East End Born and Bled by Jeff Jones – ‘a fascinating history of London boxing’
Our resident reviewer Tabitha Potts dives into this fantastic book charting the lives, day-jobs and backgrounds of East End fighters
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Art and artists
Victoria Park by Gemma Reeves book review – touching and tasting East London
This debut novel by Gemma Reeves is a dreamy montage of lives connected by delight in the small things while
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Turn a Blind Eye by Vicky Newham review – the body count mounts in Mile End
Our reviewer Tabitha Potts casts her eyes over Vicky Newham’s debut murder mystery Turn a Blind Eye, twisting and turning
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Secrets of the Homefront Girls by Kate Thompson – ‘beauty was their duty’
A love letter to East London, The Secrets of the Homefront Girls shows how everyone counts whatever their gender, class
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Camera as liberation: the founding of Four Corners and Camerawork
As Four Corners edges towards a full reopening, we glance back over its radical history, inextricable from that of the road it serves.
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Artist Marc Gooderham’s East End: ‘How can I make that street corner sing?’
We spoke to artist Marc Gooderham on the nostalgia of our favourite East End haunts, and what makes a place
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At least the weather’s good: a lockdown poem from Iftikhar Latif
Ifti Latif is a local poet, who wrote a poem inspired by lockdown last summer. As the winter months take hold and people look for some positivity in the current climate, he has chosen to share his work which he hopes will ‘be something nice to think about, especially as we enter January’.
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Book review: The Little History of the East End
It’s very impressive how much careful research and detail Gordon manages to include while covering such a long period of history and making it short, readable and entertaining.
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Barge portraits: A window into life on the Regent’s canal [photoessay]
I wanted to capture intimate scenes of people’s autumn evenings on the boats.
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Harry and the Chicks’ new single ‘Bow Church’ captures the beauty of Bow
‘I come from a typically working-class, East End family,’ she says. So when I was young, I remember going with my mum to the market on a Saturday. And I distinctly remember what a social atmosphere it was here. How people on the streets would talk to each other.’
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Local artist’s ‘anthotype’ prints are made using plants from local parks
Flipping through those pages, he shares a realisation he had recently. ‘Actually, these prints ended up being a strange lockdown diary of sorts. Because I can remember little things I did the day I made each print.’
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Portrait series captures intimate moments between local families
‘I wanted to meet people and hear about their experiences. Everyone’s got a story to tell, especially during this strange period, so I wanted to capture those stories visually.’
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