Northern Bookshelf
Interviews, round-ups and recommendations from our quarterly readers’ newsletter.
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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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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...
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The Lamb: Interview with Lucy Rose
13 December 2024 by
Lucy Rose’s debut novel The Lamb is a gripping, lyrical coming-of-age story set deep in the Cumbrian fells. It follows...
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The North Recommends: The Braag
13 December 2024 by
The Braag is an indie publisher in Newcastle, publishing beautiful and strange poetry chapbooks and speculative fiction. Founder Kym Deyn...
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New and Recent Poetry from the North: Winter 2024
13 December 2024 by
Our seasonal poetry round-up is back. Find out about some of the best new poetry out now from writers in...
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What We’re Reading: Winter 2024 Edition
13 December 2024 by
If there’s one thing we do well at NWN, it’s reading lots of books. If you’re still on the lookout...
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Lying Perfectly Still: Interview with Laura Fish
19 September 2024 by
Lying Perfectly Still, the latest novel from Women’s Prize longlisted author of Strange Music Laura Fish, is a searing inside...
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New and Recent Poetry from the North: Autumn 2024
19 September 2024 by
Lean into the cosy autumn vibes by spending a gloomy evening with a new poetry book. We’ve got you covered...
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What We’re Reading: Durham Book Festival 2024 Edition
19 September 2024 by
The fast approaching Durham Book Festival leads to many lunchtime conversations here at NWN about the authors we’re most excited...
