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Illustrator Kate Sharp talks Children's Books, Lockdown and Drawing Animals
Sun 06 Sept 2020After catching our eye with a sweet illustration of our magazine stands you can find around town, we’ve had the pleasure of working with recent-graduate illustrator Kate Sharp for our spot-the-difference series and many other illustrations featured in our past few issues. After she bagged a Young Creative Award for her children’s book, Lion’s Hate Pigeons, we took a deep dive into Kate’s colourful world, discussing her past, present and future plans…
12 Stories and Poetry Collections You Should Read During Lockdown
Sat 20 Jun 2020Our Literature Editor runs down some of the books that have kept her busy during these times...
Writer Josh Helmer on His New Self-Published Dystopian Novel, Dark Wonders
Fri 19 Jun 2020With life currently feeling like it’s been torn from the pages of a dystopian novel, now seems like the perfect time to release a novel exploring themes like technology, society and the future. Luckily for us, that’s just what Joshua Helmer has done with Dark Wonders. We caught up with the Nottingham writer to discuss his self-published debut novel...
Historical Author Emily Brand: "I feel a sort of security in writing about real people who lived, loved and died, generations ago"
Mon 20 Apr 2020Emily Brand is a local historian who’s been researching the Byron family tree and all its drama-sprouting branches. With a close look at life in the eighteenth century, her fourth book The Fall of the House of Byron is released this month. We sat down for a digital chat with the author to find out more...
3 Nottingham Books to Read This February
Wed 05 Feb 2020Three page-turners to get lost in this month...
Two Books to Check Out This January
Tue 14 Jan 2020History comics make up this month's selection...
3 Books to Check Out this Christmas
Fri 20 Dec 2019We took a look at three books that would make perfect stocking-stuffers for the readers in your life...
Art Review: Hedwig and the Angry Inch and DirtyFilthySexy
Wed 11 Dec 2019As if it’s been almost 20 years since the release of Hedwig and the Angry Inch...
Beatboxer Jason Singh: "If you can't sing, or don't want to speak about your issues, it gives you an ability to communicate something with your voice."
Sat 17 Aug 2019In taking inspiration from the natural world, Jason Singh has established himself as one of the most innovative and well-respected beatboxers in the country, with his vocal recreations of birdsongs and entire forestry environments leading to his work being featured on BBC shows Imagine, Springwatch and CountryFile. We sent Notts beatboxer Alex Motormouf Young to catch up with Singh...
Film Review: Booksmart
Sun 02 Jun 2019Olivia Wilde's directorial debut offers a fresh take on the coming of age story...
Masked Booksellers ExLibris Return to Raise Money for Charity
Thu 25 Apr 2019Imagine turning up at your neighbor’s house, expecting little more than a cup of sugar and a natter about the local goss, only to find that it has been turned into a pop-up book store. That is exactly what the neighbours of Bob and Chris Cann can expect this weekend on their quiet suburban street in Carlton. Presenting: The Masked Charity Booksale.
6 Books to Read in 2019
Thu 17 Jan 2019These page-turners will give you a cracking start to the year...
4 Books From Notts Authors to Read This Christmas Holiday
Sun 09 Dec 2018There’s no time like Crimbo to get stuck into the printed pages of a new novel or poetry collection. The turkey’s roasting, the fire’s crackling and the wine’s mulling, giving you plenty of time to curl up in your stretchy trousers and prepare yourself for a feast of literary goodness…
Film Review: Black '47
Mon 22 Oct 2018Lance Daly's harrowing story of revenge and survival during the the Great Famine is out now...
6 Nottingham Books to Read This Summer
Mon 16 Jul 2018Surely you must be in need of a beach side read. Give one of these a try...
The Thompson Brothers on LeftLion's 100th Issue
Fri 27 Apr 2018Our favourite green grocers are well happy for us...
Doing the Bookshop Hop at Nottingham Poetry Festival
Fri 27 Apr 2018A dazzling evening of new connections and resonant readings at two of Nottingham’s thriving bookshops, Blackwell’s and Five Leaves…
6 Notts Books You Need To Read This Month
Wed 21 Mar 2018Back in January, we celebrated Nottingham’s literary prowess with a whole issue dedicated to the wordy goods that’ve come out of the city and its edges. In the same breath, together with UNESCO City of Literature, we asked your lot to review your favourite Nottingham books in a competition to win book tokens and a feature in this here rag.
The winners of said competition were Sue Barsby and Melanie Jane, the top two reviews on this here page. Check ‘em out in all their critiquing mastery, and remember: if you’re from Notts and want to get your pages poked, drop us a line on [email protected]...
Live Music Review: Gallery 47 at The Bodega
Tue 23 Jan 2018To celebrate the launch of his new album, Young World, Jack Peachey returned to his Notts roots...
A Bookseller in Notts
Thu 18 Jan 2018The latest in our series takes a look behind the scenes in one of Nottingham's book shops...
6 Books You Need To Read This Month
Thu 21 Sept 2017Cosy up by the fire and have a good read of one of these beauties...
Nusic Podcast #162 with The Chase, Gallery 47, As December Falls, and More
Tue 12 Sept 2017This week’s New Music Podcast sees Judge Rinder sit in judgment, Darwin Deez head off to West Bridgford, plus we feature a medieval demon...
Nusic Podcast #160 with As December Falls, Gallery 47, Kelsey Shaw and more
Wed 16 Aug 2017Get your lugholes around this badboy...
A Word With the Beasts Behind Wild Boar Books
Sat 12 Aug 2017New pigs on the block, Lincolnshire-based indie press Wild Boar Books, boast some proper weird, proper original releases. We thought we’d hit up our neighbours, and snorted in the direction of founders and editors Guy and Richard about the Midlands lit scene, gold star awards, and anti-establishment, porcine publishing...