Northern Bookshelf
Interviews, round-ups and recommendations from our quarterly readers’ newsletter.
Interview with Lara Williams
14 June 2019 by
Twenty-nine year old Roberta has spent her whole life hungry – until the day she invents Supper Club. Supper Club...
The North Recommends: IRON Press
14 June 2019 by
As far as I know – correct me if I’m wrong – the IRON Festivals are the only ones run...
The North Recommends: Poetry Book Society
14 June 2019 by
The Poetry Book Society was founded by T.S. Eliot to deliver the best new poetry books to members every quarter....
The North Recommends: Young Writers’ Reads
14 June 2019 by
Not That Kind of Girl This book is truly incredible, a work of fantastic feminism driven cleverly into a classical...
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,...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
