Posts Tagged ‘Books’
Opposites 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 MoreKorean food in East London: Kimchi the best!
From Kimchi to Bibimbap, Korean cuisine is both ancient and on trend in East London today
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 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 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 MoreThe rise of the Little Free Library
Artist-made libraries are popping up all over East London
Read MoreStill Angry? John Barker on the Angry Brigade and his new novel Futures
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
Read MoreHackney author Tom Clark’s new book shows how global economic crisis has created a less equal society
‘Divided society’ in Guardian leader writer’s home borough provides ample case studies for Hard Times tome
Read MoreMasters of the Airwaves: The Rise and Rise of Underground Radio – review
Masters of the Airwaves tells the story of the birth of black music radio in the UK through interviews with the people who were there
Read MoreInterview: Hackney Child author tells of experiences growing up in care
‘It’s much easier to build resentment on the care system than it is on your parents,’ says Jenny Molloy
Read MoreInterview: 'It's much easier to build resentment on the care system than on your parents'
Jenny Molloy talks about finding forgiveness and acceptance after growing up in care and her mixed feelings about returning to East London
Read MoreInterview: ‘It’s much easier to build resentment on the care system than on your parents’
Jenny Molloy talks about finding forgiveness and acceptance after growing up in care and her mixed feelings about returning to East London
Read MoreHackney author hails ‘the power of sloth’
The tree-dwelling creatures are slowly taking over according to Lucy Cooke
Read MoreColumbia Road: A Strange Kind of Paradise – review
Linda Wilkinson’s book is a cornucopia of delights about history of famous East End street
Read MoreIain Sinclair to launch new book American Smoke at ‘F’ in Stoke Newington
Event comes after author’s reading of his ‘lost’ book-length poem Red Eye
Read MoreMarshland by Gareth Rees – preview
New book published by Influx Press is psychedelic exploration of London’s ‘wilderness’
Read MoreThe New English Landscape by Jason Orton and Ken Worpole – review
Sea-washed Essex landscapes the focus of essay by Stoke Newington-based author
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