Northern Bookshelf
Interviews, round-ups and recommendations from our quarterly readers’ newsletter.
New and Recent Poetry from the North: Summer 2024
14 June 2024 by
What poems have you been loving recently? We can always rely on brilliant recommendations from our Senior Programme Manager, Will...
The Wives of Halcyon: Interview with Eirinie Lapidaki
15 March 2024 by
The Wives of Halcyon is the powerful debut novel about coercive control, motherhood and extraordinary women, from Northern Writers’ Award-winner...
The North Recommends: The Queerish Bookshop
15 March 2024 by
The Queerish Bookshop opened in October 2023 to create a dedicated space for the LGBTQ+ community in Darlington. We asked...
What We’re Reading: Spring 2024 Edition
15 March 2024 by
What are you currently reading? Hear from the New Writing North team about our current reads and recent favourites, spanning...
New and Recent Poetry from the North: Spring 2024
15 March 2024 by
Poetry lovers, find a new collection to feast on this spring! Senior Programme Manager Will Mackie has handpicked some of...
What We’re Reading: Winter 2023 Edition
08 December 2023 by
What did NWN love reading this year? We’ve assembled our 2023 reading highlights, the books we’re gifting this Christmas, and...
New and Recent Poetry from the North: Winter 2023
08 December 2023 by
What better way to slow down and take a breather during a busy December than by curling up with a...
Hidden Fires: Interview with Sairish Hussain
08 December 2023 by
Hidden Fires is the second novel from Bradford-based Sairish Hussain. It is a poignant story of grief and loss, the...
Young Writers Recommend: Winter 2023
08 December 2023 by
As well as being very talented writers, our Newcastle Young Writers’ Group are ferocious readers. We asked them for some...
The North Recommends: The Kittiwake Trust Multilingual Library
08 December 2023 by
The Kittiwake Trust Multilingual Library recently reopened in a new venue in Gateshead. Hear from Amina and Joe about the...
The North Recommends: Honford Star
08 December 2023 by
Honford Star is an independent publisher based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. It publishes exciting literature from East Asia, be it...
Fifteen Wild Decembers: Interview with Karen Powell
15 September 2023 by
Fifteen Wild Decembers is Northern Writers’ Award winner Karen Powell’s dazzling second novel. It follows Emily Brontë and her siblings...
