Northern Bookshelf
Interviews, round-ups and recommendations from our quarterly readers’ newsletter.
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The North Recommends: Book and Brew Reading Group
14 June 2019 by
Book and Brew is a book group based in Newcastle. It’s been going since 2015 when its founder, Dawn McGuigan,...
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What we’re reading: Summer edition
14 June 2019 by
Claire Malcolm I’ve read some excellent books so far this year and would like to particularly recommend White Tears by Hari Kunzru...
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What we’re reading: Spring edition
15 March 2019 by
Every year from March until June we celebrate books from twelve brilliant northern writers with our Read Regional campaign. Our authors are visiting...
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The North Recommends: Bluemoose Books
15 March 2019 by
Bluemoose Books is an independent publisher based in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. Kevin and Hetha Duffy started Bluemoose in 2006....
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The North Recommends: The Northern YA Literature Festival
15 March 2019 by
The Northern Young Adult Literary Festival is a brilliant festival ran by UCLAN dedicated to bringing the publishing industry, books...
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The North Recommends: Poetry Book Society
15 March 2019 by
Spring has finally sprung in Newcastle and we can’t wait to share our latest poetry highlights. Here are four of...
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Interview with Jessica Andrews
15 March 2019 by
When Lucy wins a place at university, she thinks London will unlock her future. Having grown up seemingly a world...
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The North Recommends: Sam Read Bookseller
15 March 2019 by
Sam Read’s opened in Grasmere in 1887. The proprietor Sam Read ran it until his death in 1919, when his...
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The North Recommends: Durham Book Group
15 March 2019 by
Durham Book Group is a wonderfully diverse mix of people, interested in reading and discussing a varied range of literature...
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New Writing North – Books of the Year 2018
14 December 2018 by
Rebecca Wilkie I couldn’t choose just one book this year, so am going to mention the first and last books...
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The North Recommends: UClan Publishing
14 December 2018 by
UCLan Publishing is the only student-run, trade but not for profit publishing house in the world. It’s breaking the mould...
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The North Recommends: Poetry Book Society
14 December 2018 by
THE POETRY BOOK SOCIETY GIFT GUIDE: Christmas is fast approaching, so here’s the definitive Poetry Book Society gift guide. We’re...