Posts Tagged ‘Books’
Famous atheist’s ungodly guide – interview with Alom Shaha
The Hackney Citizen catches up with Alom Shaha, author of The Young Atheist’s Handbook
Read MoreTurf – growing up in a gang
John Lucas’ novel for teenagers explores youth gang violence
Read MoreEast End Backpassages – review
Book of alternative walks highlights strange and quirky side streets
Read MoreBook tribute to Stoke Newington bomb victims
New book about the bombing of Coronation Avenue during the Blitz includes moving personal accounts of life in Hackney 72 years ago
Read MoreThe Teleportation Accident – review
Hackney author Ned Beauman’s latest novel mashes up sci-fi, film noir and high-minded historical fiction
Read MoreLondon/33: East & West – review
Two new pocket-sized short story collections feature tales of each of London’s 33 boroughs
Read MoreDo it, buy the book – at Goldsmith Row, Hackney’s newest market
The Hackney Citizen visits the book market in Goldsmiths Row, which offers a wide range of titles and a welcoming atmosphere
Read MorePants on the Moon! – review
Nine year old bookworm Róisín Glancy is impressed by this out of this world adventure by local author Chloe Inkpen
Read MoreBarbaric Sport: A Global Plague – review
Architect and theorist Mark Perelman pulls no punches in this impassioned critique of international sport
Read MoreThe Art of Dissent: Adventures in London’s Olympic State – review
This new collection of critical writings about the Olympic Games celebrates a variety of local responses to and protests against London 2012
Read MoreHackney: An Uncommon History in Five Parts – review
This new book from the Hackney Society charts life from 1612 until the present day
Read MoreSpitalfields Life: the everyday East End
A collection of blog posts about East London is now published as a hardback
Read MoreA Brief History of Fables: From Aesop to Flash Fiction – review
Hackney writer Lee Rourke’s new book illustrates the enduring appeal of fables as a form of folk literature
Read MoreAcquired For Development By… A Hackney Anthology – review
The Hackney Citizen reviews this forthcoming collection of works on the borough
Read MoreHackney writer Jane Harris makes Orange Prize longlist
The Hackney Citizen catches up with local novelist Jane Harris, whose latest novel has been attracting the attention of awards committees
Read MoreThe Whores’ Asylum – review
Hackney author Katy Darby’s entertaining début novel is a page-turning romp inspired by 19th century literature
Read MoreRedeveloped memories
Tracing the origins of Acquired For Development By…, a new anthology of work by 25 Hackney writers
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
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