Book Corner is an independent bookshop situated in the lovely seaside town of Saltburn, North Yorkshire. They specialise in contemporary fiction for adults and children while providing customers with a sea view. Find out which books, bookseller Jenna has on her radar for Spring 2018.
Valley Press is a Scarborough-based independent publisher. In this post, Director Jamie McGarry reveals the array of titles we can expect from Valley Press for their 10th anniversary year.
Ursula Stickland, Charlie Russell and Richard Welsh from Rhyme and Reason take us on a tour of their must-read children's books from the Sheffield-based writer/illustrator Lydia Monks to Carnegie award-winners Berlie Doherty and David Almond.
Hexham Book Festival Director and group leader, Susie Troup tells us all about Hexham Book Group. From where they meet and what they read to the special event they organise as part of the annual local book festival.
The Exact Opposite of Okay is the feminist firecracker novel debut by Laura Steven. In this interview, Laura discusses how her novel was born, politically fuelled YA fiction and the problem with blaming social media.
From March until June 2018, we’re celebrating 12 new books from the North with our Read Regional campaign.
Sarah Watson is a playwright from Newcastle upon Tyne who applied to the Young Writers' Talent Fund for support to develop her play 'Zones'. Sarah has been working with playwrights Carina Rodney and Ruth Johnson, and has written this blog post to talk about her experience.
Anna Ryder and Sian Armstrong applied to the Young Writers' Talent Fund for support with the set-up of The Table, a writing group for women and non-binary people in Newcastle upon Tyne. Anna has written this blog reflecting on the project so far.
Eloise was the recipient of the Cuckoo Young Writers Award 2017, she makes time to write both poetry and prose around her studies, taking inspiration from anything she can find.
The first recipient of the Julia Darling Travel Fellowship in 2015, was Chloe Daykin, author of Fish Boy. The fellowship allowed her a trip to Norway to fill her imagination with fresh people and places.
In 2017, writer Emma McGordon was awarded the Julia Darling Travel Fellowship. This funded a trip to San Francisco where Emma explored the Frame Line Queer Film Festival.
Mental Health blogger Lucy Nichol has written a book revealing what life with mental illness is like, while doing away with stereotypes and misconceptions. In this journal post, she reveals the 'ups and downs' of writing about mental health.
