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SOLD OUT: LeftLion 100 Covers Book

Wed 17 Oct 2018

Celebrating the artwork and history of LeftLion magazine via the medium of our covers. Sorry but this item is now sold out.

5 Notts Albums to Listen to This September

Thu 27 Sep 2018

Wash out yer tabz and crank up these lot, as well as checkin' out the Nusic tip box...

Do or Die Poets Facilitator Miggy Angel on New Book Extreme Violets

Wed 05 Sep 2018

Originally from South London, poet, performer, and drug and alcohol worker Miggy Angel is a long-term resident of Hoodtown and the author of two poetry books, Grime Kerbstone Psalms and Extreme Violets. We hollered at him to see what he’s up to at the moment...

101 Beads Shows the Kurdistan War in Pictures

Thu 16 Aug 2018

Kurdish native, Gaylan Nazhad, spent two years on the frontline, taking photographs and learning the stories of those displaced from the regional war between Kurdistan and ISIS. Gaylan resides in Nottingham where he is a filmmaker, photographer and the owner of a barber shop on Derby Road. With help from anthropologist Ben Houghton, he’s put together a book of his photography, 101 Beads: Kurdistan in War, which shares some bleak truths from his experiences on the frontline…

Short Stack - July

Wed 01 Aug 2018

Short Stack is back, Jack.

6 Nottingham Books to Read This Summer

Mon 16 Jul 2018

Surely you must be in need of a beach side read. Give one of these a try...

5 Things to Do in Nottingham This Weekend

Thu 12 Jul 2018

Our calendars are chock-full for the upcoming weekend...

5 Notts Albums to Listen to This July

Thu 12 Jul 2018

Some banging albums from the best bands Notts has to offer...

Sustainability Notts: Plastic Free July and Plogging

Fri 06 Jul 2018

Welcome to the first Sustainability Notts column; a rundown of information to empower you boggers to live a more sustainable life in our happy city of Nottingham and beyond...

Overheard in Notts

Tue 03 Jul 2018

Your lot don't half talk some tripe...

Left Duck: Nottinghamshire Cricket News and Updates

Mon 02 Jul 2018

June saw the continuation of the One Day Cup and a return to four-day action for Nottinghamshire. Here's our look back

Ayup Duck: The Latest Nottingham News

Mon 02 Jul 2018

Ayup Duck gives his thoughts on The Cobra's new Notts venture...

5 Notts Albums to Listen to This June

Tue 26 Jun 2018

Some cracking offerings from some top dollar Notts musicians...

Ayup Duck: The Latest Nottingham News

Tue 05 Jun 2018

Our feathered friend has gorra thing or two to say about that there royal wedding...

5 Notts Albums to Listen to This May

Wed 30 May 2018

Some of the city's musical fruits, brought to you by our task force of reviewers...

Doing the Bookshop Hop at Nottingham Poetry Festival

Fri 27 Apr 2018

A dazzling evening of new connections and resonant readings at two of Nottingham’s thriving bookshops, Blackwell’s and Five Leaves…

Theatre Review: The Jungle Book

Thu 19 Apr 2018

I will fight any child who say they enjoyed this more than I did...

Lainy Malkani on Her Book Sugar, Sugar: Bittersweet Tales of Indian Migrant Workers

Mon 09 Apr 2018

Dan Wright talks to Lainy Malkani about her first book Sugar, Sugar, the transition from journalist to novelist and how her cat helped her to overcome the loneliness of being a writer. Malkani offers advice to aspiring writers and reveals which of the stories in the book is her personal favourite…

Paul Sng on New Book Invisible Britain: Portraits

Tue 03 Apr 2018

Invisible Britain: Portraits is a forthcoming photography book edited by filmmaker Paul Sng and co-curated by Chloe Juno and Laura Dicken, that will feature stories and portraits of individuals across the UK who have been impacted by austerity...

9 Notts Albums To Add To Your Playlist

Fri 23 Mar 2018

Fill your tabs with some proper Notts glory...

6 Notts Books You Need To Read This Month

Wed 21 Mar 2018

Back 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 books@leftlion.co.uk...