• The Grand Tour (Part 4): Chatsworth House

    The Grand Tour originally took place in the 17th – 19th centuries for rich travellers so they could become ‘cultured’. The tour took them across the globe, from England to Italy and Greece. For the modern day traveller however, this has been narrowed down to the much more accessible local region. The...
  • The Grand Tour (Part 3): Derby Museums

    The Grand Tour originally took place in the 17th – 19th centuries for rich travellers so they could become ‘cultured’. The tour took them across the globe, from England to Italy and Greece. For the modern day traveller however, this has been narrowed down to the much more accessible local region. The...
  • RSC Announce Their Season

    To coincide with and celebrate the 400 year anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, the RSC have just announced their 2016 spring/summer season. The Royal Shakespeare Theatre is set to feature a mixture of the works of the Bard himself, while the Swan Theatre runs a season exploring his contemporaries, creating...
  • Book of the Month: September

    “In three hours he will move through the empty city, crossing vast rivers, driving along tremendous, multi-laned highways, under darkening skies, like a small God, to be with you, tonight.” Page 6 TITLE: THE SICK BAG SONG AUTHOR: NICK CAVE GENRE: FICTION/POETRY PUBLISHER: CANONGATE BOOKS PUBLISHED: JUNE 2015 PAGES:...
  • 5 Top Crime Novels of the 21st Century

    We are currently living in a neo-golden age of Crime Fiction. In 2014, 48% of all fiction sales fell under the Mystery, Thriller, and Crime genres. Readers are buying crime fiction like never before; and when we look at the quality out there, it is easy to understand why....
  • Nottingham Celebrates D.H. Lawrence

    This week sees the opening of the brand new D.H. Lawrence Festival of Culture – a month long event running until the 19th September promoting the area’s cultural heritage, local talent, and one of Nottingham’s most famous sons. Based in and around the Eastwood area (around 20 minutes from...
  • Book of the Month: August

    ‘Every man’s island, Jean Louise, every man’s watchman, is his conscience.’ Page 265 TITLE: GO SET A WATCHMAN AUTHOR: HARPER LEE GENRE: YA FICTION PUBLISHER: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHED: JULY 2015 PAGES: 278   With To Kill A Mockingbird being a much loved classic all over the world, the announcement of...