Northern Bookshelf
Interviews, round-ups and recommendations from our quarterly readers’ newsletter.
New Writing North – Books of the Year 2019
16 December 2019 by
With the festive season in full swing and 2020 nearly upon us, here at New Writing North we’ve been getting nostalgic and looking...
The North Recommends: The Poetry Book Society’s Gift Guide
16 December 2019 by
Look no further for the perfect poetic gift this Christmas! We’re delighted to share our Poetry Book Society Gift Guide,...
The North Recommends: Waterstones Bookshop Durham
16 December 2019 by
Waterstones Bookshop on Saddler Street, in the heart of the beautiful and historic Durham City, is a warm and welcoming...
Interview with Jenn Ashworth
16 December 2019 by
Notes Made While Falling is both a genre-bending memoir and a cultural study of traumatised and sickened selves in fiction...
The North Recommends: ABC Book Club
19 September 2019 by
We started our book club, ABC, about 21 years ago in Horsforth, Leeds. Our children were all at primary school...
Interview with Okechukwu Nzelu
19 September 2019 by
Nnenna Maloney is a teenage girl juggling friendships, school and sex. But as she approaches womanhood she also wants to...
The North Recommends: Bloodaxe Books
19 September 2019 by
Neil Astley founded Bloodaxe Books in 1978 to give a platform to emerging new poets, many from the North of...
The North Recommends: The Poetry Book Society
19 September 2019 by
The Poetry Book Society’s Autumn Selections are among our most striking yet. Spanning across the globe from US legend Jericho...
The North Recommends: Curious Arts
19 September 2019 by
Founded in Newcastle Gateshead in 2016, Curious Arts celebrates and explores Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Culture through the...
The North Recommends: Plackitt & Booth
19 September 2019 by
We’re Plackitt & Booth Booksellers Ltd – Lytham, Lancashire, a super successful indie running high profile author events and serving...
What we’re reading: Autumn edition
19 September 2019 by
Charlotte Ramshaw – The Hiding Game by Naomi Wood For fans of Donna Tartt’s The Secret History, Naomi Wood’s The Hiding Game...
The North Recommends: Cogito Books
14 June 2019 by
Cogito Books is an independent bookshop with a unique and carefully curated collection of titles, beautifully presented in a welcoming...
