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Enjoy dragons in bow-ties and faraway worlds? We Check Out Voyage of the Damned, the debut novel from local author Frances White
Thu 21 Mar 2024Do you like your stories part myth, part magical gay murder-mystery cruise? Enjoy dragons in bow-ties and faraway worlds? Then perhaps Voyage of the Damned, the debut novel from local author Frances White is right up your street. We sat down with Frances to talk about finding your voice, getting published and being perceived as a writer.
We Chat to Holly Williams About Her Highly Anticipated New Novel
Wed 21 Feb 2024A seasoned freelance journalist, Holly Williams has embarked upon another career as a novelist. As NTU WRAP's featured author for this spring she was in town at the new Central Library, so we thought we'd catch up with her...
Victoria Villasenor Tells Us All About Her Latest Novel ‘Medea: Priestess, Princess, Witch'
Wed 07 Feb 2024Relocating from Los Angeles to the UK back in 2007, Victoria Villasenor started Global Wordsmiths in Nottingham over a decade ago, and has since published books under various pseudonyms including Brey Willows and Ally McGuire. She made the time to chat to us all about her thirteenth book Medea: Priestess, Princess, Witch, which has been released under the name JJ Taylor, writing LGBTQ+ fiction, and her advice to emerging queer authors…
Live Music, Festive Markets, Skating, and Graphic Novels at the New Central Library: Here’s What’s on in Nottingham This Week 20 - 26 November
Sun 19 Nov 2023It may still be November but the festive season has kicked off in Notts, with Christmas markets, light switch ons and murder mysteries to get you in the mood. But for those who want to keep Christmas firmly for December, you can brighten up your week with live music and more...
Notts Filmmaker Derry Shillitto Talks Us Through His New AI-Inspired Feature
Sat 26 Aug 2023The film explores the potential impact of AI in education...
How the Author of Spy Thriller Martin Martin & the Death Express Was Inspired by Intercity Trains
Sat 26 Nov 2022Inspired by his time working as an intercity train manager, Sebastian Sullivan set about writing a railway novel exploring class injustices, with the result being Martin Martin & The Death Express, the satire-meets-spy-novel that was published earlier this year. Our writer, Lewis Keech, catches up with the author to learn more…
Inspired by His Hometown of Newstead Village, Author Jim Gibson Lifts the Lid on His Short Story Collection, The Bygones
Mon 14 Nov 2022Combining the supernatural with the mundane, Nottingham author Jim Gibson has just published his debut short story collection, The Bygones - a project based loosely around his hometown of Newstead Village. Made up of 21 stories, it muses on a place that has been forgotten by the world, the everyday minutiae of life and the oddness that is so often found in rural communities. We catch up with the writer to find out about how he uses the place as a character, how he put the collection together and much more…
Theatre Review: The Tiger Who Came To Tea at Theatre Royal
Thu 13 Oct 2022Judith Kerr’s children’s story might be over half a century old, but it still remains popular with the UK’s little people… and their parents.
Nadia on... the Luddites
Thu 05 May 2022LeftLion columnist and MP for Nottingham East Nadia Whittome looks back on the Luddites and what they can teach us...
5 Novels to Read on Campus this Summer
Thu 09 Sept 2021You new students are going to have your noses firmly stuck into all manner of textbooks in the coming months, but don't forget to make time for pleasure reading, too. With that in mind, our new Literature Editor offers five must-read novels to get your mits on this summer...
David Hazan Reveals Inspiration Behind New 'Nottingham' Graphic Novel Series
Fri 16 Jul 2021Mad Cave Studios’ new comic book series Nottingham sees the Castle’s most famous resident, the Sheriff of Nottingham, take on the role of detective as he tries to figure out who is hunting the county’s cold-hearted tax collectors. We speak to David Hazan, writer and creator of the books, about his decision to take the age-old story of Robin Hood in a brave, unconventional direction.
“It Takes Everything That Could be Romantic and Sucks it into a Black Hole Vortex” - Romance Novelist Mhairi McFarlane on Why Valentine’s Day is Overrated
Thu 11 Feb 2021Author Mhairi McFarlane is based in Nottingham, but writes about romance for a worldwide audience. Her debut novel, You Had Me At Hello, has been translated into sixteen languages and is being developed as a major feature film. In the run up to the release of her seventh novel, Last Night, she explains to us why she thinks Valentine’s Day is a tad overrated...
Writer Josh Helmer on His New Self-Published Dystopian Novel, Dark Wonders
Fri 19 Jun 2020With life currently feeling like it’s been torn from the pages of a dystopian novel, now seems like the perfect time to release a novel exploring themes like technology, society and the future. Luckily for us, that’s just what Joshua Helmer has done with Dark Wonders. We caught up with the Nottingham writer to discuss his self-published debut novel...
Author Lise Gold on Her New Novel and Living as a LGBT Woman in Britain
Tue 19 Nov 2019When we hear the word innovation, we often think of scientific breakthroughs. But innovation isn’t always technological advancements – it can also be taking creative risks, making new forms of poetry, art or writing. Nottingham has seen an increase in LGBT+ writing and creative events in the past year, so we sat down with lesbian fiction writer Lise Gold to discuss her work...
Behold: The Boris Johnson Donut from Doughnotts
Tue 12 Nov 2019Get 'The Johnson' in stores today. £2 from each treat sold goes to a worthy cause...
Mnozil Brass Are Bringing Their Circus-Inspired Musical Show to Nottingham
Mon 04 Mar 2019“The world is a circus” reads the programme for the latest show – Cirque – from septet Mnozil Brass, who return to Nottingham for a show at the Royal Concert Hall this month. Merging comedy with virtuoso brass performances, they astound audiences the world over with the quality of their music, while simultaneously dissolving them into hilarity. A band that has to be experienced to be truly appreciated, they are funny, but the music, their talent and their sheer love of their craft is always front and centre. We caught up with the band’s sharply-dressed trumpet player (and sometime magician) Roman Rindberger who, when he’s not touring with Mnozil, is also a professor of music in his native Vienna...
Giuseppe Garibaldi: The Italian Freedom Fighter Who Inspired Nottingham Forest FC
Mon 05 Nov 2018For many, the word “Garibaldi” conjures up thoughts of a curranty biscuit, but it was once a household name for other reasons. In Victorian times, Giuseppe Garibaldi was the celebrated freedom fighter who, with his intrepid band of volunteers, united Italy. Garibaldimania spread across Britain and even influenced Nottingham life; especially in the football department...
3 Graphic Novelists in Notts
Wed 24 Jan 2018A brief glance at some of Nottingham's graphic novelists...
10 Film Adaptations of Notts Novels
Tue 23 Jan 2018Such is the strength of Nottingham’s literary offerings, many of ‘em have been transformed into spectacles for the silver screen. Here’s a rundown of our Screen Editor Ash Carter’s top ten picks...
Jon McGregor on His Latest Novel, Reservoir 13
Sun 15 Oct 2017Jon McGregor is a novelist who describes himself as “Britain’s second-best short story writer.” He’s lived in Nottingham for over ten years, and in that time, he’s written four novels, one short-story collection, fifteen radio plays, and lived on a narrowboat. This month, we caught up with Jon for a chat over some falafel in a Moroccan restaurant...