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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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
