Books
The author following in the footsteps of Mary Wollstonecraft
Bee Rowlatt embarked on a full-blown love affair by tracing Mary Wollstonecraft’s journey across Scandinavia
Read MoreBody issues: new lit magazine Funhouse gets corporeal
New short story and illustration publication gets to grips with grotesque human forms for its maiden issue
Read MoreOpposites attract in Butterfly Fish
Split between contemporary London and 19th-century West Africa, Butterfly Fish is a debut novel with an epic scope
Read MoreThe real mothers of invention
A Hackney historian challenges conventional thinking about the ‘eureka’ moment
Read MoreBook review: London Overground – Iain Sinclair turns cultural archaeologist
Iain Sinclair’s latest book sees Hackney’s favourite psychogeographer walk the length of the London Overground to get acquainted with a version of the city about which he knew nothing
Read MoreFood in Art – book review: a peek inside the great larder of art history
Food historian Gillian Riley looks at gastronomy in art down the centuries in her new highly illustrated book
Read MoreWhy life as an outsider isn't what it seems
Author claims East London is the outsider capital of London in book on non-conformism The Outside Edge
Read MoreWhy life as an outsider isn’t what it seems
Author claims East London is the outsider capital of London in book on non-conformism The Outside Edge
Read MoreJenny Lewis: the photographer behind One Day Young
New born babies and their mums were photographed together for a new book
Read MoreWays to Walk in London: how to find inspiration on foot
Illustrator’s debut book about walking in London is a personal document of her passion for the city
Read MoreThe Flat White Economy – book review
Douglas McWilliams’ The Flat White Economy dishes the data on East London’s digital economy, and explains why it might save the UK
Read MoreGhosting by Jonathan Kemp: book review
Stoke Newington-based author’s gripping new novel Ghosting is the story of a grieving woman’s struggle for self-worth and meaning in life
Read MoreFishermen's Tales – book review
18th century fishing village folklore is the starting point for Peter Kennedy’s self-published debut novel
Read MoreFishermen’s Tales – book review
18th century fishing village folklore is the starting point for Peter Kennedy’s self-published debut novel
Read MoreThe rise of the Little Free Library
Artist-made libraries are popping up all over East London
Read MoreBook review: Salt by Lucinda Lloyd
Debut collection of poems by local actor is a powerful portrayal of coming to terms with tragedy
Read MoreHow to raise a happy dog in the city
Stoke Newington author and dog-trainer provides canine counsel with tips on how to make sure a city dog is a happy one
Read MoreHow to design happiness into your life
Feeling blue? A new book analyses the psychology of happiness and offers tips on how to achieve it
Read MoreJack London goes down and out in The People of the Abyss
Reissue of Jack London’s socialist expose from 1903 with original photographic plates aims to shock with its depiction of early 20th-century poverty
Read MoreMichael Rosen: How parents can be a child's best teacher
With a new book out, poet Michael Rosen talks about his teaching strategies for parents
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