Northern Bookshelf
Interviews, round-ups and recommendations from our quarterly readers’ newsletter.
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The North Recommends: Poetry Book Society
08 June 2018 by
Here’s our roundup of the hottest new poetry releases to read this Summer: Girls are Coming Out of the Woods...
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What we’re reading: Summer holiday edition
08 June 2018 by
Claire Malcolm As I move from reading glasses to sunglasses this summer my poolside reading list includes two obsessions: Kudos, the final...
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The North Recommends: Forum Books
08 June 2018 by
Forum Books is an award-winning, independent bookshop in the heart of Corbridge, Northumberland, stocking an eye-popping range of handpicked books –...
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Interview with Paul Ferris
08 June 2018 by
The Boy in the Shed is a story of a life less than ordinary. Born in Ireland in 1965, Ferris and...
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The North recommends: Poetry Book Society
09 March 2018 by
Every quarter our expert Selectors choose the best new poetry books for our members. Despite the snow, we’ve just launched...
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The North recommends: Book Corner, Saltburn
09 March 2018 by
I opened Book Corner in a tiny shop unit back in 2014, and moved into larger premises last year. It’s...
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Featured publisher: Valley Press
09 March 2018 by
Independent Scarborough-based publishing house Valley Press is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with a bumper crop of new titles....
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The North recommends: Rhyme and Reason
09 March 2018 by
Rhyme & Reason is Sheffield’s only independent bookshop, which people often describe as an Aladdin’s cave when they see the...
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Interview with Laura Steven
09 March 2018 by
The Exact Opposite of Okay follows the story of Izzy O’Neill in the wake of a revenge porn scandal. When photos...
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What we’re reading – NWN reads Read Regional 2018
09 March 2018 by
We run Read Regional in partnership with 23 library authorities across the North, where you will find all of the...
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New Writing North – Books of the Year 2017
08 December 2017 by
Claire Malcolm I enjoyed Richard Lloyd Parry’s non-fiction account of Lucie Blackman’s murder, People Who Eat Darkness – a dark...
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The North recommends: Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children’s Books
08 December 2017 by
The Seven Stories Bookshop, located in Ouseburn Valley is a treasure trove of delightful books sure to tickle the fancy...