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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Frosty books for your Christmas holidays
12 December 2025 by
Whether you like to read mystery or fantasy novels, non-fiction or short stories, Christmas is the perfect time to curl...
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What We’re Reading: Winter 2025 Edition
12 December 2025 by
Struggling to find that perfect gift? We’ve got you covered. Find out the shining highlights of our staff’s reading years,...
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New and Recent Poetry from the North: Winter 2025
12 December 2025 by
Our roundup of some of the best new and upcoming poetry this winter from poets in the North.
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We Call Them Witches: Interview with India-Rose Bower
12 December 2025 by
Yorkshire-based writer India-Rose Bower’s atmospheric debut novel, We Call Them Witches, celebrates the love and loyalty of family in the...
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Stanley Sings: An intergenerational song by the people of Stanley
Writer Bob Beagrie and singer/songwriter Sara Dennis have been collaborating with children from St Joseph's Primary School and residents of Townley Court, a retirement housing complex, in Stanley to create a new song for the town.
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From one writer to another: Sifting the Hachette Children’s Novel Awards
04 November 2025 by
Hannah Drinkwater, a Publishing MA student at Northumbria University, tells us about her experience sifting entries for the Hachette Children’s...
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Voice Notes at the PRS New Music Biennial
04 November 2025 by
This summer, Voice Notes came to life on stage as part of the PRS New Music Biennial. In collaboration with...
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20 campus novels for your back-to-school fix
22 September 2025 by
There’s something about autumn and the back-to-school season that seems to revive the inner academic in us all. Get that...
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New and Recent Poetry from the North: Autumn 2025
22 September 2025 by
It’s another brilliant season for Northern poetry. Find a new collection to accompany your fireside evenings – including a special...
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What We’re Reading: Durham Book Festival 2025 Edition
22 September 2025 by
Durham Book Festival returns for another year from 10-12 October 2025. Before you plan your festival weekend, find out about...
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The North Recommends: Read. Bookshop Holmfirth
22 September 2025 by
Book lovers of Holmfirth and beyond, we’ve found your new favourite bookshop. Discover more about Read, which was opened in...
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Up Above the City: Interview with Clare Weze
22 September 2025 by
Up Above the City is a topical and moving middle-grade novel by Northern Writers’ Award-winner Clare Weze, tackling the real theme...
