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What do Kentish Town’s Top 10 pubs look like hand-drawn?

Illustrator Lili Bé was so inspired by our readers' Top 10 boozers poll the other week that she took pen to paper

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Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Salena Godden, poet and performer

'I wish I owned Kenwood: imagine the weird and wonderful Gatsby parties you could have there'

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Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Rhiannon and Holly, founders of The Vagenda

'Kentish Town smells of the flower stall on the corner, mixed with exhaust fumes and fried breakfasts'

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Off work in August? Try our summer reading list

From back garden to beer garden, you don’t have to plonk yourself on a beach to tear through a page-turner. Here are eleven suggestions perfect for a north London holiday

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Summer reading special: novelist Joanna Briscoe on Kentish Town

The bestselling author of Sleep With Me explains why she is attracted to the gothic, the creepy and out-and-out odd in the area

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Remember this witty take on those old Ladybird books?

Kentish Town artist Miriam Elia has self-published a new version of her satirical hardback, We Go To The Gallery

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Take a literary tour of these inspiring blue plaques

Channel 4 reporter Jennifer Rigby plots a local city hike with a purpose

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Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Sian Pattenden, artist

The creator of our lovely Cultural Maps on cider, gentrification - and wanting to smack a complete stranger in the mouth

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North London Writers need you!

A creative bunch meets fortnightly at Cafe Renoir - and they're looking for new blood

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Book now: ArchWay With Words 2014

The two-week literary spectacular that unites north London postcodes returns in October

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Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Stephanie Smith, founder, ArchWay With Words

‘It’s funny how the laughter of a loved one is such a joyous thing, but the relentless guffaw of a pissed fool is so supremely irritating’

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5 things we learnt from Will Self last night

The author packed the room for his appearance at the second ArchWay With Words literary festival this week. Here’s what he had to say

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Review: Memoirs of Mothers

This frank discussion between authors Michele Hanson and Elisa Segrave was one of the highlights of ArchWay With Words, says Jack Watts

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Why reading fiction matters

5 great tips to bear in mind from Archway Market’s charismatic weekly bookseller Jon Privet

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Ich Bin: Arabella Weir, novelist and comedian

Before her appearance at Camden School For Girls’ literary festival this weekend, the best-selling writer on interrupting people, what makes her unhappy – and doubling up her Nectar points

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Must Do: December Top 10

It’s the busiest month of the year. Here are some ways to pack even more in

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