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“It Takes Everything That Could be Romantic and Sucks it into a Black Hole Vortex” - Romance Novelist Mhairi McFarlane on Why Valentine’s Day is Overrated

Author Mhairi McFarlane is based in Nottingham, but writes about romance for a worldwide audience. Her debut novel, You Had Me At Hello, has been translated into sixteen languages and is being developed as a major feature film. In the run up to the release of her seventh novel, Last Night, she explains to us why she thinks Valentine’s Day is a tad overrated...

Nusic Future Session: Joel Black

From the music city of Nottingham, the latest artist in the Nusic Future Session studio is Joel Black.

10 MORE Albums You Should Listen To This Month

Also featuring a single / EP or two. Because our city’s creative folk have been cooking up some heat...

10 Years Later: Black Swan

Joanna Hoyes looks back on this acclaimed psychological thriller...

We're All Black Down Here is Set to Explore the History of an African-Caribbean Miner in the East Midlands

George White talks to writer Milly James and producer Sophia Ramcharan about We’re All Black Down Here, a short film exploring the story of an African-Caribbean miner in the East Midlands...

Book Review: Chicken Town by J.A. Pollo

We check out the fictionalised biography...

Faces of Nottingham: Local Photographer Urban Scot on Street Photography and His New Book

Peter 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. 

Framework Housing Association Celebrate Helping Nottingham's Homeless Community for 20 Years

For twenty years, Framework Housing Association has helped tens of thousands of vulnerable people in Nottingham overcome issues of homelessness, addiction and mental ill-health to once again achieve social inclusion, financial stability and independence – changing the direction of their lives for the better. We look back on the history of the organisation, and learn the value they bring to our city, and the lives of the people who need them most… 

Film Review: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Miriam Blakemore-Hoy reviews the final film to star the late great Chadwick Boseman...

5 Nottingham Albums to Listen to This Month

The latest Nottinghamshire releases... 

Book Review: Equilibrium by Tonino Guerra

We checked out the debut release from Notts' newest indie publisher, MOIST...

5 Nottingham Artists to Listen to This Month

The latest Nottinghamshire releases... 

The History of Sir Frank Bowden and the Raleigh Cycle Company

We take a look at the life of Sir Frank Bowden, the man responsible for creating The Raleigh Cycle Company and making Nottingham the largest producer of bicycles in the world...

Book Review: The Beauty Within Shadow by Henry Normal

With a CV that boasts a contribution to British comedy that few can equal, you’d be right to expect more than your fair share of humour from The Beauty Within Shadow, the latest poetry collection from Henry Normal. But if laughs were all you were expecting, you’re in for a welcome surprise...

Enter the Nottingham Poetry Hunt and Win Goodies from Rough Trade, Five Leaves Bookshop, Metronome and More...

Like a beacon of light in a seemingly endless sea of darkness, Nottingham Poetry Festival is back with (at time of printing) a nine-day programme of online events, performances and workshops. As part of this year’s festival, you can bag yourself some goodies by taking part in a poetry hunt around the city. 

Simply use the clues to work out these Nottingham venues – there’s treasure in poetic form waiting to be dug up in their windows, websites and social media pages.

Buy: Overheard In Notts Volume 2

Christmas is saved! It's 2020's ultimate stocking filler of stupid stuff we heard you say...

Book Review: Connections by NTU's MA Creative Writing Students

We check out the anthology put together by Nottingham Trent University's MA Creative Writing students...

Out of Time: A History of Witchcraft in Nottingham

While many of the best-known events of England’s 17th century witch-hunt came with ‘Witchfinder General’ Matthew Hopkins in East Anglia, Notts was home to several high profile incidents of witchcraft, possession and exorcisms of its own. From exposing fraudulent exorcists to framing innocent women of murder, we take a look back at the history of witchcraft in Nottingham…

Tender Coven: The Monthly Subscription Box That Merges Wxtchcraft and Support for Emerging Artists

Alex Stubbs catches up with artist, curator and educator Wingshan Smith to discuss Tender Coven, an online community and monthly subscription spell box that merges wxtchcraft with support for emerging artists...

5 Nottingham Albums to Listen to This Month

The latest Nottinghamshire releases... 

The History of Nottingham's Goose Fair

If 2020 hadn’t been enough of a stinker, this year’s Goose Fair has officially been cancelled for only the third time in its long history. In recent years, nearly half a million of us have flocked down to Forest Rec for both peas and prizes, and while both a reduced capacity or a longer ten-day run were considered, it was not meant to be. While we mourn the fate of all the pennies we could have wasted on the Waltzers, we did some investigating into the fair’s colourful history, and discovered twelve things you didn’t know about Goose Fair… 

Pete 'Woosh' Birch on the History of DiY Soundsystem

The DiY Soundsystem were one of the biggest raving crews of the nineties. Their ethos was all about rejecting profits and putting on damn good parties. Founding member Pete Woosh talks us through some of the highs and lows of being in the gang during the nineties...

5 Nottingham Albums to Listen to This Month

The latest Nottinghamshire releases... 

MOAN Zine on Female Pleasure, Illustration and This Month's Cover

Since 2018, MOAN has been exploring female pleasure through the perspective of women. After two successful issues and this month’s LeftLion cover, we chat to the woman behind it all about how it all began, receiving and illustrating stories around desire, and what the future holds for MOAN...

Illustrator Kate Sharp talks Children's Books, Lockdown and Drawing Animals

After 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…