Books

The Miniature Mermaid of Zennor, a fantastical new book for children, is out today

A wonderful new children's book, The Miniature Mermaid of Zennor by Emily Harper, is out today presenting readers with a…

9 months ago

Interview with Simon Gaul, author of new novel White Suicide and former owner of The Travel Bookshop

The new book by author Simon Gaul, White Suicide, comes out today - it is an exciting political conspiracy thriller…

1 year ago

New book Cinema Lumiere – set in Notting Hill – out on 8th October

Cinema Lumière by Hattie Holden Edmonds hits book shops next month, telling the tale of a fictional cinema that only houses…

10 years ago

Book and Kitchen events in September

One of Notting Hill's finest bookstores, Book & Kitchen, has a couple of exciting events lined up for September! First up,…

10 years ago

ASPECT Foundation presents ‘Tolstoy and Music: Kreutzer Sonata’, 6th February 2014

Renowned violinist Dmitry Sitkovetsky and acclaimed pianist and former BBC Radio 3 presenter Iain Burnside will perform with the lauded…

11 years ago

‘Around the World in 80 Gifts’ at Book & Kitchen on 7th November

Right in time for the Christmas-present buying season - yes, it's that time of year again! - Notting Hill's excellent…

11 years ago

Portobello Voices Review

Many of you will have heard of a new book called Portobello Voices which tells the tale - in each subject's…

11 years ago

New book for visitors to Notting Hill!

We (okay, I) here at The Guide to Notting Hill have been rather busy recently. Not only has there been…

12 years ago

Guttersnipe by Ronnie Rainbow – the true story of a young Portobello Market worker during WWII

Those interested in the history of Notting Hill and its wonderful Portobello Market may be very interested to hear about…

13 years ago

Recreate the Royal Wedding kiss in Notting Hill!

Following on from yesterday's post about the Royal Wedding spirit in Blenheim Crescent, one of its fine shops is offering…

14 years ago