{"podcast":{"title":"London Review Bookshop Podcast","slug":"london-review-bookshop-podcast-169718","podcast_index_feed_id":169718,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LRB9506044622","website_url":"https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/events","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a0235112-4cf4-11f0-a58e-839ac5045320/image/56e731f5542e0a416d601baecaa8d802.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"London Review Bookshop","episode_count":711,"summary":"Listen to the latest literary events recorded at the London Review Bookshop, covering fiction, poetry, politics, music and much more. Find out about our upcoming events here More from the Bookshop: Discover our author of the month, book of the week and more: ⁠⁠https://lrb.me/bkshppod⁠⁠ From the LRB: Subscribe to the LRB: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lrb.me/subsbkshppod⁠ Close Readings podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lrb.me/crbkshppod⁠ LRB Audiobooks: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lrb.me/audiobooksbkshppod⁠ Bags, binders and more at the LRB Store: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://lrb.me/storebkshppod⁠ Get in touch: podcasts@lrb.co.uk","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T04:18:51.997866+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-review-bookshop-podcast-169718"},"episode":{"title":"James Meek & Lara Pawson: Your Life Without Me","slug":"james-meek-lara-pawson-your-life-without-me","published_at":"2026-06-15T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-review-bookshop-podcast-169718/james-meek-lara-pawson-your-life-without-me","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-review-bookshop-podcast-169718","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/LRB2625184580.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/LRB2625184580.mp3","summary":"In his latest novel Your Life Without Me (Canongate) journalist and novelist James Meek investigates the unpredictable links between personal trauma, family dysfunction and political violence. A retired schoolmaster is invited by the police to meet a former pupil accused of plotting to destroy St Paul’s Cathedral. ‘This is his best novel yet, writes Alex Preston, ‘a dark and unsettling meditation on marriage, fatherhood and architecture. Every page rings with deep truth.’ James read from his book, and was in conversation about it with the writer Lara Pawson. You can by a copy of Your Life Without Me from the London Review Bookshop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"In his latest novel Your Life Without Me (Canongate) journalist and novelist James Meek investigates the unpredictable links between personal trauma, fami…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4202,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/london-review-bookshop-podcast-169718/episodes/james-meek-lara-pawson-your-life-without-me/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/london-review-bookshop-podcast-169718/james-meek-lara-pawson-your-life-without-me.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}