Alison Moore and Giselle Leeb: Keeping It Short
“...the short story writer is to the novelist as a cabinetmaker is to a house carpenter” clai...Read
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Alison Moore and Giselle Leeb: Keeping It Short
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Gwen Grant: Treasure in Worksop
Gwen Grant: Treasure in Worksop
As the first in a series of articles on the wonders of the Northern part of the county, we meet Gwen...Read
BIG CITY READS IS BACK FOR 2022!
Our Founding Director Sandeep Mahal Awarded an MBE in the Jubilee Honours
Our Founding Director Sandeep Mahal Awarded an MBE in the Jubilee Honours
Sandeep Mahal receives an MBE for services to Literature, the Arts and Culture in Nottingham....Read
A Tale of Two Libraries
A Tale of Two Libraries
The value of libraries on fostering a love of reading in young people is something we've long known ...Read
Where IS Robin Hood?
“My Mother Wasn’t Good”: Helen Naylor’s Incredible Debut
“My Mother Wasn’t Good”: Helen Naylor’s Incredible Debut
A newly released memoir from the pen of a Stapleford writer is whipping up a media storm since its r...Read
The Law In Your Hands?
The Law In Your Hands?
The law is a confusing mess that no layperson can navigate without years of training, right? Wrong. ...Read
Gareth’s Galatic Goal
Gareth’s Galatic Goal
A Notts author is planning to send a book into space - find out how you can join his mission!...Read
Jai Verma: Half a Century Bringing Cultures Closer
Jai Verma: Half a Century Bringing Cultures Closer
Jai Verma has spent over five decades bringing cultures closer. We take a closer look....Read
Darren Simpson and The Memory Thieves
Darren Simpson and The Memory Thieves
Darren Simpson follows the international success of his book 'Scavengers; with a new book with an un...Read
Bumblebee and the Flutes / Tunes From Mousedale Dunes
Bumblebee and the Flutes / Tunes From Mousedale Dunes
We were gutted to not meet Slovenian children's author Anja Štefan last year - coronavirus put paid...Read
We talk to Stephen Holland: Comics Laureate
We talk to Stephen Holland: Comics Laureate
On March 31st 2021, Stephen Holland became the UK's comic Laureate, a post he will hold for 2 years....Read
Could you be Writer in Residence for Manchester’s Festival of Libraries?
Could you be Writer in Residence for Manchester’s Festival of Libraries?
If you're a Notts writer with a love of libraries, then yes, you probably could be. Read on.......Read
Closing Time At the Royal Oak
Closing Time At the Royal Oak
Libraries and bookshops today, as does another essential component to our area's vibrancy: pubs. To ...Read