Read, Watch & Listen
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Something to be Proud Of: Interview with Anna Zoe Quirke
14 June 2024 by
Something to be Proud Of is the sparkling YA debut from Northern Writers’ Award-winner Anna Zoe Quirke. It follows chaotic...
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The North Recommends: 1b Books
14 June 2024 by
Newcastle-upon-Tyne recently gained its first independent bookshop with the opening of 1b Books in Heaton. NWN Programme Manager Hana Sandhu...
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What We’re Reading: Summer 2024 Edition
14 June 2024 by
This summer, whether you’re staying home or are off on big adventures, it’s important to have some exciting books lined...
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New and Recent Poetry from the North: Summer 2024
14 June 2024 by
What poems have you been loving recently? We can always rely on brilliant recommendations from our Senior Programme Manager, Will...
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All the wonderful astronauts: an afternoon at London Book Fair with Michael Sheen
22 March 2024 by
Richard Benson writes about our headline event at London Book Fair: anger, access, astronauts... and Michael Sheen's call for revolution.
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Visit to Hachette UK: MA in Publishing 2024
21 March 2024 by
MA in Publishing student Alix Scorer tells us about her experience visiting Hachette UK's London offices on 14 March 2024.
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Visit to London Book Fair: MA in Publishing 2024
21 March 2024 by
MA in Publishing student Eleanor Garibaldi tells us about her experience visiting London Book Fair on Wednesday 13 March 2024.
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The Wives of Halcyon: Interview with Eirinie Lapidaki
15 March 2024 by
The Wives of Halcyon is the powerful debut novel about coercive control, motherhood and extraordinary women, from Northern Writers’ Award-winner...
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The North Recommends: The Queerish Bookshop
15 March 2024 by
The Queerish Bookshop opened in October 2023 to create a dedicated space for the LGBTQ+ community in Darlington. We asked...
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What We’re Reading: Spring 2024 Edition
15 March 2024 by
What are you currently reading? Hear from the New Writing North team about our current reads and recent favourites, spanning...
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New and Recent Poetry from the North: Spring 2024
15 March 2024 by
Poetry lovers, find a new collection to feast on this spring! Senior Programme Manager Will Mackie has handpicked some of...
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An act of preservation: Andrew Hankinson on Gordon Burn’s Newcastle
01 March 2024 by
On 7 March, the Gordon Burn Prize takes place in Newcastle for the first time. We commissioned Andrew Hankinson, North East writer and Gordon Burn Prize 2023-24 judge, to write a piece for The QT on Gordon Burn’s Newcastle and what it means for the city.
