Olivia Laing, Ken Worpole and Jon Day discuss Colin Ward and David Crouch's 1988 classic of social and oral history The Allotment, long out of print but finally reissued by the indefatigable Little Toller Books. Upcoming events at the bookshop: lrb.me/eventspod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio

This Ragged Grace tells the story of Octavia Bright’s journey through recovery from alcohol addiction, and the parallel story of her father’s descent into Alzheimer’s. Looking back over this time, each of the seven chapters explores the feelings and experiences of the corresponding year of her recovery, tracing the shi

This week, we’re joined by Olivia Laing, one of the finest non-fiction writers at work today, to discuss her latest book Everybody: A Book About Freedom. Buy Everybody here: https://shakespeareandcompany.com/I/9781509857128/everybody * SUBSCRIBE NOW FOR BONUS EPISODES Looking for Friends of Shakespeare and Company read

TALK ART SEASON TEN!!!!! We're back... and what a WONDERFUL guest we have to kick start this new series!!! Russell & Robert meet Olivia Laing, acclaimed writer and critic!!!!! Recorded live from the Hay Festival 2021 with R&R on stage in Hay on Wye, Wales and Olivia on satellite link-up from her home in London. We disc

Olivia Laing is an acclaimed writer, critic and fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. She has written a novel as well as numerous works of non-fiction. The latest is ‘Everybody: A Book about Freedom’, which charts the struggle for bodily freedom.

The best-selling novelist and winner of the 2019 James Tait Black Memorial Prize discusses the life and work of the 20th-century American artist Agnes Martin, whose minimalist paintings were inspired by Zen Buddhism.