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LeftLion Contributor Scott Oliver Wins Prestigious Cricket Literary Prize

Thu 18 Apr 2024

Former LeftLion sports editor, Scott Oliver, has won one of cricket’s most prestigious literary prizes, the Wisden Book of the Year, for his debut book Sticky Dogs & Stardust. The book is a collection of essays detailing the exploits of some of the sport’s bona fide legends – among them the former Notts players Garfield Sobers, Kevin Pietersen, Andre Russell and Imran Tahir - when they turned out in league cricket alongside enthusiastic amateurs who they were expected to dominate. Oliver himself also played at Wollaton CC for a time. To celebrate Scott's success we are delighted to present this extract from the book – covering Pietersen’s troubled stint at Cannock – along with an exclusive discount code.

Music Reviews: April 2024

Mon 15 Apr 2024

LeftLion Listens: Kai-Otee, Roshan Sabet, Di$mal, Sharon Watkins, Rat Face Lewey, Drone Queen, Deri Sharman, Kirvn, ThaiThai, EM

Poetry, Light Displays, and The History of Electronic Music Here's What's On This Week in Nottingham: 15 - 21 April 2024

Sun 14 Apr 2024

There's plenty to keep you entertained this week in Nottingham, from futuristic light displays in the sky to reflective poetry and the history of electronic music. Here's our top picks of what to get up to....

Notts Author Rory Waterman Discusses His New Book Come Here To This Gate

Sun 14 Apr 2024

Rory Waterman is a writer whose bow has many strings. As a critic and poet, his work has appeared in the Times Literary Supplement, The Guardian and the Poetry Review. His fêted first collection was shortlisted for the Seamus Heaney Prize. We sat down to discuss the creative spark and where it’s taken him…

Children's Book Review: The Whale Who Disappeared

Thu 07 Mar 2024

Emma Oldham gives us a sense of Porpoise in her impassioned new tale for young readers...

Music Reviews: March 2024

Tue 05 Mar 2024

This month, we review music from Whisky Stain, Lacey, Otala, Hallowed Men, Blu Syrup, Cappo & Kong Artisan, Bunnie, Albion and Daudi Matsiko...

From Vesta Tilley to Douglas Byng, Learn More About Early History of Nottingham’s Music Halls and the Stars It Created

Sat 24 Feb 2024

When it comes to the theatre, Nottingham has no shortage of stages, from the Playhouse to Nonsuch to the Theatre Royal. But we don’t often think of the wonderful history of old music halls and their star performers…

Book Review: 'A Moonless Night' by Henry Normal

Thu 22 Feb 2024

Retiring from an illustrious career in TV, Henry Normal soon stepped into another role as one of Nottingham's favourite poets. Ahead of his homecoming show at the Playhouse in April, we review his dusky new collection...

Music Reviews: February 2024

Tue 13 Feb 2024

This month, we review music from Louis Croft, Molly, Alfie Wallace, Cheap Dirty Horse, Serena Jasmine, LYVIA, Charity Stow, Tom Shawcroft and Betsey B...

Book Review: It Hurts Every Time by LP Mills

Thu 01 Feb 2024

As low-level dystopia becomes a hazard in our day-to-day lives, local author LP Mills offers us a full dose in his new cyberpunk mystery novel...

We Speak to Festival Booker Joe Patten Ahead of This Year’s Beat the Streets

Sat 27 Jan 2024

Tomorrow, Beat the Streets Festival will return to the streets of Nottingham. We spoke to festival booker Joe Patten to gain his perspective on the festival’s continued success since 2018...

Music Reviews: January 2024

Fri 26 Jan 2024

This month, we review music from Simon Waldram, Airport Dad, Pretty Windows, Chloe Rodgers, Penny Moon, 1st Blood and Armton...

We Chat to Lucy Crisp Ahead of the BBC Introducing Showcase at Metronome at the End of This Month

Fri 26 Jan 2024

Lucy Crisp is a truly inspiring local musician, who lives in Alfreton, studied at Confetti, and has overcome a number of challenges to pursue her musical career. She tells us more about her music ahead of her performance at the BBC Introducing showcase on 31 January...

Director Aaron Trinder on His Documentary ‘Free Party: A Folk History’ - Which Features Nottingham's Own DiY Soundsystem

Tue 23 Jan 2024

Free Party: A Folk History is a timely DIY indie film that follows the birth of the UK's free party movement from the late eighties and early nineties and the social, political and cultural impact it's had on our present times, with appearances from the founders of Nottingham’s very own DiY Soundsystem - but those of you who were lucky enough to go down to Broadway Cinema’s screening of the film back in November will already know this, of course. Director Aaron Trinder tells us about the process of obtaining footage for the documentary from a time before mobile phones and his own experiences of the free party movement…

Preview: American Poets at Five Leaves Bookshop

Sat 13 Jan 2024

As some of the USA's best poetic minds come to perform in Notts, we learn about what we can look forward to...

The Wonderful Queer History of the Scala Cinema in Nottingham and Beyond

Sun 07 Jan 2024

As Jane Giles and Ali Catterall’s new documentary on the wonderful queer history of the Scala Cinema on King’s Cross in London is released, we look back at our own history of cinemas as queer hubs...

Music Reviews: December 2023

Sat 16 Dec 2023

This month, we review new tunes from Emily Ashberry, PASTE., Catmilk, The Cost of Loving, Baby Tap, and Michael Vickers...

We Chat to Author Nick Emm About His Neurodiverse New Book

Tue 12 Dec 2023

Like fingerprints, no two brains are exactly the same. Nottingham author Nick Emm's new book for young readers, Jude and the First of the Nine, is a fantastically realised tale that celebrates all the different ways in which we think. We sat down with the man himself to hear about his journey...

We Chat to Author Rebecca Buxton All About Her New Book ‘Prickelus Gets Caught’

Mon 04 Dec 2023

Full of hedgehog related activities, recipes, advice and storytelling, Prickelus Gets Caught is a delightful book for children and adults, written and illustrated by Nottingham author Rebecca Buxton. We caught up with Rebecca to find out about her inspirations and what the process of writing is like as a deaf, dyslexic and autistic person…

Theatre Review: The Woman in Black at Theatre Royal

Wed 29 Nov 2023

Ian Kingsbury went along to The Woman in Black, a 'a nigh on perfect ghost story' currently showing at the Theatre Royal...

We Chat to Author Nicola Monaghan to Discuss Her New Book 'Wish You Were Here'

Fri 24 Nov 2023

We caught up with Nicola Monaghan, author of The Killing Jar, Starfishing and The Okinawa Dragon, to discuss becoming a writer, crafting detective novels and her new book Wish You Were Here…

Book Review: Umbilical by Teika Marija Smits

Fri 24 Nov 2023

Since local author Teika Marija Smits' new book Umbilical landed on the LeftLion desk, we’ve found it difficult to keep our feet on the ground...

Music Reviews: November 2023

Fri 17 Nov 2023

This month, we review new music from MuHa, Marvin's Revenge, Katie Keddie, Ben McElroy, Yay Maria, Bram Bancroft, Sharp Little Bones, and ROB.GREEN...

Theatre, a Book Launch, and Live Music: Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week 13 - 19 November

Sun 12 Nov 2023

Theatre Royal and Rock City both feature twice on this week's list, but who can blame us when they're putting on events as great as these ones? Read on to find out more...

Bears! Nature, Culture and Beyond: The Lakeside Arts Exhibition That Gives an Insight Into the History of Bears

Wed 08 Nov 2023

Local archaeologist Ben Normington interviewed the co-curators of the current exhibition in the archaeology museum at Lakeside Arts - Prof. Hannah O’Regan and Dr. Liam Lewis, both from the Department of Classics and Archaeology, University of Nottingham. The exhibition is called Bears! Nature, Culture and Beyond and gives an insight into the cultural history of bears…

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