Books
Ten of the best: summer reading tips
Perfect for sitting in the park or socially distanced pub garden
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Rhiannon and Holly, founders of The Vagenda
‘Kentish Town smells of the flower stall on the corner, mixed with exhaust fumes and fried breakfasts’
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Salena Godden, poet and performer
‘I wish I owned Kenwood: imagine the weird and wonderful Gatsby parties you could have there’
What do Kentish Town’s Top 10 pubs look like hand-drawn?
Illustrator Lili Bé was so inspired by our readers’ Top 10 boozers poll the other week that she took pen to paper
Just where is ‘the armpit of north London’?
On the eve of her second novel, Her, being published, author Harriet Lane on a neighbourhood rich in texture – and tension – that she’s grown to love
Why I adapted Dorian Gray
A much-anticipated new adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s classic novel is about to open at Kentish Town’s Lion & Unicorn theatre. Writer Adam Dechanel explains why he’s so drawn to it
Is there such a thing as a free market?
It would seem so, yes. Head to The Star in Dartmouth Park this Saturday for a birthday bash that’s literally giving everything away. Plus free arty festivals in both Primrose Hill and Kentish Town
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: William Corbett, DJ and historian
‘The famous playwright Alan Bennett slapped me in the face on Camden High Street’
Howl 2.0 at Roundhouse: Why we chose to re-imagine the poem for 2014
The founder of spoken word collective Poejazzi tells us why he’s bringing back Allen Ginsberg’s poem to the famous Chalk Farm Road venue
In Pictures: Holloway Arts Festival 2014
N7’s annual week-long cultural festie kicks off this weekend. Read on for the highlights – plus a gallery of what to expect
About Kentishtowner
The award-winning print and online title Kentishtowner was founded in 2010 and is part of London Belongs To Me, a citywide network of travel guides for locals. For more info on what we write about and why, see our About section.
