Podcasts
Featuring new conversations with and readings by artists and poets, as well as recordings we've made over the past years of events at rile* books.
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4 weeks ago
Nat Raha with Sulaiman Addonia
We’re super excited to be able to share the recording of an evening of readings by poet and activist-scholar Nat Raha and novelist Sulaiman Addonia. It took place at our space in Brussels on 7th of December 2024.

2 months ago
Marouane Bakhti, How to Leave the World
For this episode we are excited to share with you the recording of the launch of How to Leave the World, by Marouane Bakhti, which was translated from French by Lara Vergnaud and published by Divided Publishing in 2024. The launch took place at our space in Brussels on the 30th of November last year.

3 months ago
Asiya Wadud, Mandible Wishbone Solvent
For this episode we’re delighted to share with you a recording of Asiya Wadud reading from her latest collection of poetry, Mandible Wishbone Solvent alongside a manuscript-in-progress, titled: Any Want Rings The Circle. The reading took place at rile*books on the 12 of October 2024.

4 months ago
Bitterness and Wit, Eugene Yiu Nam Cheung
Today we have the pleasure of sharing the recording of a reading by Eugene Yiu Nam Cheung that took place on September 28th of this year. Eugene reads from his most recent publication Bitterness and Wit, published by the Asymmetry Art Foundation, London, within the framewor k of Eugene Yiu Nam Cheung's curatorial fellowship at Whitechapel Gallery in 2023.

5 months ago
LA Warman with Clara Pacotte, Whore Foods
For this eposide we’re delighted to bring back a reading by LA Warman and Clara Pacotte that took place in December 2023. This will be our first bilingual episode featuring excerpts of Whore foods in it’s original English interspered with Clara Pacotte’s French translation which was published by RAG editions in 2022.

5 months ago
Farid Matuk, Moon Mirrored Indivisible
For this episode we have the pleasure of sharing the recording of a reading by US based poet Farid Matuk reading from his forthcoming collection Moon Mirrored Indivisible. It was followed by a conversation with Brussel based writer Filip Jakab. The event took place on June 15th 2024.