My mom, Alison Selford, who has died aged 102, was a journalist and creator who started her profession writing for the leftwing Each day Employee newspaper earlier than being cured, as she... Read more »
The iconic Bayswater bookstore’s story is one that was intertwined with Britain’s Arab diaspora over four decades. The oldest Arabic bookstore in London, and the largest Middle Eastern specialist bookshop in Europe,... Read more »
London’s In The Round 2023 welcomes #Merky Books, Dave Okumu, and Guy Garvey. The festival takes place in North London’s historic Roundhouse venue, known for its community projects and fervent support of... Read more »
I can say precisely where and when I first read Black England because I made a note of it on the flyleaf: Zadie Smith NW2 ’99. I was in the habit back... Read more »
Artist and writer Ania Bas selects five books about the UK capital’s melting pot of cultures. 1. White Teeth by Zadie Smith An epic story told through the eyes of complex and compelling... Read more »
The novelist and former Guardian journalist Susie Steiner, known for the Manon Bradshaw detective series, has died aged 51. A tweet posted from her account on Sunday said: “Susie died yesterday after... Read more »
“Spectacular talent” Maddie Mortimer has won the Desmond Elliott prize for her “incredibly inventive” novel Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies. Mortimer was announced as the winner of the prize, which is given... Read more »
Liza Picard, who has died aged 94, wrote a series of books on London’s social history. The success of the first, Restoration London (1997), stimulated a mini-boom of history books on everyday... Read more »
Published: 12:43 PM May 1, 2022 An east London social enterprise has celebrated delivering 7000 books to families, schools and people facing isolation. Bookbike London was launched by Emdad Rahman in Barking and... Read more »
Deliveroo has joined forces with WHSmith as it continues to expand further from its traditional takeaway delivery business. The online delivery operator said it will be able to deliver a raft of... Read more »
