Books
Gay’s The Word at 40: see LGBT activist Mark Ashton’s plaque
The pioneering bookshop has been around for four decades
London The Cookbook: Caravan
A new hardback tome tells the story of the capital’s food scene in 50 restaurants, including Granary Square institution Caravan, which we extract here
The long read: How to get your novel published
Birkbeck’s creative writing tutor and author Jonathan Kemp talks plot, structure, confidence – and rejection
Without Trace: why you always remember the bad reviews
Screenwriter turned author Simon Booker on the perils of unleashing a debut novel into the online stratosphere
Why the Word on the Water bookbarge is now a permanent fixture
Jonathan Privett tells Clare Hand about his fight to remain on the canal in King’s Cross. And why books are better from being under threat
MUST DO: a punk pop-up shop… at the British Library?
Plus a new pizza joint on Cally Road and free bike checks for locals
Review: Foretold by Thunder, by Ed Davey
The Dolphin pub in King’s Cross is central to the plot of an addictive new thriller, says Tim Sowula
Just what is the Knowledge Quarter?
Modern day King’s Cross is a hotbed for creating and sharing all manner of information. As we’re the new publication devoted to the neighbourhood, isn’t it high time we learnt some more?
Canal Knowledge: #2, Jonathan Privett, Word on the Water
In this new weekly series we meet different folk who’ve made their home afloat. This week – the floating bookshop owner
Why we love #3: Word on the Water
The wandering bookman is currently anchored at the bottom of the steps off Granary Square. But be quick, he’ll be on the move again soon
