Books
Redeveloped memories
Tracing the origins of Acquired For Development By…, a new anthology of work by 25 Hackney writers
Read MoreZoe and Beans: The Magic Hoop – review
Eight year old bookworm Róisín Glancy is gripped by the latest in a series of tales about the adventures of Zoe and her faithful hound Beans. Her younger brother Séamus gives the book the thumbs up too
Read MoreThe Happy Manifesto: a blueprint for workplace bliss?
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
Read MoreEast End histories: Cable Street books – review
These three Cable Street histories provide excellent accounts of East End politics in 1936
Read MoreRailtracks by John Berger and Anne Michaels – review
Railtracks is a collaborative work by Hackney-born author John Berger, novelist Anne Michaels and photographer Tereza Stehlíková
Read MoreThe Animalympics – review
Julia Griffin and Hendrik Wittkopf’s new children’s book, The Animalympics, is a lively and refreshing take on the 2012 Games
Read MoreSchool Wars by Melissa Benn – review
Renowned journalist Melissa Benn evaluates Britain’s schooling structure
Read MoreInterview: Hackney author Tim Gee on his new book, Counterpower
Tim Gee talks about the history civil disobedience and why ‘Counterpower’ is crucial for democracy
Read MoreLandfall by Helen Gordon – review
Helen Gordon’s debut novel Landfall finds emotional depth in escaping from Hackney to the suburbs
Read MoreInterview: Consequences author Emeka Egbounu
The Citizen talks to Emeka Egbounu about his new book and about growing up in Hackney
Read MoreInterview: Made in Britain author James Gavin Bower on the Hackney riots
A Hackney novelist gives his take on the recent unrest
Read MoreInterview: Yvvette Edwards, Man Booker Prize longlister
Hackney-raised author’s début novel A Cupboard Full of Coats has met with great acclaim
Read MoreInterview: Joe Dunthorne on his new book, Wild Abandon
The Hackney author discusses his second novel, which readers have greeted with acclaim
Read MoreHackney novelist Yvvette Edwards makes Man Booker Prize longlist
A Cupboard Full of Coats impresses the judges of a prestigious national book award
Read MoreRadio review: Hackney Podcast
A cacophony of local voices made this haunting fiction of London after The Flood come alive
Read MoreMan Booker prize 2011 longlist includes quartet of debut novels
Stephen Kelman’s Pigeon English leads charge by first-time authors as previous winners fail to make 13-strong longlist
Read MoreIain Sinclair’s struggles with the city of London
Iain Sinclair has spent decades documenting the capital and its edgelands. Now he has launched a furious attack on the Olympic development project.
Read MoreInterview: Iain Sinclair on his new book, Ghost Milk
The Hackney-based author fears the impact the 2012 Olympics will have on the borough
Read MoreInterview: Owen Jones on The Demonization of The Working Class
Owen Jones will be speaking at Pages of Hackney bookshop on Wednesday 20 July 2011
Read MoreFragmented by Jeremy Worman – review
Charming, off-beat literary snapshots of Hackney and other parts of north London cleverly serve to make the familiar unfamiliar
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