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Anna Kent Spills All About Her New Book: Frontline Midwife
Fri 10 Jun 2022While still only in her twenties, Nottingham’s own Anna Kent left her job at the NHS, packed a bag and travelled to Sudan - then an active war zone - to offer her medical expertise to those in need. Now back in the UK and working as a midwife, the 41-year-old has written about her unbelievable experiences in Frontline Midwife: My Story of Survival and Keeping Others Safe, which provides a powerful story of perseverance, activism, and lessons learned…
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DiY Collective Veteran Harry Harrison Discusses His New Book, Dreaming in Yellow, and the Importance of Rave Culture
Wed 23 Mar 2022We chat to Harry Harrison, founding member of DiY Collective and author of new book Dreaming in Yellow: The Story Of The DiY Soundsystem, which takes a look back at rave culture...
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How Notts Photographer Lucie Nechanická’s Book I Didn’t Ask For It Is Breaking Stereotypes Around Sexual Harassment
Mon 14 Mar 2022
Tired of the victim blaming narrative around sexual harrasment, photography student Lucie Nechanická created I Didn’t Ask For It - the photobook chronicling sexual harrasment in Nottingham. We chat to the budding photographer about breaking stereotypes, better sex education, and her process behind making the book…
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TV Review: The Book of Boba Fett
Mon 14 Feb 2022With its new Disney+ show The Book of Boba Fett, the Star Wars universe returns to the small screen - and with a popular ol' character to boot. But was this the smartest idea? Probably not...
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Exhibition Reviews: The Eye as Witness and Fragments of Sudan at Djanogly Gallery
Thu 10 Feb 2022As Lakeside Arts presents two chilling new exhibitions, The Eye as Witness and Fragments of Sudan, our understanding of agency, suffering, and war are refigured through photography and virtual reality…
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Notts Barrister Christian Weaver Opens Up on the Importance of His New Pocket-Sized Book on Human Rights
Fri 21 Jan 2022We chat to Carlton’s Christian Weaver, writer of The Law in 60 Seconds: A Pocket Guide to Your Rights, about his route into law, Kill the Bill, and why it’s so important to protect our freedoms…
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We Hear All About New Book Follow the Moon and Stars: A Literary Journey Through Nottinghamshire
Thu 13 Jan 2022Approached by Five Leaves Publications, John Baird set off on a mission to uncover Nottinghamshire’s literary history. We catch up with the author about his new book Follow the Moon and Stars: A Literary Journey Through Nottinghamshire…
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Buy: Overheard In Notts Book Volume 3
Thu 18 Nov 2021Move over Paw Patrol, Push-Poppers and Polly Pocket. It’s time for 2021’s must-have Nottingham stocking filler…
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Notts Author and Teaching Assistant Roza Bazrafshan Discusses Her Children's Book Big Squeeze Little Squeeze
Sun 19 Sept 2021Roza Bazrafshan is combining her biggest passions, writing and teaching, to share an important message. Having recently released a unique children’s book, the teaching assistant discusses what it's like to inspire the next generation of budding writers…
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Preview: Middleway Words Book Festival
Sun 05 Sept 2021Churning out authors like Alan Sillitoe and D.H. Lawrence, the Midlands has a long history with literature. It’s therefore unsurprising (but still exciting) that we have a Midlands book festival to look forward to this September.
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Comic Book Artist Rich Perotta Discusses His Time at Marvel and New Project the Incantesi
Thu 26 Aug 2021Rich Perotta was living out his childhood dreams as an artist for Marvel and DC – but now he’s decided it’s time to go solo. We speak to the Nottingham-based creator about his experiences in the comics industry and how not even cancer could stop him from launching his most personal project yet...
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Rocking with the Reaper: One Nottingham Psychotherapist on How Brushes with Death Gave Her an Optimistic Mindset
Sat 12 Jun 2021Over the last three decades, psychotherapist and mindfulness teacher Jayne Pigford has endured a persistent battle with her physical and mental health. After adopting a routine of meditation and mindfulness, she’s been able to reroute her mindset from pessimistic to positive. Here, Jayne discusses the main themes of her new self-help guide, Rocking with the Reaper…
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How To Get Hold of Issue #134
Sat 03 Apr 2021Once again we'll mainly be stocked in branches of Sainsbury’s, ASDA, Morrisons and Tesco. Plus local libraries and some lovely local delivery people.
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Under Cover Artist: Kev Grey
Mon 01 Feb 2021You might recognise his style if you’ve picked up a can from Notts brewery Black Iris, and now Kev Grey has turned his talented hands to create our cover art...
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Faces of Nottingham: Local Photographer Urban Scot on Street Photography and His New Book
Wed 30 Dec 2020Peter McConnochie – a.k.a UrbanScott – has been photographing the people of Nottingham for more than a decade, and has dedicated the last two years to his latest project, Faces of Nottingham. We caught up with the Scottish-born photographer to find out more about his latest project, as well as his ongoing obsession with shooting the people who work, live and travel in the city.
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Under Cover Artist: Rob White
Thu 17 Dec 2020Multidisciplinary artist Rob White takes us inside his sixth LeftLion cover, an ode to putting 2020 behind us for good...
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A Big Issue Vendor in Notts
Tue 08 Dec 2020"You’ve got to be a positive person in this job; at least, I think you do. You want people to buy mags from you because they want to, not because they feel guilty."
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Book Review: Equilibrium by Tonino Guerra
Sat 28 Nov 2020We checked out the debut release from Notts' newest indie publisher, MOIST...
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