Northern Bookshelf
Interviews, round-ups and recommendations from our quarterly readers’ newsletter.
What We’re Reading: Spring 2025 Edition
20 March 2025 by
If the spring sunshine has inspired you to sit outside with a book, take your pick from the NWN team’s...
The Lamb: Interview with Lucy Rose
13 December 2024 by
Lucy Rose’s debut novel The Lamb is a gripping, lyrical coming-of-age story set deep in the Cumbrian fells. It follows...
The North Recommends: The Braag
13 December 2024 by
The Braag is an indie publisher in Newcastle, publishing beautiful and strange poetry chapbooks and speculative fiction. Founder Kym Deyn...
New and Recent Poetry from the North: Winter 2024
13 December 2024 by
Our seasonal poetry round-up is back. Find out about some of the best new poetry out now from writers in...
What We’re Reading: Winter 2024 Edition
13 December 2024 by
If there’s one thing we do well at NWN, it’s reading lots of books. If you’re still on the lookout...
Lying Perfectly Still: Interview with Laura Fish
19 September 2024 by
Lying Perfectly Still, the latest novel from Women’s Prize longlisted author of Strange Music Laura Fish, is a searing inside...
New and Recent Poetry from the North: Autumn 2024
19 September 2024 by
Lean into the cosy autumn vibes by spending a gloomy evening with a new poetry book. We’ve got you covered...
What We’re Reading: Durham Book Festival 2024 Edition
19 September 2024 by
The fast approaching Durham Book Festival leads to many lunchtime conversations here at NWN about the authors we’re most excited...
Library love at Northern Bookshelf Live
19 September 2024 by
Jane Claire Bradley, author of Dear Neighbour, writes about her experience on the Northern Bookshelf Live programme.
Something to be Proud Of: Interview with Anna Zoe Quirke
14 June 2024 by
Something to be Proud Of is the sparkling YA debut from Northern Writers’ Award-winner Anna Zoe Quirke. It follows chaotic...
The North Recommends: 1b Books
14 June 2024 by
Newcastle-upon-Tyne recently gained its first independent bookshop with the opening of 1b Books in Heaton. NWN Programme Manager Hana Sandhu...
What We’re Reading: Summer 2024 Edition
14 June 2024 by
This summer, whether you’re staying home or are off on big adventures, it’s important to have some exciting books lined...
