London Review of Books Celebrates its 30th Anniversary in the United States with a Series of Talks in New York City

NEW YORK, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The London Review of Books celebrates its 30th anniversary in the United States by hosting a series of talks in New York City April 19 – 24, 2010. The talks will feature well-known authors closely associated with the London Review of Books who have contributed to the extraordinary collection of more than 12,000 essays, reviews and poems published since 1979.  

Over the last 30 years, the London Review of Books has launched the careers of many notable authors and has published countless groundbreaking and seminal works such as Oliver Saks' "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat"; "The Morning After" by Edward Said; "The Israel Lobby" by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt.  

Circulation for the London Review of Books has increased each year since its founding and it is currently the largest literary magazine in Europe. It has re-launched its website providing access to archives of all the issues it has published.  (Media wishing to access this online archive may do so at www.lrb.co.uk, user id: lrbnewyork, passcode: events2010.)

The growth of the London Review of Books as a literary force over the last three decades has been the result of an unswerving commitment to the art of the essay and the needs of the 'common reader' – that community of lively, intelligent, interested people who delight in complex, witty and surprising writing on a wide range of subjects. If anyone thought that the reading public was losing its appetite for demanding and entertaining literary prose, the success of the London Review of Books proves otherwise.

In celebration of their 30th Anniversary, events include:

• April 19 – "Obama's War" – A talk by Tariq Ali.  
  • Britain's most outspoken authority on Western engagement in Pakistan and Afghanistan will present a powerful polemic against Obama's current policies for the region.

• April 21 – "J'Accuse: Dreyfus in Our Time" – A talk by Jacqueline Rose.  
  • Author of The Question of Zion and co-founder of Independent Jewish Voices, she will lecture on the Dreyfus Affair and its relevance for us today.

• April 24 – "The Author in the Age of the Internet"
  • A panel discussion with leading critic James Wood, novelists John Lanchester, Andrew O'Hagan and Colm Toibin, and editor of the London Review of Books Mary-Kay Wilmers.  They will debate the future of the author in the age of the Internet.

For more information about the events: www.lrb.co.uk/spring-events

To purchase tickets: www.ticketcentral.com or call 212-279-4200  

**For interviews or press passes, please contact: Jonathan Freedman, [email protected], 646-833-0204

About the London Review of Books

The London Review of Books was founded in 1979, during the year long lockout at The Times (UK.) For the first six months, it appeared marsupially inside the New York Review of Books; in May 1980 it became a fully independent literary paper. It has been published twice a month and has seen its circulation grow every year since 1979. With an ABC in 2008 of 48,265 (average circulation per issue) it is now the largest literary magazine in Europe, leaving its UK rivals far behind. www.lrb.co.uk

SOURCE London Review of Books