Read, Watch & Listen
A Shed of One’s Own
04 October 2018 by
I’ll start with a confession. When I first read Virginia Woolf’s famous essay ‘A Room of One’s Own’ in my...
Amanda Quinn – Digi Transform
27 September 2018 by
Amanda Quinn on taking part in Digi_Transform and working with a mentor to look at her digital profile. In March...
The North Recommends: Poetry Book Society
27 September 2018 by
The Poetry Book Society is a unique poetry book club founded by T S Eliot. Our quarterly handpicked poetry parcels...
The North Recommends: Imagined Things
27 September 2018 by
Imagined Things is a proudly independent bookshop inside the beautiful & iconic Westminster Arcade in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. We opened...
The North Recommends: Peepal Tree Press
27 September 2018 by
Peepal Tree Press is the world’s largest publisher of Caribbean and Black British writing. Based in Leeds and founded in 1985...
The North Recommends: The Reader’s Storybarn
27 September 2018 by
The Reader’s Storybarn is an interactive story-centre for children to explore, share and discover a love of books and storytelling....
The North Recommends: Oxenhope St Mary’s Book Group
27 September 2018 by
The Oxenhope book group began four years ago and is one of 103 book groups supported by Bradford Library Service....
Interview with Una
27 September 2018 by
Cree tells the story of Jolene, a woman from Durham who finds solace, support and ultimately hope from attending the women’s...
What we’re reading: Autumn edition
27 September 2018 by
Laura Fraine As we gear up for Durham Book Festival starting next week, my work life seems to be hurtling...
Queer Youth: a poem by Holly Stamp
25 August 2018 by
This poem was created during our Proud Words LGBTQ+ writing projects, which took place at Heaton Manor and Benfield Schools in 2017.
Kim Moore reading at the Poetry Gala
04 August 2018 by
Jacob Polley: Lamanby
04 August 2018 by










