Journal

The Durham Book Group attended this very special event at Durham Cathedral, as part of Durham Book Festival.

When Kathryn Williams asked me to join a retreat she was planning for writers and songwriters in Durham, I was both excited and apprehensive. How would I go about writing with someone else? What would we write – songs or prose? And what would we do if we disagreed about how to write it?

The Whitley Bay Book Group discuss My Name is Leon by Kit de Waal.

The Whitley Bay Book Group discuss My Name is Leon by Kit de Waal.

Dan Davies, winner of the Gordon Burn Prize 2015, on Gordon Burn

Durham Book Group discuss Kit de Waal's My Name is Leon.

It was really heart-warming to see that despite the brutal funding cuts, libraries continue to thrive thanks to the dedication of the staff.

The Whitley Bay Book Group discuss The Woodcutter by Reginald Hill.