Exploring the Land of Fire and Ice
Elle Jacobson discusses the inspirations for her poetry and her recent visit to Iceland...Read
Readers & Writers
Exploring the Land of Fire and Ice
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A story that needed to be told: Christine Bridges and ‘POW on the Sumatra Railway’
A story that needed to be told: Christine Bridges and ‘POW on the Sumatra Railway’
A story of captivity, release and a decades long struggle to have it published. In a guest post from...Read
When Words Were Magic: Opening The Ox House
When Words Were Magic: Opening The Ox House
When you read, do you pay attention to letters’ shapes, how they carve the white space around them...Read
“Paralysed by Freedom” Graham Caveney’s ‘On Agoraphobia’
“Paralysed by Freedom” Graham Caveney’s ‘On Agoraphobia’
The Beeston author’s astonishing new book on a much misunderstood condition....Read
“Life coaching and business advice from a cockapoo?”
“Life coaching and business advice from a cockapoo?”
Local writer and journalist Jonathan Cross tells us about his debut book and taking an unusual path ...Read
Death in the Family. A new Bone and Cane Novel from David Belbin
Death in the Family. A new Bone and Cane Novel from David Belbin
Death in the Family. Our founding chair, David Belbin, on why he's holding the launch for his new No...Read
The other side of hope: journeys in refugee and immigrant literature
The other side of hope: journeys in refugee and immigrant literature
How can literature provide a community and haven for the voices of refugee and immigrant writers? We...Read
Coal in the Blood: David Amos and Natalie Braber Tell Us About Their New Anthology
Coal in the Blood: David Amos and Natalie Braber Tell Us About Their New Anthology
David Amos and Natalie Braber tell us about their new anthology: 'Coal in the Blood: An East Midland...Read
From Nairobi to Nottingham: the story of Ken Kamoche
From Nairobi to Nottingham: the story of Ken Kamoche
Ken Kamoche's new book 'Black Ghosts' is a brilliant story of displacement, diaspora and finding a p...Read
‘If I can’t write then I’m not going to be real’: Poet Neal Pike Reflects on His Career and Identity as a Writer
‘If I can’t write then I’m not going to be real’: Poet Neal Pike Reflects on His Career and Identity as a Writer
When the world is forever trying to force you into a box, how does a writer with a disability shape ...Read
“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
An interview with Jack Benjamin, translator of Polish and Russian. #ITD2021
An interview with Jack Benjamin, translator of Polish and Russian. #ITD2021
Happy International Translation Day 2021!...Read
Words on the Street: Reimagining Carrington Street
Words on the Street: Reimagining Carrington Street
The street often known as 'Gateway to Nottingham' has, with the demise of Broadmarsh, radically chan...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