Southbank Centre Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The Shards
Bret Easton Ellis
A thoroughly entertaining and insightful evening in the company of @BretEastonEllis at @southbankcentre tonight. The American author spoke to @EricaWgnr about recently completing his latest novel #TheShards after first imagining its multiple narratives while still in his teens. https://t.co/JinK78kAfd
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fleabag: The Scriptures
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
🎂Happy Birthday to Phoebe Waller-Bridge!🎂 And her birthday seems as good a reason as any to revisit her November 2019 appearance here at the Southbank Centre Listen back as she talks all things Fleabag with @DeborahFW https://t.co/9mnmbBPK1s
Hardcover, 2019
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Visible Man: A Memoir
Edward Enninful
Fancy spending an evening in the company of @Edward_Enninful and @MichaelaCoel? Well, you’re in luck On 4 September, the Editor in chief of @BritishVogue sits down with the actress and writer to celebrate the publication of his memoir ‘A Visible Man’ 🎟️https://t.co/l0mqvxkr4D https://t.co/3KIak9gRsu
Hardcover, 2022
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Samuel Coleridge
Happy Birthday to the great #RoryKinnear! We are celebrating this not so Ancient Mariner with the captivating section of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s wild, epic poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Narrated by Kinnear, alongside the @theoae at the Southbank Centre October 2022 https://t.co/EYLyu0n3fv
Paperback, 2020
$4.99$2.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard
Leppard Def
We welcomed rock royalty to @southbankcentre this evening. @defleppard - Joe Elliott, Rick Allen, Phil Collen, Vivian Campbell and Rick Savage were promoting their new book Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard and talking to @MichaelAHann about their incredible career. https://t.co/n7R3nCQMXV
Hardcover, 2023
$45.00$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Ancient Mariner
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Happy Birthday to the great #RoryKinnear! We are celebrating this not so Ancient Mariner with the captivating section of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s wild, epic poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Narrated by Kinnear, alongside the @theoae at the Southbank Centre October 2022 https://t.co/EYLyu0n3fv
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Shuggie Bain: A Novel (Booker Prize Winner)
Douglas Stuart
Huge congratulations to @Doug_D_Stuart on winning the #BookerPrize2020 with Shuggie Bain! And you’ll be able to see Douglas discuss his novel in conversation with @BernardineEvari for Southbank Centre, THIS MONDAY!! 🎟️ https://bit.ly/2HeQN6y https://t.co/R7YZ6nmL9S
Paperback, 2020
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Gustave Doré
Happy Birthday to the great #RoryKinnear! We are celebrating this not so Ancient Mariner with the captivating section of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s wild, epic poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Narrated by Kinnear, alongside the @theoae at the Southbank Centre October 2022 https://t.co/EYLyu0n3fv
Paperback, 1970
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Odd Hours: An Odd Thomas Novel
Dean Koontz
📖 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐧 📖 Listen to @ania_bas read from her debut novel #OddHours 📕📗📘 (Published by: @welbeckpublish) ahead of tommorow's author event Passage: New Writing on Displacement and Migration (Friday 24 June | 7.45pm) #RefugeeWeek2022 Event info: https://t.co/xxWPXhPPWM https://t.co/SrqBm7cq9o
Paperback, Mass Market, 2009
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Climate Book: The Facts and the Solutions
Greta Thunberg
Tonight #LondonLitFest welcomed @GretaThunberg for the global launch of #TheClimateBook, to which 100 scientists and campaigners have contributed. After delivering a powerful keynote speech she spoke to @SamiraAhmedUK about the book, her personal life and the climate crisis. https://t.co/EDX2tVdZZN
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book