Dawn Foster Forever: K Biswas, James Butler, Lynsey Hanley, Gary Younge
<p>Dawn Foster, chronicler of austerity Britain and leading voice from the housing crisis, passed away last year aged 34. Foster, author of <a href="https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/lean-out-dawn-foster" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Lean Out</em></a> (Repeater, 2016) and LRB contributor, was a working class feminist who rose to prominence as a newspaper columnist and broadcast commentator; she was a fearless champion for those at the sharp end. </p><p>In the week of the Queen's funeral, friends and colleagues discussed her life and legacy: K Biswas, critic and director of Resonance FM and On Road Media; James Butler, <em>LRB</em> contributing editor and co-founder of Novara Media; Lynsey Hanley, broadcaster and author; and Gary Younge, author and sociology professor at the University of Manchester.</p><p>Read Dawn Foster's work in the LRB: <a href="lrb.me/dawnfoster" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.me/dawnfoster</a></p><p>Find more Bookshop events via the website: <a href="https://lrb.me/eventspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.me/eventspod</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Dawn Foster, chronicler of austerity Britain and leading voice from the housing crisis, passed away last year aged 34. Foster, author of Lean Out (Repeater, 2016) and LRB contributor, was a working class feminist who rose to prominence as a newspaper columnist and broadcast commentator; she was a fearless champion for those at the sharp end.
In the week of the Queen's funeral, friends and colleagues discussed her life and legacy: K Biswas, critic and director of Resonance FM and On Road Media; James Butler, LRB contributing editor and co-founder of Novara Media; Lynsey Hanley, broadcaster and author; and Gary Younge, author and sociology professor at the University of Manchester.
Read Dawn Foster's work in the LRB: lrb.me/dawnfoster
Find more Bookshop events via the website: lrb.me/eventspod
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