Northern Bookshelf
Interviews, round-ups and recommendations from our quarterly readers’ 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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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.
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...
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...
