By Grace Ricks From Hampstead Heath to the British Museum, there is plenty to do in Camden. However, in a less appreciated area of Camden sits Holborn, and in Holborn sits this week’s hidden gem. Persephone Books, a publishing house … Continue reading Persephone Books: Camden’s forgotten female inspired bookstore
Nestled in Hackney Wick, across the River Lea from the Olympic Stadium, is one of the borough’s best culture organisations: the Stour Space. Offering a venue for everything from performance arts to exhibitions, this venue aims to promote art in … Continue reading The Stour Space: Multi-function for varied expression
The London Centre for Book Arts (LCBA) is a prime location for artists in Hackney. As its name implies, it deals in particular with books and book-making processes, from binding to printing and publishing. Artist-run and using an open-access model, … Continue reading Typefaces and book-binding at the London Centre for Book Arts
By Grace Ricks A quick walk from Liverpool station, past Brick Lane on Hanbury Street, you’ll find tucked away just the sort of place of literary genius that you’d expect to find in Hackney‘s niche little bit of Shoreditch. Contrasting … Continue reading Spring Reading in Shoreditch: London’s hippest, tech-free bookstore
Sometimes it’s easy to forget that books aren’t just for adults. Second-hand book stores and Waterstones fill every block of London, but almost all of them predominately aim at selling to more mature audiences. While some have children’s book sections, … Continue reading It’s Lit: Book Ends, Exmouth Market, Islington
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