
Noir’s rising star
Featuring razor-sharp dialogue and scheming gangsters, Jukebox is a novel that makes ... Read More

Crime Queen | Margery Allingham
Margery Allingham is one of our greatest mystery writers – and much ... Read More

Electric Avenues | Trams of London
A century ago, trams were a familiar site in Clerkenwell, trundling up ... Read More

Dr Johnson’s Jamaican heir
Francis Barber went from childhood slavery to freedom in Fleet Street with ... Read More

Rebels and reformers | David Rosenberg
In his new book, Rebel Footprints, author David Rosenberg takes us on ... Read More

Cover story | Compete with Digital Rivals
Books need to be beautiful to compete with digital rivals. A top ... Read More

Butcher, fletcher, candlestick maker
London's livery companies go back to medieval times. Here’s our guide to ... Read More

The Deadliest Year | 17th Century
It’s one of the most terrible events in the history of the ... Read More

Beating the odds | Sally Gardner
Written off by her teachers, Sally Gardner is now a bestselling children’s ... Read More

Pride & Prejudice & Psycho | Robert Hale
Four decades after moving to Clerkenwell, 79-year-old family firm Robert Hale is ... Read More