Railtracks by John Berger and Anne Michaels – review
Railtracks is a collaborative work by Hackney-born author John Berger, novelist Anne Michaels and photographer Tereza Stehlíková
Books
The Animalympics – review
Julia Griffin and Hendrik Wittkopf’s new children’s book, The Animalympics, is a lively and refreshing take on the 2012 Games
School Wars by Melissa Benn – review
Renowned journalist Melissa Benn evaluates Britain’s schooling structure
Interview: Hackney author Tim Gee on his new book, Counterpower
Tim Gee talks about the history civil disobedience and why ‘Counterpower’ is crucial for democracy
Landfall by Helen Gordon – review
Helen Gordon’s debut novel Landfall finds emotional depth in escaping from Hackney to the suburbs
Interview: Consequences author Emeka Egbounu
The Citizen talks to Emeka Egbounu about his new book and about growing up in Hackney
Interview: Made in Britain author James Gavin Bower on the Hackney riots
A Hackney novelist gives his take on the recent unrest
Interview: Yvvette Edwards, Man Booker Prize longlister
Hackney-raised author’s début novel A Cupboard Full of Coats has met with great acclaim
Interview: Joe Dunthorne on his new book, Wild Abandon
The Hackney author discusses his second novel, which readers have greeted with acclaim
Hackney novelist Yvvette Edwards makes Man Booker Prize longlist
A Cupboard Full of Coats impresses the judges of a prestigious national book award
Radio review: Hackney Podcast
A cacophony of local voices made this haunting fiction of London after The Flood come alive
Man Booker prize 2011 longlist includes quartet of debut novels
Stephen Kelman’s Pigeon English leads charge by first-time authors as previous winners fail to make 13-strong longlist
Iain Sinclair’s struggles with the city of London
Iain Sinclair has spent decades documenting the capital and its edgelands. Now he has launched a furious attack on the Olympic development project.
Interview: Iain Sinclair on his new book, Ghost Milk
The Hackney-based author fears the impact the 2012 Olympics will have on the borough
Interview: Owen Jones on The Demonization of The Working Class
Owen Jones will be speaking at Pages of Hackney bookshop on Wednesday 20 July 2011
Fragmented by Jeremy Worman – review
Charming, off-beat literary snapshots of Hackney and other parts of north London cleverly serve to make the familiar unfamiliar