Read, Watch & Listen
Why it’s important to rebalance the books
15 June 2018 by
As part of our year-round work developing new writers we are proud to partner with Penguin Random House’s WriteNow programme,...
Read Regional: A whistle-stop tour
13 June 2018 by
In a scruffy clearing in Cleckheaton woodland, a middle-aged man breaks into a sonorous chorus of the folk standard ‘Who...
The North Recommends: Garden Village Book Club
08 June 2018 by
In February of this year I asked people in our local community if they’d be interested in joining a book...
The North Recommends: The Big Malarkey Festival
08 June 2018 by
I suffer from acute sweetshop syndrome when considering the acres of possibility for programming The Big Malarkey Festival, Hull Libraries’...
Featured Publisher: Saraband
08 June 2018 by
Saraband is a creative independent publisher championing original, imaginative, diverse writing, often from new voices. We publish both non-fiction –...
The North Recommends: Poetry Book Society
08 June 2018 by
Here’s our roundup of the hottest new poetry releases to read this Summer: Girls are Coming Out of the Woods...
What we’re reading: Summer holiday edition
08 June 2018 by
Claire Malcolm As I move from reading glasses to sunglasses this summer my poolside reading list includes two obsessions: Kudos, the final...
The North Recommends: Forum Books
08 June 2018 by
Forum Books is an award-winning, independent bookshop in the heart of Corbridge, Northumberland, stocking an eye-popping range of handpicked books –...
Interview with Paul Ferris
08 June 2018 by
The Boy in the Shed is a story of a life less than ordinary. Born in Ireland in 1965, Ferris and...
Read Regional: Around the North in Twelve Library Authorities
29 May 2018 by
In a recent conversation, I was informed by an otherwise reasonable-seeming man that “We don’t need libraries anymore because you...
Read: We Are The Players, A Young Writers’ City Anthology by Excelsior Academy
08 May 2018 by
Read Regional: Poets, past and present
03 May 2018 by
I’ve been to two of my four Read Regional events, which means I’m halfway through my mini tour of the...
