers to, some of the great questions: Who should we trust? Is love the most important thing in the world? Does it matter whether you are honest? And what makes us happy?

Listen here: https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/one-aladdin-two-lamps-jeanette-winterson

25/05/2026

Our bestsellers this week! ☀️

1. SAID THE DEAD by Doireann Ní Ghríofa
2. LACK by Cecilia Knapp
3. VOCAL BREAK by Lauren Elkin
4. AMBIVALENCE by Brian Dillon
5. THE MARTHA MILLS YOUNG WRITERS’ PRIZE 2025
6. WHAT AM I, A DEER? by Polly Barton
7. THE THINGS WE NEVER SAY by Elizabeth Strout
8. WRITING(S) by Claire-Louise Bennett, Marguerite Duras and Dorothy Spencer
9. GHOST STORIES by Siri Hustvedt
10. TREE by Aya Kōda

Find out more here: https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/booklists/our-current-bestsellers

We are open today from 10am-6.30pm.

22/05/2026

We are open on bank holiday Monday 25th May from 10am to 6.30 pm! 📚