A new manifesto for happiness at work by Stoke Newington business guru Henry Stewart says employers should let go of the reins and cut staff some slack

These three Cable Street histories provide excellent accounts of East End politics in 1936

Railtracks is a collaborative work by Hackney-born author John Berger, novelist Anne Michaels and photographer Tereza Stehlíková

Renowned journalist Melissa Benn evaluates Britain’s schooling structure

The Citizen talks to Emeka Egbounu about his new book and about growing up in Hackney

A Hackney novelist gives his take on the recent unrest

Hackney-raised author’s début novel A Cupboard Full of Coats has met with great acclaim

The Hackney author discusses his second novel, which readers have greeted with acclaim

A Cupboard Full of Coats impresses the judges of a prestigious national book award

Stephen Kelman’s Pigeon English leads charge by first-time authors as previous winners fail to make 13-strong longlist