the Bookshop The Legacies of Empire: introducing the Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize shortlist Published 22 September 2020 Chair of judges for the Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize, Patrick Wright, introduces the 2020 shortlist.
Eley Williams BBC National Short Story Awards 2020: 'Scrimshaw' by Eley Williams Published 18 September 2020 Read an extract from Eley Williams’s BBC National Short Story Award shortlisted story ‘Scrimshaw’.
Jack Houston BBC National Short Story Awards 2020: ‘Come Down Heavy’ by Jack Houston Published 17 September 2020 Read an extract from Jack Houston's BBC National Short Story Award shortlisted story ‘Come Down Heavy’.
Sarah Hall BBC National Short Story Awards 2020: ‘The Grotesques’ by Sarah Hall Published 16 September 2020 Read an extract from Sarah Hall’s BBC National Short Story Award shortlisted story ‘The Grotesques’.
Jan Carson BBC National Short Story Awards 2020: ‘In The Car With the Rain Coming Down’ by Jan Carson Published 15 September 2020 Read an extract from Jan Carson's BBC National Short Story Award shortlisted story ‘In The Car With the Rain Coming Down’.
Caleb Azumah Nelson BBC National Short Story Awards 2020: ‘Pray’ by Caleb Azumah Nelson Published 14 September 2020 Read an extract from Caleb Azumah Nelson’s BBC National Short Story Award shortlisted story ‘Pray’.
Maryse Condé ‘For a writer there is no mother tongue: he forges his own language according to his or her needs’: A Q&A with Maryse Condé Published 25 August 2020 Our Author of the Month Maryse Condé responds to our questions.
LRB Screen at Home Season 2: Witness Statements, in partnership with MUBI 30 September 2020 at 7 p.m.
