The Libreria Podcast
1) Lili Is Crying - Kate Briggs and Holly Pester discuss Hélène Bessette’s work and legacy.
In this episode we are listening to writer and translator Kate Briggs and poet, writer and scholar Holly Pester discuss Hélène Bessette’s Lili Is Crying, which has been translated by Kate and publishe...Show More
2) Learning From Animals – Adam Weymouth and Jay Griffiths, in conversation with Libreria's Lloyd Sowerbutts
In this episode we are listening to acclaimed writers Adam Weymouth and Jay Griffiths discuss their new books, Lone Wolf and How Animals Heal Us. which was recorded live in the bookshop. From Adam We...Show More
3) Spontaneous Acts – Yoko Tawada and Tice Cin, in conversation at Libreria
In this episode we are listening to critically acclaimed writer Yoko Tawada and interdisciplinary artist Tice Cin discuss Yoko’s novel Spontaneous Acts. which was recorded live in the bookshop. In Spo...Show More
4) Entitlement – Rumaan Alam and Lloyd Sowerbutts, in conversation.
In this episode we are listening to Rumaan Alam and Lloyd Sowerbutts discuss Rumaan’s recent novel Entitlement, which was recorded in October 2024, at Bloomsbury Publishing’s Headquarters in Central L...Show More
5) Scattered – Aamna Mohdin and Lloyd Sowerbutts, in conversation
In this episode we welcome Aamna Mohdin to discuss her memoir, Scattered. Aamna is the Guardian’s first community affairs correspondent, reporting on the social, political and economic experiences of...Show More
6) Where We Come From: Rap, Home & Hope in Modern Britain - Aniefiok Ekpoudom, in conversation with Caleb Azumah Nelson
In this episode we are listening to South London writer and storyteller Aniefiok Ekpoudom and bestselling writer, photographer and filmmaker Caleb Azumah Nelson, as they discuss the music and modern ...Show More
7) Nikki Giovanni – a reading of three poems, at Libreria
In this episode we are listening to renowned poet, activist and icon Nikki Giovanni, who visited Libreria for an intimate night of readings and discussion with a small audience. In this first of two e...Show More
8) Nikki Giovanni – intimate readings and conversation, at Libreria
In this episode we are listening to renowned poet, activist and icon Nikki Giovanni, who visited Libreria for an intimate night of readings and discussion with a small audience. In this second of two ...Show More
9) The Future of Trust - Ros Taylor and Lloyd Sowerbutts, in conversation
In this episode we are listening to Ros Taylor discuss her book The Future of Trust, recently published by Melville House, as part of their FUTURES series. We touch on the ideas of interpersonal and ...Show More
10) American Mother – Colum McCann and Lloyd Sowerbutts, in conversation
In this episode we welcome Colum McCann, the National Book Award-winning author of Let the Great World Spin, and the Booker Prize-nominated Apeirogon, to discuss his first non-fiction book, American M...Show More