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.
Interview with Bridget Hamilton and KL Kaine on their summer YA debuts
19 June 2026 by
Bridget Hamilton and KL Kaine both won a Northern Writers’ Award back in 2023, and are now publishing their debut...
What We’re Reading: Summer 2026 Edition
19 June 2026 by
There’s no time like the summer to treat yourself to an anticipated book from your TBR. Hear about the books...
New and Recent Poetry from the North: Summer 2026
19 June 2026 by
We’ve got four special poetry collections to recommend this summer from returning Northern poets. Explore childhood and parenthood, intergenerational trauma,...
Interview with an audiobook narrator
19 June 2026 by
This National Year of Reading, there are so many ways to fall back in love with reading. Audiobooks are a...
Our favourite Northern book-to-screen adaptations
19 June 2026 by
A recent report shows that book-to-screen adaptations are big business – nearly half of original UK and US dramas on...
The River That Forgot Its Name
18 March 2026 by
The River That Forgot Its Name speaks of the yearning to speak in a mother tongue after a period of language loss and oppression.
Malc’s Boy: Interview with Shaun Wilson
20 March 2026 by
Malc’s Boy, the debut novel from Northern Writers’ Award winner Shaun Wilson, charts a son’s struggle and friendship with his...
The best Northern debut novelists of 2026
20 March 2026 by
The best debut novelists of 2026 list from The Observer features 8 brilliant writers – but why does just one...
Between Us: A new Substack by Pat Barker and Anna Barker
20 March 2026 by
Mother and daughter writer duo Pat Barker (The Regeneration Trilogy, The Silence of the Girls) and Anna Barker (Book of Crow) have...
What We’re Reading: Spring 2026 Edition
20 March 2026 by
How has your reading year started out? Find out about some of the books that have been keeping our team...
New and Recent Poetry from the North: Spring 2026
20 March 2026 by
This spring sees the release of loads of new poetry from Northern Writers’ Award winners, alongside other brilliant poets across...
Making time and space to write with Arvon
03 March 2026 by
We’re delighted to work with Arvon to offer our Northern Writers’ Award winners time, space and guidance to write. Arvon...
