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Northern Bookshelf
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Fifteen Wild Decembers: Interview with Karen Powell
15 September 2023 by
Fifteen Wild Decembers is Northern Writers’ Award winner Karen Powell’s dazzling second novel. It follows Emily Brontë and her siblings...
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What We’re Reading: Durham Book Festival 2023 Edition
15 September 2023 by
With less than a month to go until Durham Book Festival 2023 kicks off, we’re eagerly eyeing up the festival...
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New and Recent Poetry from the North: Autumn 2023
15 September 2023 by
As the evenings draw in, cosy up with a new poetry collection from a northern poet this autumn, recommended by...
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The North Recommends: IRON Press
15 September 2023 by
IRON Press has reached its half century! This year, Cullercoats-based IRON Press is celebrating 50 years of independent poetry publishing....
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Introducting the Climate Hope Book List: A resource for teachers and carers with primary age children
15 September 2023 by
Threads in the Ground is a new climate hope organisation, set up with the support of New Writing North. The...
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Bad weather, great thrillers – the cream of Northern-set crime fiction
15 September 2023 by
Find your new favourite crime author as Marnie Riches, crime writer and tutor on our Crime Fiction online course, tells...
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The North Recommends: Hyde Park Book Club
09 June 2023 by
Hyde Park Book Club is an arts venue, cafe, bar and bookshop in Leeds. A place to grab drinks with...
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What We’re Reading: Summer Edition
09 June 2023 by
There’s something special about the books we read over summer – sunshine and holidays seem to lend themselves to creating...
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New and Recent Poetry from the North: Summer 2023
09 June 2023 by
If you’re looking for some great new poetry to dig into this summer, read on for Senior Programme Manager Will...
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Dear Neighbour: Interview with Jane Claire Bradley
09 June 2023 by
Dear Neighbour is Jane Claire Bradley’s debut novel, following the residents of Leodis Street as they are threatened with eviction...
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The North Recommends: Hexham Book Festival
10 March 2023 by
Hexham Book Festival returns to its traditional April slot with a packed programme of events for all ages. The...
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Dragged Up Proppa: Interview with Pip Fallow
10 March 2023 by
Pip Fallow’s memoir Dragged Up Proppa is the story of growing up working class in a forgotten England. In this interview we...
