Stoke Newington Literary Festival

Feast from the East

By Gillian Riley | Monday 5 August 2019 at 16:06

Our food historian brings us more on the Siberian and Ukrainian delights shown off at June’s Stoke Newington Literary Festival, and says farewell to a local favourite

Buffet of books

By Gillian Riley | Thursday 4 July 2019 at 14:58

Our resident food historian picks out her choice cuts from the culinary delights on offer at last month’s Stoke Newington Literary Festival

Stoke Newington Literary Festival – preview

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 2 June 2016 at 14:53

The annual book fest returns this weekend, with grime, gozleme and a certain former shadow chancellor

In the good books: Stoke Newington primary school hosts ‘mini literary festival’

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 9 June 2015 at 12:14

One-day event at William Patten School saw talks and writing workshops for pupils by local authors

Still Angry? John Barker on the Angry Brigade and his new novel Futures

By East End Review | Thursday 5 June 2014 at 17:09

John Barker found notoriety as a member of the Angry Brigade, an urban guerilla group based in Stoke Newington which undertook a bombing campaign during the 1970s. Having served his time, he is now an author with a new book about drugs and 1980s capitalism

Everyday Sexism founder Laura Bates: 'I wanted to force people to see how bad the problem was'

By East End Review | Thursday 5 June 2014 at 16:51

Feminist campaigner and journalist Laura Bates will be retracing childhood memories by returning to Hackney to talk at the Stoke Newington Literary Festival this month

Everyday Sexism founder Laura Bates: ‘I wanted to force people to see how bad the problem was’

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 5 June 2014 at 16:51

Feminist campaigner and journalist Laura Bates will be retracing childhood memories by returning to Hackney to talk at the Stoke Newington Literary Festival this month