The Libreria Podcast

The Libreria Podcast

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The Libreria Podcast episodes

  • Sevastopol - Emilio Fraia & Zoe Perry
    In this episode Libreria welcomes Brazilian writer and editor Emilio Fraia and translator Zoe Perry.
    Emilio has been selected by Granta magazine as one of the best Brazilian writers of his generation, and is the first Brazilian writer to be translated into English for the New Yorker magazine.
    Zoe Perry’s translation of Emilio’s Sevastopol has been published by Lolli Editions. Zoe’s translations of contemporary Portuguese-language writers have appeared in The New Yorker, Granta and Words Without Borders.
    52 min
  • Ahead of the Curve - Franco Stevens talks to Libreria
    Libreria is privileged to be joined by Franco Stevens, founder of Curve magazine, which was
    created to offer greater visibility of the queer and lesbian community. We chatted briefly
    about her life, work and legacy, which is the subject of the documentary, “Ahead of the
    Curve”.
    To learn more about The Curve Foundation’s work visit thecurvefoundation.org
    16 min
  • Collective - a discussion with the director Alexander Nanau, Roger and James Deakins, and Libreria
    Collective, the double Oscar-nominated documentary by Alexander Nanau follows a team of investigative journalists whose tireless work uncovers a shocking fraud, revealing the price of corruption and ultimately, the price of truth.
    Libreria and Second Home are joined by the director and Roger and James Deakins to discuss Alexander's film and its intentions. Made possible by Magnolia Pictures, Participant and Dogwoof.
    41 min
  • New Passengers - Tine Høeg
    Lloyd Sowerbutts is joined by Danish prize-winning author Tine Høeg and translator Misha Hoekstra, to discuss Tine's free verse novel "New Passengers", published by Lolli Editions.
    55 min
  • You Know You Want This - Kristen Roupenian
    Kristen Roupenian came to prominence with the publication of her story ‘Cat Person’ in the New Yorker magazine back in 2017. Having caused quite a storm it is described as the first short story to go viral. Editor of Ladybeard magazine Madeleine Dunnigan caught up with the author down the line in the US.
    35 min
  • Apeirogon - Colum McCann
    Today’s guest won major plaudits for his 2009 novel Let The Great World Spin winning the National Book Award in the US. He’s also been nominated for an Oscar and was awarded the prestigious Chevalier arts prize in France. But today Paddy Butler caught up with Colum McCann down the line in New York to discuss Apeirogon, a breathtaking new work.
    49 min
  • Weather - Jenny Offill
    Today’s guest is a leading light in the vanguard of experimental fiction - announcing her credentials with her 2014 novel Dept. of Speculation, this year Jenny Offill followed up with a marvellously rich and comic tour de force. Her new novel Weather etches with droll precision the thinking, breathing mind of its central character, Lizzie.
    47 min
  • Future Fossils
    Covering anthropology, literature, art, history and our propensity to use science to dominate space and place David Farrier describes some of the binding ideas behind his new work, Footprints - In Search of Future Fossils.
    24 min

About The Libreria Podcast

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Libreria, a bookshop by Second Home, is an independent bookshop in Shoreditch, London. We help you discover new books and ideas to encourage interdisciplinary thinking. In the shop, we curate our books to maximise serendipity – our shelves are arranged according to broad themes like 'Wanderlust', ‘Enchantment for Disenchanted’ and ‘The City’, so you’re constantly encountering titles you might not have come across otherwise.