Northern Bookshelf
Interviews, round-ups and recommendations from our quarterly readers’ newsletter.
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...
New and Recent Poetry from the North: Autumn 2025
22 September 2025 by
It’s another brilliant season for Northern poetry. Find a new collection to accompany your fireside evenings – including a special...
What We’re Reading: Durham Book Festival 2025 Edition
22 September 2025 by
Durham Book Festival returns for another year from 10-12 October 2025. Before you plan your festival weekend, find out about...
The North Recommends: Read. Bookshop Holmfirth
22 September 2025 by
Book lovers of Holmfirth and beyond, we’ve found your new favourite bookshop. Discover more about Read, which was opened in...
Up Above the City: Interview with Clare Weze
22 September 2025 by
Up Above the City is a topical and moving middle-grade novel by Northern Writers’ Award-winner Clare Weze, tackling the real theme...
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...
