LRB Bookshop
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London Review Bookshop. 20,000 titles on two floors in Bloomsbury, plus the best events in town
14 Bury Place, London, WC1A 2JL
14 Bury Place, London, WC1A 2JL
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𝘋𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘹 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴.
Julia Blackburn’s REMEDIES meditates on the images, amulets & incantations that have been used to cure illnesses from ancient times to the present day
She’ll be at the shop to discuss REMEDIES w/ folklorist Sarah Clegg on Wed 22 Oct – book here: lrb.me/0e2973
Julia Blackburn’s REMEDIES meditates on the images, amulets & incantations that have been used to cure illnesses from ancient times to the present day
She’ll be at the shop to discuss REMEDIES w/ folklorist Sarah Clegg on Wed 22 Oct – book here: lrb.me/0e2973
Join us at our Christmas Late Shopping Evenings on 3, 10, and 18 December and get 10% off all books bought on the night. Our neighbours at St. JOHN will also be open late for festive food and drink purchases.
Attendance is free! Tickets here:
Attendance is free! Tickets here:
Christmas at the Bookshop
Join us this Christmas for late shopping evenings throughout the festive period.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Join us at our Christmas Late Shopping Evenings on 3, 10, and 18 December and get 10% off all books bought on the night. Our neighbours at St. JOHN will also be open late for festive food and drink purchases.
Attendance is free! Tickets here:
Attendance is free! Tickets here:
popped down on my lunchbreak and preparations are well under way for the ceremony this evening
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
popped down on my lunchbreak and preparations are well under way for the ceremony this evening
This week’s bestsellers 🧠 (+ THE PENELOPIAD by Margaret Atwood - we're currently out of stock!)
Find out more about each book here: www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/booklists/ou...
Find out more about each book here: www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/booklists/ou...
November 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This week’s bestsellers 🧠 (+ THE PENELOPIAD by Margaret Atwood - we're currently out of stock!)
Find out more about each book here: www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/booklists/ou...
Find out more about each book here: www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/booklists/ou...
Our Book of the Week this week is Olivia Laing's new novel THE SILVER BOOK, ‘a queer love story and a noirish thriller, set in the dream factory of cinema’.
Olivia very kindly stopped by the Bookshop yesterday to sign some copies – get yours here:
www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/the-si...
Olivia very kindly stopped by the Bookshop yesterday to sign some copies – get yours here:
www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/the-si...
November 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Our Book of the Week this week is Olivia Laing's new novel THE SILVER BOOK, ‘a queer love story and a noirish thriller, set in the dream factory of cinema’.
Olivia very kindly stopped by the Bookshop yesterday to sign some copies – get yours here:
www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/the-si...
Olivia very kindly stopped by the Bookshop yesterday to sign some copies – get yours here:
www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/the-si...
my conspiracy theory is that lewis grassic gibbon was simply a pseudonym for ukelele legend, george formby
November 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
my conspiracy theory is that lewis grassic gibbon was simply a pseudonym for ukelele legend, george formby
In the latest episode of the podcast, Paul B. Preciado talks to Nathalie Olah about his latest book, DYSPHORIA MUNDI.
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
November 5, 2025 at 3:06 PM
In the latest episode of the podcast, Paul B. Preciado talks to Nathalie Olah about his latest book, DYSPHORIA MUNDI.
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
If you’ve been looking for an alternative to Amazon-owned A*dible, we have good news for you: we’re now on @libro.fm!
Join now to satisfy all your audiobook desires while supporting your favourite independent bookshop.
Join now to satisfy all your audiobook desires while supporting your favourite independent bookshop.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
If you’ve been looking for an alternative to Amazon-owned A*dible, we have good news for you: we’re now on @libro.fm!
Join now to satisfy all your audiobook desires while supporting your favourite independent bookshop.
Join now to satisfy all your audiobook desires while supporting your favourite independent bookshop.
did the sitwells sit well? an investigation
November 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
did the sitwells sit well? an investigation
just a perfect day
i saw the goodyear blimp
it said ice cube's a pimp,
we go home
i saw the goodyear blimp
it said ice cube's a pimp,
we go home
November 3, 2025 at 1:47 PM
just a perfect day
i saw the goodyear blimp
it said ice cube's a pimp,
we go home
i saw the goodyear blimp
it said ice cube's a pimp,
we go home
November 3, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Reposted by LRB Bookshop
TONIGHT! Our LRB Screen series continues its exploration of visions of London created by non-British filmmakers with a screening of 𝘉𝘢𝘣𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘯 (1980).
Critic and broadcaster @ellenejones.bsky.social will be in conversation after the film.
Tickets here: www.thegardencinema.co.uk/film/lrb-lon...
Critic and broadcaster @ellenejones.bsky.social will be in conversation after the film.
Tickets here: www.thegardencinema.co.uk/film/lrb-lon...
November 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
TONIGHT! Our LRB Screen series continues its exploration of visions of London created by non-British filmmakers with a screening of 𝘉𝘢𝘣𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘯 (1980).
Critic and broadcaster @ellenejones.bsky.social will be in conversation after the film.
Tickets here: www.thegardencinema.co.uk/film/lrb-lon...
Critic and broadcaster @ellenejones.bsky.social will be in conversation after the film.
Tickets here: www.thegardencinema.co.uk/film/lrb-lon...
Reposted by LRB Bookshop
Did you happen to leave your @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk purchases on the Metropolitan line yesterday?
Did one of your friends do this and send an anguished message to the group chat?
If so, Darren has just done you a very good turn. 👇
Did one of your friends do this and send an anguished message to the group chat?
If so, Darren has just done you a very good turn. 👇
If anyone lost a bag of books from LRB Bookshop on the Metropolitan Line between Baker St- Watford, I handed it to a cleaner when the train terminated at Watford tube station. And if you have far more followers than me, please share this status. LRB bookshop is not cheap!
November 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Did you happen to leave your @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk purchases on the Metropolitan line yesterday?
Did one of your friends do this and send an anguished message to the group chat?
If so, Darren has just done you a very good turn. 👇
Did one of your friends do this and send an anguished message to the group chat?
If so, Darren has just done you a very good turn. 👇
A full house at the shop this evening to hear Holly Smith talking about her first book UP IN THE AIR with Owen Hatherley.
You can order a signed copy here: www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/up-in-...
You can order a signed copy here: www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/up-in-...
October 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
A full house at the shop this evening to hear Holly Smith talking about her first book UP IN THE AIR with Owen Hatherley.
You can order a signed copy here: www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/up-in-...
You can order a signed copy here: www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/up-in-...
NEW ON THE PODCAST 🎧
Writer & filmmaker Xiaolu Guo talks to Philip Hoare about CALL ME ISHMAELLE, her feminist reimagining of Melville’s MOBY DICK.
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/x...
Writer & filmmaker Xiaolu Guo talks to Philip Hoare about CALL ME ISHMAELLE, her feminist reimagining of Melville’s MOBY DICK.
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/x...
October 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
NEW ON THE PODCAST 🎧
Writer & filmmaker Xiaolu Guo talks to Philip Hoare about CALL ME ISHMAELLE, her feminist reimagining of Melville’s MOBY DICK.
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/x...
Writer & filmmaker Xiaolu Guo talks to Philip Hoare about CALL ME ISHMAELLE, her feminist reimagining of Melville’s MOBY DICK.
Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/x...
It's a great pleasure to welcome Anne Enright back to the shop this evening. She's in conversation with Clair Wills about ATTENTION, her new collection of essays, which is published on Thursday
Signed copies are available to order here: www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/attent...
Signed copies are available to order here: www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/attent...
October 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
It's a great pleasure to welcome Anne Enright back to the shop this evening. She's in conversation with Clair Wills about ATTENTION, her new collection of essays, which is published on Thursday
Signed copies are available to order here: www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/attent...
Signed copies are available to order here: www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/attent...
Our Book of the Week this week is VAIM, Jon Fosse’s first novel since winning the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Order a copy here: www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/vaim-j...
Order a copy here: www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/vaim-j...
October 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Our Book of the Week this week is VAIM, Jon Fosse’s first novel since winning the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Order a copy here: www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/vaim-j...
Order a copy here: www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/vaim-j...
We’ll find out the winners of the 2025 Forward Poetry Prizes tomorrow night, but in the meantime, we’re proud to present our final piece from the shortlisted poets: Leo Boix on writing SOUTHERNMOST: SONNETS
Read more here: lrb.me/31f28a
@forwardprizes.bsky.social @vintagebooks.bsky.social
Read more here: lrb.me/31f28a
@forwardprizes.bsky.social @vintagebooks.bsky.social
October 25, 2025 at 11:51 AM
We’ll find out the winners of the 2025 Forward Poetry Prizes tomorrow night, but in the meantime, we’re proud to present our final piece from the shortlisted poets: Leo Boix on writing SOUTHERNMOST: SONNETS
Read more here: lrb.me/31f28a
@forwardprizes.bsky.social @vintagebooks.bsky.social
Read more here: lrb.me/31f28a
@forwardprizes.bsky.social @vintagebooks.bsky.social
two questions but they both fit in one tweet:
- does anyone have any recommendation for any neolithic sites, hill forts, chalk hillside drawings etc., within an hour of london on public transport?
- how well do people reckon "all these things that i've done" by the killers has held up, 21 yrs on?
- does anyone have any recommendation for any neolithic sites, hill forts, chalk hillside drawings etc., within an hour of london on public transport?
- how well do people reckon "all these things that i've done" by the killers has held up, 21 yrs on?
October 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
two questions but they both fit in one tweet:
- does anyone have any recommendation for any neolithic sites, hill forts, chalk hillside drawings etc., within an hour of london on public transport?
- how well do people reckon "all these things that i've done" by the killers has held up, 21 yrs on?
- does anyone have any recommendation for any neolithic sites, hill forts, chalk hillside drawings etc., within an hour of london on public transport?
- how well do people reckon "all these things that i've done" by the killers has held up, 21 yrs on?
basement jaxx came into the shops to buy some ibsen. "it's all downstairs in Plays", i told him. "we've got a doll's house, peer gynt, an enemy of the people, and the master builder in at the moment."
jaxx wasn't happy. "WHERE'S YOUR HEDDA", he bellowed
jaxx wasn't happy. "WHERE'S YOUR HEDDA", he bellowed
October 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
basement jaxx came into the shops to buy some ibsen. "it's all downstairs in Plays", i told him. "we've got a doll's house, peer gynt, an enemy of the people, and the master builder in at the moment."
jaxx wasn't happy. "WHERE'S YOUR HEDDA", he bellowed
jaxx wasn't happy. "WHERE'S YOUR HEDDA", he bellowed
as far as i can tell, children are already elgibile for the booker prize. they just don't write enough novels, being distracted as they are by roblox, homework and putting their hands up in their air saying "six seven"
October 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
as far as i can tell, children are already elgibile for the booker prize. they just don't write enough novels, being distracted as they are by roblox, homework and putting their hands up in their air saying "six seven"
lovely customer just now - a retired wood-carver from New Zealand. i asked him if he missed the work and he told me he still does a bit of woodcarving at home to keep his hand in
October 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
lovely customer just now - a retired wood-carver from New Zealand. i asked him if he missed the work and he told me he still does a bit of woodcarving at home to keep his hand in
Today’s featured nominee for this year’s Forward Prize for Best Collection is Vidyan Ravinthiran – head to the blog to read an extract from AVIDYĀ: lrb.me/f81f0e
@forwardprizes.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@forwardprizes.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Today’s featured nominee for this year’s Forward Prize for Best Collection is Vidyan Ravinthiran – head to the blog to read an extract from AVIDYĀ: lrb.me/f81f0e
@forwardprizes.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@forwardprizes.bsky.social @bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
Congratulations to Sunil Amrith for winning the 13th @britishacademy.bsky.social Book Prize for THE BURNING EARTH: AN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE LAST 500 YEARS.
Find out more about Amrith’s book and the rest of the shortlist on our website:
www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/booklists/br...
Find out more about Amrith’s book and the rest of the shortlist on our website:
www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/booklists/br...
October 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Congratulations to Sunil Amrith for winning the 13th @britishacademy.bsky.social Book Prize for THE BURNING EARTH: AN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE LAST 500 YEARS.
Find out more about Amrith’s book and the rest of the shortlist on our website:
www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/booklists/br...
Find out more about Amrith’s book and the rest of the shortlist on our website:
www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/booklists/br...
We have a few of the last copies of Vittles magazine available in-store. Head to our website to grap your copy! www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/vittle...
October 23, 2025 at 10:17 AM
We have a few of the last copies of Vittles magazine available in-store. Head to our website to grap your copy! www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/vittle...