Books
Books
‘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
26th April 2017
Books
What exactly is the Torriano Meeting House?
Come to a room imbued with myriad poetic voices, living and dead, giving it a unique atmosphere
21st April 2017
Books
Top 5: Tips on erotic writing
A two-day conference in Camden next month offers budding authors how to do a Fifty Shades
20th February 2017
Books
‘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
20th January 2017
Books
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
4th January 2017
Books
Review: NW by Zadie Smith
Last night's 90 minute BBC2 adaptation has been acclaimed from all quarters. Here's why you should read the novel
15th November 2016
Books
Laura Barnett: ‘Even the place names in north London seem exotic’
Author Laura Barnett on scoring a smash hit with her debut novel, partly set in Highgate and the surrounds
4th November 2016
Books
The rise and rise of Highgate Mums
When Dan Hall overheard snippets of conversations in N6 cafes, he didn't expect there'd be a book and a TV series in it
1st November 2016
Books
Gillian Tindall has a new book out
The Fields Beneath author and Kentish Town's queen of non-fiction on her new work The Tunnel Through Time
21st October 2016
Books
5 Mins With: Gary Mclaren, Owl Bookshop
Meet a familiar face who's been behind the counter at Kentish Town Road's bookshop for 30 years
19th October 2016
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