Fresh Next Week John Lanchester’s third novel Family Romance is the story of an extraordinary family – from his grandparents’ beginnings in rural Ireland and colonial Rhodesia, through his father’s wartime separation from his parents and his mother’s tragic first love, her decision to become …
The House of the Orange Monkey chronicles the adventures of a very special tourist. Mr Monkey is one of the few simian visitors to our city. He certainly makes the most of it, exploring the parts other tourists cannot reach, and writing up surprisingly useful …
We here in the Ist-A-Verse know that we’re sensational, but it’s very rare that we get a chance to be sensationalistic. This week, we’ve decided to have ourselves a little fun and try our hand at tacky tabloid headlines, using nothing more than our favorite …
After two successful public test events the new Wembley has been granted its test certificate by Brent Council and the FA has wasted no time in announcing the stadium as the venue for May 19th’s FA Cup Final which could yet feature the dream final …
If Islam had confessionals like the Catholic faith, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s imam would be a busy man. “I was responsible for the 9/11 operation, from A to Z.” “I decapitated with my blessed right hand the head of the American Jew Daniel Pearl.” “I was …
Gone are the days when this could happen – Yob 1: Hello there, Randall! I’m popping down to the library to renew ‘War and Peace’, would you look after my firearm for me? They didn’t like it when I had it last time. Tob 2: …
Located on Westminster Bridge Road, The Feminist Library has existed in a state of constant emergency for a number of years now. Recent rent hikes have finally delivered a possible death blow, but the volunteers and members of the management committee are not going down …
If you live in Tower Hamlets (and only if you live in Tower Hamlets, sorry the rest of you), then the next three days provide a great opportunity for you to check out one of London’s great tourist sites – the mighty Tower of London. …
This Day In London’s History 1826: The founders of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) hold their first meeting. In 1824 Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, founder of the city of Singapore, returned to England in poor health. After a period of convalescence in Cheltenham he …
Congratulations to Stef Penney on winning the Whitbread Costa book of the year prize. Her novel, ‘The Tenderness of Wolves’ set in northern Canada in the 1860s was written and researched at the British Library. Walworth is not the best place to buy cosmetics unless …
A couple of weeks ago on Friday, the perfect antidote to a certain, unmentionable reality TV showdown was a gig at Swiss Cottage Library, of all places. For one night only, the aptly named Mr Hudson and the Library, graced the award-winning building as part …
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