Writing is a broad church no doubt. So here’s our smorgasbord of books of the month, resources for writers, helpful tips and great ways of boosting your creativity.
Why has an illiterate Victorian-era Nottingham bare-knuckled boxer caught the imagination of so many writers?
Roses and Books meet in a fellow UNESCO City of Literature. Sandeep Mahal visited Barcelona to see a rather wonderful tradition played out.
When we talk Rebel Writers, we all too easily think of the male 'Unholy Trinity' of Nottingham: Byron, Lawrence and Sillitoe. However, it was a...
Children's author Jonathan Emmett dons his detective hat and finds the story behind one of Nottingham's 'ghost libraries'.
Rebecca Goldsmith has a mission: to bring zombies, books, and some of our best known local characters to readers all over our city....
A great project between Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature and Nottingham City Council is lighting up a once dark Nottingham.
‘I’m not a line that you draw,’ declaimed Shieraouf. Byron’s spirit lifted in the old George Hotel, as the young poet in exile from Sulaymaniyah in...
Robert Nieri didn’t set out to write a novel, which is fitting. His subject matter, Herbert Kilpin, probably didn’t set out to create one of the most...
Sandeep Mahal became our first Director at Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature in Septemeber 2016. Here, she tells us about her first (very busy)...
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