BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN URL:https://lectures.london/london-school-of-economics/in-conversation-wit h-reni-eddolodge/calender.ics NAME:Lectures London X-WR-CALNAME:Lectures London TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:54d65dfd-5ee9-443b-a81c-ab5b5dc9814a SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261002T113533 DTSTART:20261008T173000 DTEND:20261008T183000 SUMMARY:In conversation with Reni Eddo-Lodge LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person and online public event (Sh eikh Zayed Theatre\, Cheng Kin Ku Building) DESCRIPTION:Thursday 8 October 2026 6.30pm - 7.30pmSpeakerReni Eddo-LodgeC hairProfessor Larry KramerJoin us this Black History Month for a thought-p rovoking conversation between acclaimed author and broadcaster Reni Eddo-L odge and LSE President Larry Kramer. This special event will explore quest ions of race\, identity\, history and society\, and consider how the legac ies of the past continue to shape the world we live in today.Reni Eddo-Lod ge\, author of the bestselling Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race\, will share her perspectives on race and representation. The conversation promises to be an engaging and illuminating opportunity to li sten\, question and reflect. All are warmly invited to join us for this sp ecial Black History Month event.Meet our speaker and chairReni Eddo-Lodge is a journalist\, author\, and podcaster. Her debut nonfiction book\, Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race\, was published in June 2017 to critical acclaim and spent more than 52 weeks in the Sunday Times bestseller list. In 2020\, she made history by becoming the first Black B ritish author to have written the number one selling book in the UK book c harts.A Sunday Times\, New York Times and Der Spiegel bestseller\, Why I ’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race won the 2018 Jhalak Priz e\, the 2018 Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing\, and a 2018 Bri tish Book Award for Narrative Non-Fiction. A 2018 public poll by Academic Book Week named it the most influential book written by a woman. Her podca st\, About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge\, premiered in March 2018 and was cho sen as one of the best podcasts of the year by Apple Podcasts\, Spotify\, Harper’s Bazaar UK\, The Guardian\, British GQ\, and Wired UK.In Decembe r 2024\, Reni launched Monument Books\, a publishing imprint in collaborat ion with HarperCollins’ 4th Estate\, with the mission to publish revelat ory\, original\, and agenda-setting writing. As Editor-at-large\, she shap es the vision of the imprint\, curating works that explore historical\, pr esent-day\, and future issues\; champion distinctive writers\; and foster storytelling that informs\, inspires\, and challenges. The imprint release s three titles per year spanning non-fiction\, as well as select fiction a nd classics.Larry Kramer has been President and Vice Chancellor of LSE sin ce April 2024. A constitutional scholar\, university administrator\, and p hilanthropic leader\, he was previously the President of the William and F lora Hewlett Foundation and the Dean of Stanford Law School.More about thi s eventJoin us on campus or register to watch the event online at LSE Live . LSE Live is the home for our live streams\, allowing you to tune in and join the global debate at LSE\, wherever you are in the world. 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