• A picture of the balcony from Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet: Live Theatre at Lakeside Arts this May

    Tabitha Smith The Nottingham New Theatre and Lakeside Arts present ‘fantasy land’ Romeo and Juliet, a fantastic and vibrant production opening on 2nd May. Tabitha Smith talked to some of the cast and production team to get some insight into how they’re bringing this timeless story to life. I...
  • A stack of Agatha Christie novels

    Why Are Cosy Mysteries So Popular?

    Hannah Walton-Hughes Cosy mysteries are preferred, by many, to grisly crime books. Novels by the likes of Agatha Christie, Janice Hallett and Richard Osman remain incredibly popular to wide numbers of people. Impact’s Hannah Walton-Hughes explores why this is, and looks at what is so appealing about these cosy mysteries....
  • Girl sitting on the beach reading a book

    The Resurgence of Leisure Reading

    In a world consumed by social media, research in 2019 shows that 51% of adults in the UK read at least one book in the previous year. Children are also reading less than they used to, with fewer than 3 in 10 children and young people aged 8 to...
  • A picture of the art gallery Nottingham Contemporary

    Cheap things to do in Nottingham: Arts, Culture and Literature

    Lydia Copson The cost-of-living crisis has launched many of us into a place of minimal room for leisure or luxuries, but luckily there are lots of cheap (or free!) ways to experience art, culture and literature around Nottingham. So, if you’re interested in art exhibitions, films, music, theatre, nature,...
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    What Makes a Celebrity Memoir Irrelevant?

    Due to Prince Harry’s book 'Spare', more celebrity-penned books such as self-help books are being published and critiqued online. Emma Robinson shares what she thinks makes celebrity memoirs irrelevant....
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    My Favourite Sci-fi Book Review: Project Hail Mary

    Adaora Elliott I have two favourite Sci-fi books, both by the same author, one being The Martian and the other Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Since one is more famous than the other, The Martian having been made into an Oscar-nominated film in 2015, I decided to talk...
  • Halloween Creative Showcase – Halloween Haiku

    For the Creative Showcase, Bethan shares with us the haikus she wrote for the spooky time of the year....