Nicholas Lezard's guest appearances

Nicholas Lezard

London Review Bookshop Podcast

Books and Authors

Book Slam Podcast

Jonathan Lethem

Kamila Shamsie

Kate Tempest

Diana Evans

Tayari Jones

Mary Gaitskill

Mohsin Hamid

Matt Haig

Ruth Padel

Siri Hustvedt

Mick Herron

Sheila Heti

Boyd Tonkin

Joe Dunthorne

Eley Williams

OwlTail

Gwyneth Williams

Journalist and author Nicholas Lezard and former Radio 4 controller Gwyneth Williams introduce their favourite reads to Harriett Gilbert. Nicholas chooses Watt by Samuel Beckett, a comic novel unlike any other. Gwyneth's favourite is The Leopard, Lampedusa's classic tale of Sicilian aristocracy, and Harriett champions The Friend by Sigrid Nunez, a story of grief, writing and dogs. Producer Sally Heaven.Join our instagram book club: @agoodreadbbc

Journalist and author Nicholas Lezard and former Radio 4 controller Gwyneth Williams introduce their favourite reads to Harriett Gilbert. Nicholas chooses Watt by Samuel Beckett, a comic novel unlike any other. Gwyneth's favourite is The Leopard, Lampedusa's classic tale of Sicilian aristocracy, and Harriett champions The Friend by Sigrid Nunez, a story of grief, writing and dogs. Producer Sally Heaven. Join our instagram book club: @agoodreadbbc

A Good Read: Nicholas Lezard & Gwyneth Williams

Robert Irwin

Renowned arabist and regular LRB contributor Robert Irwin was in the shop to read from and talk about his latest novel 'Wonders Will Never Cease' (Dedalus), his return to fiction after a break of 17 years. Set during the Wars of the Roses, the book promises to be a mind-altering blend of fantasy, fact and fiction, encompassing the Swordsman’s Pentacle, the Draug, the Miraculous Cauldron, the Curse of the Roasted Goose, the Talking Head and the Museum of Skulls. In this podcast, listen to Irwin in conversation with Nicholas Lezard, whose weekly ‘Choice’ column in the Saturday Guardian has made him one of Britain’s most influential book reviewers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Renowned arabist and regular LRB contributor Robert Irwin was in the shop to read from and talk about his latest novel 'Wonders Will Never Cease' (Dedalus), his return to fiction after a break of 17 years. Set during the Wars of the Roses, the book promises to be a mind-altering blend of fantasy, fact and fiction, encompassing the Swordsman’s Pentacle, the Draug, the Miraculous Cauldron, the Curse of the Roasted Goose, the Talking Head and the Museum of Skulls. In this podcast, listen to Irwin in conversation with Nicholas Lezard, whose weekly ‘Choice’ column in the Saturday Guardian has made him one of Britain’s most influential book reviewers. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

‘Wonders Will Never Cease’: Robert Irwin and Nicholas Lezard

Mark Watson

Caroline Bird

The 48th Book Slam podcast is not just an attempt to board the Olympic bandwagon. Oh no. It includes comedian, novelist and medallist of charming self-deprecation, Mark Watson, reading from and discussing his new novel, 'The Knot'; official Olympic poet, Caroline Bird; and the jaw-dropping talent that is 14 year-old singer-songwriter, Mahalia (or, as we call her, 'the legacy'). There is also Nicholas Lezard reading from his work in progress, 'The Nolympics', which, for all its good sense, may yet turn out to have judged the public mood about as well as Aidan Burley. Salena is bidding for Olympic glory, Elliott is bidding for a Breville on eBay.

The 48th Book Slam podcast is not just an attempt to board the Olympic bandwagon. Oh no. It includes comedian, novelist and medallist of charming self-deprecation, <a href="http://bookslam.com/alumni/242/mark-watson" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mark Watson</a>, reading from and discussing his new novel, '<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1471113434/patrickneatec-21/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Knot</a>'; official Olympic poet, <a href="http://bookslam.com/alumni/239/caroline-bird" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Caroline Bird</a>; and the jaw-dropping talent that is 14 year-old singer-songwriter, <a href="http://bookslam.com/alumni/240/mahalia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mahalia</a> (or, as we call her, 'the legacy'). There is also <a href="http://bookslam.com/alumni/241/nicholas-lezard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nicholas Lezard</a> reading from his work in progress, '<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0718197615/patrickneatec-21/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Nolympics</a>', which, for all its good sense, may yet turn out to have judged the public mood about as well as Aidan Burley. <a href="http://bookslam.com/alumni/195/salena-godden" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Salena</a> is bidding for Olympic glory, Elliott is bidding for a Breville on eBay.

Book Slam Podcast 48 (with Mark Watson, Caroline Bird, Nicholas Lezard and Mahalia)