“A Safe Haven”: Huguenots, Jews, and Bangladeshis in Brick Lane, London

“A Safe Haven”: Huguenots, Jews, and Bangladeshis in Brick Lane, London

Curry houses, grocery stores, textile shops, and bilingual street signs: All pepper the street known as Banglatown—Brick Lane, East London’s iconic Bangladeshi neighborhood. Wandering among a throng of Bengali locals and international... Read more »
'Meta has stolen books': authors to protest in London against AI trained using 'shadow library'

'Meta has stolen books': authors to protest in London against AI trained using 'shadow library'

Authors and other publishing industry professionals will stage a demonstration outside Meta’s London office today in protest of the organisation’s use of copyrighted books to train artificial intelligence. Source link Read more »
London literary life excludes northern writers, prize organisers say | Books

London literary life excludes northern writers, prize organisers say | Books

Northern writers still face a struggle to make it in the London-centric literary world, the organisers of a regional literary prize have said. Claire Malcolm, founder and chief executive of New Writing... Read more »
Martin Amis memorial to be held in London | Books

Martin Amis memorial to be held in London | Books

A celebration of the author Martin Amis, who died last May aged 73, is due to be held in London next month. Friends, family and colleagues of Amis will gather at St... Read more »
‘Look at your country! It’s amazing’: Armistead Maupin on moving to London | Armistead Maupin

‘Look at your country! It’s amazing’: Armistead Maupin on moving to London | Armistead Maupin

Armistead Maupin is just where he wants to be. But that’s not where you might expect. The writer who made his name as the bard of San Francisco – or at least an earlier incarnation of it,... Read more »
Bed bugs in books close London library | Books

Bed bugs in books close London library | Books

A west London library has had to temporarily close after bedbugs were found in returned books. It was announced on Monday that Northolt library in West Ealing would be closed until the... Read more »
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