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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Lying Perfectly Still: Interview with Laura Fish
19 September 2024 by
Lying Perfectly Still, the latest novel from Women’s Prize longlisted author of Strange Music Laura Fish, is a searing inside...
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New and Recent Poetry from the North: Autumn 2024
19 September 2024 by
Lean into the cosy autumn vibes by spending a gloomy evening with a new poetry book. We’ve got you covered...
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What We’re Reading: Durham Book Festival 2024 Edition
19 September 2024 by
The fast approaching Durham Book Festival leads to many lunchtime conversations here at NWN about the authors we’re most excited...
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Library love at Northern Bookshelf Live
19 September 2024 by
Jane Claire Bradley, author of Dear Neighbour, writes about her experience on the Northern Bookshelf Live programme.
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Something to be Proud Of: Interview with Anna Zoe Quirke
14 June 2024 by
Something to be Proud Of is the sparkling YA debut from Northern Writers’ Award-winner Anna Zoe Quirke. It follows chaotic...
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The North Recommends: 1b Books
14 June 2024 by
Newcastle-upon-Tyne recently gained its first independent bookshop with the opening of 1b Books in Heaton. NWN Programme Manager Hana Sandhu...
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What We’re Reading: Summer 2024 Edition
14 June 2024 by
This summer, whether you’re staying home or are off on big adventures, it’s important to have some exciting books lined...
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New and Recent Poetry from the North: Summer 2024
14 June 2024 by
What poems have you been loving recently? We can always rely on brilliant recommendations from our Senior Programme Manager, Will...
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All the wonderful astronauts: an afternoon at London Book Fair with Michael Sheen
22 March 2024 by
Richard Benson writes about our headline event at London Book Fair: anger, access, astronauts... and Michael Sheen's call for revolution.
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Visit to Hachette UK: MA in Publishing 2024
21 March 2024 by
MA in Publishing student Alix Scorer tells us about her experience visiting Hachette UK's London offices on 14 March 2024.
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Visit to London Book Fair: MA in Publishing 2024
21 March 2024 by
MA in Publishing student Eleanor Garibaldi tells us about her experience visiting London Book Fair on Wednesday 13 March 2024.
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The Wives of Halcyon: Interview with Eirinie Lapidaki
15 March 2024 by
The Wives of Halcyon is the powerful debut novel about coercive control, motherhood and extraordinary women, from Northern Writers’ Award-winner...
