Journal

Climate Writer, Linda France, reflects on Rebecca Solnit's collection of essays in her book Whose Story is This? Old Conflicts, New Chapters.

The Poetry Book Society has been inspiring generations of poets and poetry fans since 1953. In these uncertain times many are seeking solace and inspiration in poetry, so PBS has rounded up seven seasonal selections to put a smile on your face.

The Book Case has been a fixture on Hebden Bridge's Market Street for over 20 years, specialising in nature landscape writing and fiction and attracting writers of all types. Despite the shop being flooded three times, it retains an impressive and well-stocked array of titles. In our guest blog post, they talk about the books they’re currently excited about, as well as their recent encounter with Storm Ciara.

Whitley Book Group are a group of readers in Whitley Bay, linked by a mesh of friendship, home, young children, and love of reading. In this blog post, Sophie Buxton tells us about five of the books they’ve enjoyed discussing together.

With the current health situation in mind, it can be easy to get caught in the frenzy of negative news reports. We think it’s important to keep hold of those moments that bring us feelings of comfort and hope, which is why we’ve put together this list of Books We Turn To In Troubled Times. Find out which books each of us find uplifting and reassuring.

In this interview, Danielle Jawando tells us about the inspiration behind her YA fiction novel, And The Stars Were Burning Brightly, its difficult subject matter, and what she hopes it will bring to young people.

While we unfortunately can't go to Hexham Book Festival this year, we can still enjoy their book recommendations! In this blog post, festival director Susie Troup has put together a list of some of the best children's books she's got her eye on this year.

Theatre maker and director Ruth Johnson reflects on the experience of working on the Gateshead Young Writers programme with a group of young people from Kelvin Grove Community Primary School.

In January 2020, Linda France was appointed New Writing North and Newcastle University's Climate Writer in Residence, a year-long post. This is the first in a series of blog posts, charting her own journey and the project she has established: Writing the Climate.

The Blue House Bookshop is an independent children's bookshop which opened in October 2019. Situated in Bootham, they stock lovely collection of books to encourage and cultivate the love of reading in children and families. In this guest blog post, they share with us a few of their favourite recently published children’s books.

Manchester-based not-for-profit publishing initiative, Comma Press, have been championing short stories from northern cities ever since they formed in 2003. In this guest blog post, they introduce their upcoming anthology The Book of Newcastle, to be released on 16 January 2020.

Alfred Bar Book Club began back in 2017 in a quirky little bar called Alfred, in a small suburb of Leeds. The group, formed by local author June Taylor and then bar manager Harriet Earle, meets monthly and aims to support local authors. Find out more about them in our guest article.