Books
Take part in a global reading of 1984 from K-Town
An international discussion of the George Orwell masterpiece is happening next week
MUST DO: ArchWay With Words 2017
North London’s annual bookfest is back this week for an eight-day run. Here’s what to expect
Can small acts of defiance create mass societal change?
A new book by local author Steve Crawshaw examines the power of protest and mischief around the world
‘A love letter with leaves’: Allan Jenkins’ plot of his own
The Observer Food Monthly editor talks nurture, nature and his new memoir
How to be a hit debut novelist (while a full-time working mum too)
Rose Alexander on how she quit working in telly – and hasn’t looked back
‘I was sacked from War Child for exposing the truth’
Co-founder of the north London charity David Wilson explains why he became whistleblower – and what happened next
What exactly is the Torriano Meeting House?
Come to a room imbued with myriad poetic voices, living and dead, giving it a unique atmosphere
Top 5: Tips on erotic writing
A two-day conference in Camden next month offers budding authors how to do a Fifty Shades
‘It was a garden, undeniably, and I wanted it’
In which novelist Charlotte Mendelson describes her desperate search for a tiny pocket of land in NW5
Is 2017 the year of the Sports Geek?
Tufnell Park-based writer and journalist Rob Minto thinks non-sports fans should be armed with a few statistics, just to cut through the noise
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