Blog Posts
Interviews, stories and useful advice: our blog is regularly updated with a broad range of new articles to read, including content from our Northern Bookshelf quarterly newsletter.
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Hopeful books for dark days
20 March 2025 by
When the world feels increasingly dark and hopeless, sometimes the best remedy is to put your phone down and read...
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The North Recommends: Open Ended Books
20 March 2025 by
Newcastle-based charity Equal Arts has established a new dementia-friendly publishing imprint, Open Ended Books. Hear from Publications and Heritage Programmes...
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Breaking boundaries in a broken system: Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall
20 March 2025 by
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall transcends genres of romance, crime and mystery to expose structural societal inequalities. Read an...
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Kingfisher: Interview with Rozie Kelly
20 March 2025 by
Rozie Kelly’s debut novel Kingfisher, winner of the NorthBound Book Award 2023, follows a creative writing academic who becomes infatuated...
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New and Recent Poetry from the North: Spring 2025
20 March 2025 by
It’s a bumper season for Northern poetry! We’ve put together a list of some of the best new collections to...
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What We’re Reading: Spring 2025 Edition
20 March 2025 by
If the spring sunshine has inspired you to sit outside with a book, take your pick from the NWN team’s...
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Sam goes to the Screenwriting Weekender and writes about it….
21 February 2025 by
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Seth Insua on being a North East Novelist
17 February 2025 by
Seth Insua describes how the North East Novelists programme boosted his confidence as a debut author.
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New Writing North and Me
31 January 2025 by
Tessy Idemudia describes the impact that attending Young Writers' City creative writing sessions at school had on her later education and success.
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Get started in publishing: Which First Edition work placement is right for me?
18 December 2024 by
Learn more about the areas of the book industry you could work in on our paid placements for 18-25 year olds.
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Meet 2024’s aspiring young publishers
18 December 2024 by
Meet the ten young people who took part in our First Edition book industry placements in 2024 and hear about their experiences.
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The Lamb: Interview with Lucy Rose
13 December 2024 by
Lucy Rose’s debut novel The Lamb is a gripping, lyrical coming-of-age story set deep in the Cumbrian fells. It follows...