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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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...
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New and Recent Poetry from the North: Spring 2023
10 March 2023 by
Spring has arrived and Senior Programme Manager, Will Mackie has handpicked some of his favourite poetry releases from Northern poets....
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What We’re Reading: Spring Edition
10 March 2023 by
Whether your reading year has started off strong or been slower than you’d like, we’re here to help get you...
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The 3.5 percent
16 December 2022 by
We've taken a moment to reflect on how these past three years have engaged a community of climate writers, thinkers and activists, and to share our hope that other organisations will consider how they can use their own platforms to spark change.
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The North Recommends: Manchester University Press
09 December 2022 by
We asked Becca Parkinson at Manchester University Press to tell us more about their growing trade publication list - and what to look out for in 2023.
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A Dark Inheritance: Interview with H. F. Askwith
09 December 2022 by
In this interview we chat to debut author H. F. Askwith about her experience writing A Dark Inheritance, the themes within it, and her inspirations.
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New and Recent Poetry from the North: Winter 2022
09 December 2022 by
Senior Programme Manager, Will Mackie has rounded up some of his favourite recent releases from Northern poets. Read his recommendations of poetry collections published in Winter 2022.
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What We’re Reading: Winter 2022 Edition
09 December 2022 by
We asked the team at NWN what books they enjoyed in 2022, what they'll be gifting and what books they're hoping to receive this Christmas.
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My experience planning and chairing an event for Turn Up For The Books 2022
15 November 2022 by
Turn Up For The Books participant Nalini Ram-Prasad tells us about her experience chairing an event for Durham Book Festival in 2022.
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In my element: A year of listening to the climate
10 November 2022 by
Kiersten Murray-Borbjerg, a disabled artist and aspiring writer based in North Shields, reflects upon her experience attending Linda France’s monthly Listening to the Climate podcast discussion group.
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My experience taking part in Turn Up For The Books 2022
07 November 2022 by
Turn Up For The Books participant Jemima D’Souza tells us about her experience as a Young Programmer in 2022.