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Where is the novelist to do our city justice?

31.07.09
Dickens’s novels seemed to encapsulate the entire city and London became the central character of his work... more

Our migrants’ great gift to this city - literature

02.06.09
Arguments over the consequences of immigration are furious and frequent. But it has another, less-noticed, result: it fertilises literature ... more

Sound check: My word! It's a rap

22.05.09
Rising MC Speech Debelle is the latest performer to bring music to Bookslam, the literary nightclub that's breaking new ground.... more

Chris Cleave, the London novelist taking the world by storm

30.04.09
His first novel about a terror attack came out on 7/7. Chris Cleave’s new book, The Other Hand, has sold 100,000 in eight weeks and Nicole Kidman wants the film rights... more

Try Brick Lane for a cooler hang-out

29.02.08
Forget curry - E1's new supper club, The Brickhouse, offers dinner, dancing and cabaret until 2am.... more

A London street that's full of Eastern promise

15.11.07
Brick Lane is quietly effective, acted with resource and directed with the kind of patient skill it needs.... more

No threats could stop me making Brick Lane

30.10.07
Sarah Gavron, director of British film Brick Lane, explains why she went ahead with the controversial adaptation.... more

Brick Lane star up for best actress award

24.10.07
The young star of Brick Lane is to go head to head with Dame Judi Dench for the honour of best actress in the British Independent Film awards.... more

A loving story of respect

10.09.07
Brick Lane remains a frequently moving portrait of a family with a right to their own personal history without having to "represent" an entire community or a moment in British social history.... more

Coming soon for autumn

24.08.07
After the silliness of the summer blockbusters, autumn brings a crop of films for grown-ups. See our preview here.... more

The future is mobile

30.05.07
Sue Steward reviews All Tomorrow's Pictures, an exhibition which celebrates the ICA's 60th birthday by getting 59 celebs to take phone pics.... more

Hollywood's new royalty

16.01.07
After the Golden Globe successes and record growth in the British film industry, we name our top 50 major players.... more

Fanatics blow us up but their time is over

22.08.06
Howard Brenton shocked us in the Eighties, but then he fell out of favour. Now the provocative playwright is back. He talks to Fiona Maddocks about his new comedy on extremism.... more

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