http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-7160-monica-ali/topic-rss.do Monica Ali RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23772342-from-the-pearls-of-zadie-to-the-d-cups-of-jordan.do As 2010 draws nearer, the literary world is starting to ask: what were the defining novels of the Noughties? 2009-11-20T09:46:10Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23726476-where-is-the-novelist-to-do-our-city-justice.do Dickens’s novels seemed to encapsulate the entire city and London became the central character of his work 2009-07-31T07:17:58Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23702402-our-migrants-great-gift-to-this-city---literature.do Arguments over the consequences of immigration are furious and frequent. But it has another, less-noticed, result: it fertilises literature 2009-06-02T07:32:54Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23697149-sound-check-my-word-its-a-rap.do Rising MC Speech Debelle is the latest performer to bring music to Bookslam, the literary nightclub that's breaking new ground. 2009-05-22T10:57:22Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23683437-chris-cleave-the-london-novelist-taking-the-world-by-storm.do 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 2009-04-30T08:13:17Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/clubbing/article-23445346-try-brick-lane-for-a-cooler-hang-out.do Forget curry - E1's new supper club, The Brickhouse, offers dinner, dancing and cabaret until 2am. 2008-02-29T12:33:37Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23421334-a-london-street-thats-full-of-eastern-promise.do Brick Lane is quietly effective, acted with resource and directed with the kind of patient skill it needs. 2007-11-15T00:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23418805-no-threats-could-stop-me-making-brick-lane.do Sarah Gavron, director of British film Brick Lane, explains why she went ahead with the controversial adaptation. 2007-10-30T12:38:46Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23417918-brick-lane-star-up-for-best-actress-award.do 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. 2007-10-24T07:47:01Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/review-23411592-a-loving-story-of-respect.do 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. 2007-09-09T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23409652-coming-soon-for-autumn.do After the silliness of the summer blockbusters, autumn brings a crop of films for grown-ups. See our preview here. 2007-08-24T11:13:07Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/review-23398605-the-future-is-mobile.do Sue Steward reviews All Tomorrow's Pictures, an exhibition which celebrates the ICA's 60th birthday by getting 59 celebs to take phone pics. 2007-05-29T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/article-23381913-hollywoods-new-royalty.do After the Golden Globe successes and record growth in the British film industry, we name our top 50 major players. 2007-01-16T11:56:12Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23364182-fanatics-blow-us-up-but-their-time-is-over.do 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. 2006-08-22T14:19:32Z