Post-war poignancy: a photographic elegy to 1960s East End
From misty views of the Thames at dawn to close up portraits of boxers, John Claridge’s East End is an intimate portrait of the city post-war
Books
London Fog – The Biography: how air pollution changed the nature of city life
From the Victorian era until the early 1960s, air pollution in the form of fog was a visible and pervading presence in the lives of Londoners
London Life – book review: a wonderful photographic celebration of the city
In this photo memoir by Colin O’Brien it is not just London that is changing, but also the very nature of photography
Adrift: A Secret Life of London’s Waterways, review – ‘serious and fascinating’
Poetic, informative and thoroughly researched, Adrift is author Helen Babbs’s account of living on the canals and waterways of London
A Walk in the Park: The Life and Times of a People’s Institution – book review
Historian Travis Elborough charts the fascinating history of parks, those little pockets of nature most of us take for granted
A Walk in the Park: The Life and Times of a People’s Institution – book review
Historian Travis Elborough charts the fascinating history of parks, those little pockets of nature most of us take for granted
Stoke Newington Literary Festival – preview
The annual book fest returns this weekend, with grime, gozleme and a certain former shadow chancellor
Juliet Jacques: ‘Being transexual has politicised my creative work’
The Hackney-based author of the acclaimed memoir Trans is convinced that emotions can play a crucial role in affecting social and political change
Market gardens: the ‘ugly sisters’ of horticultural history
East London’s market garden scene was once a hotbed of commerce, where fruit, vegetables and exotic plants once flourished The post Market gardens: the ‘ugly sisters’ of horticultural history [http://www.eastendreview.co.uk/2016/05/24/market-gardens-horticultural-history/] appeared first on East En
Will Volley, Hackney graphic novelist and creator of The Opportunity – interview
Comics artist Will Volley may have the perfect pitch for his new graphic novel – selling door-to-door The post Will Volley, Hackney graphic novelist and creator of The Opportunity – interview [http://www.eastendreview.co.uk/2016/05/18/will-volley-interview-the-opportunity-hackney-graphic-novel/] ap
Will Volley, Hackney graphic novelist and creator of The Opportunity – interview
Comics artist Will Volley may have the perfect pitch for his new graphic novel – selling door-to-door
In a Land of Paper Gods author on ‘naughty children who disappeared from history’
Rebecca Mackenzie talks about writing her debut novel, synchronicity and growing up in an evangelical environment
On Message – writer and ex-bicycle courier pens memoir on wheels
Hackney journalist provides social commentary and insight into the precarious world of London cycle couriers in Messengers
Skinning Out to Sea book review – Naval gazing
As a teenager, Mick Hugo swapped the dry land of East London for a life in the merchant navy. Now more than 50 years later, the Hoxton man has written a fascinating account of his seafaring days
Could 'fat activism' hold the solution to the obesity crisis?
There’s more to this social movement than loving your body and feeling good, says author and fat activist Charlotte Cooper
Could ‘fat activism’ hold the solution to the obesity crisis?
There’s more to this social movement than loving your body and feeling good, says author and fat activist Charlotte Cooper