Poetic, informative and thoroughly researched, Adrift is author Helen Babbs’s account of living on the canals and waterways of London
Historian Travis Elborough charts the fascinating history of parks, those little pockets of nature most of us take for granted
The annual book fest returns this weekend, with grime, gozleme and a certain former shadow chancellor
The Hackney-based author of the acclaimed memoir Trans is convinced that emotions can play a crucial role in affecting social and political change
Comics artist Will Volley may have the perfect pitch for his new graphic novel – selling door-to-door
Rebecca Mackenzie talks about writing her debut novel, synchronicity and growing up in an evangelical environment
Hackney journalist provides social commentary and insight into the precarious world of London cycle couriers in Messengers
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
There’s more to this social movement than loving your body and feeling good, says author and fat activist Charlotte Cooper
Hackney-born author Stephen Thompson talks about his latest novel, set in the immediate aftermath of the 7/7 bombings
Samuel Pepys, Herman Melville and Christopher Columbus among the authors of a fascinating compendium of travel writing, co-compiled by Travis Elborough
Photographer Nicholas Sack captures a stark world of alienation and testosterone in Lost in the City
