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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Books in hot places to read this summer
20 June 2025 by
Sun’s out, books out. From idyllic Mediterranean vistas to sweaty city heatwaves to blazing dystopian wildfires, these books taking place...
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New and Recent Poetry from the North: Summer 2025
20 June 2025 by
Get ready to indulge in some poetry on a long summer evening. It’s time again for NWN poetry expert Will...
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What We’re Reading: Summer 2025 Edition
20 June 2025 by
Is there space in your suitcase for a few more books? Discover the books we’re excited to read on our...
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The Mercy Step: Interview with Marcia Hutchinson
20 June 2025 by
The Mercy Step, Marcia Hutchinson’s solo literary debut, is a sharply-witted and tender portrait of a young girl’s quiet rebellion,...
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A tribute to Professor Simon J James
16 June 2025 by
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Lost Teenagers review
30 April 2025 by
Lost Teenagers is a musical co-created by pupils from Callerton Academy in Newcastle...
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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...
