Libreria Bookshop

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. In this podcast, Libreria does the same for your ears – interviewing interesting writers and thinkers to discover their influences and ideas.

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Carolyn Forché & Laia Abril 22.07.2019 31:01

We discuss poet Carolyn Forché's fascinating new memoir, covering her journey to El Salvador in the lead up to the horrific civil war beginning in 1979. While Ellen Pearson was at the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize and caught up with artist Laia Abril, whose work tackles critical women's rights issues.

Michael Pollan & Rose Cartwright 08.07.2019 21:34

Author of Pure, Rose Cartwright, chats with Michael Pollan (How to Change Your Mind). They discuss Michael's book and the perils of employing language to describe the extraordinary experience of a full blown trip.

Bernardine Evaristo & Sharmaine Lovegrove 24.06.2019 21:50

In this episode Paddy Butler welcomes author Bernardine Evaristo (Girl, Woman, Other) and publisher supremo Sharmaine Lovegrove - together they discuss major issues concerning diversity in both publishing and academia.

Bret Easton Ellis 10.06.2019 22:51

For this extended interview Paddy Butler talks to author of American Psycho, Bret Easton Ellis - they discuss some of the more surprising and hidden influences across Ellis’s work, including that of Joan Didion and Terence Malick

Roberto Calasso & Stanley Kubrick 30.05.2019 27:44

Paddy Butler interviews legendary Italian author Roberto Calasso about the Greek myths and the critical importance of philosopher Simone Weil. He also catches up with curator of the epic Stanley Kubrick exhibition at the Design Museum. Subscribe to the podcast here.

Sinéad Gleeson & Antonin Artaud 10.05.2019 24:40

In the latest podcast edition Paddy Butler looks at illness, empowerment and the creative process - speaking with author of Constellations, Sinéad Gleeson and co-director of Cabinet Gallery, Martin McGeown on Dada artist Antonin Artaud.

Marcus du Sautoy & Allan Sekula 03.04.2019 22:42

In this episode of the Libreria podcast we take a look at different aspects of creativity and the role of machines in human expression. Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy talks to Paddy Butler about his new book on the evolution of human creativity and machine learning. While Lara Monro speaks with the curator of a new exhibition at Marian Goodman Gallery, Marie Muracciole, on the legacy of the late...

Josh Cohen & Ottessa Moshfegh 03.04.2019 25:41

In this episode Libreria's Paddy Butler catches up with to two very different authors who share interesting similarities in terms of subject-matter. Josh Cohen's non-fiction title, Not Working, looks at our overworked compressed lives and explores alternative philosophical routes to happiness. Cult author of My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Ottessa Moshfegh, discusses some of the ideas behind her d...