Northern Bookshelf
Interviews, round-ups and recommendations from our quarterly readers’ newsletter.
The North Recommends: Truman Books
29 September 2021 by
Truman Books is a brand new bookshop that opened in Farsley, West Leeds in June 2021. It has always been...
New Poetry from the North: Summer 2021
21 June 2021 by
NWN’s poetry expert Will rounds up some of his favourite new and recent releases from poets in the North. ...
What We’re Reading: Summer Edition
21 June 2021 by
The NWN staff are looking forward to some great summer reads! Find out about the books we’re taking on our...
The North Recommends: Fly on the Wall Press
21 June 2021 by
Fly on the Wall Press is a social enterprise company and a not-for-profit publisher, based in Manchester. We publish innovative...
The North Recommends: The Bound
21 June 2021 by
The Bound is a new independent bookshop in Whitley Bay, opened earlier this year by Helen Stanton from Forum Books....
The North Recommends: Darling Reads
15 March 2021 by
Hello! We are Laura and Asher and we own Darling Reads in Horbury, Wakefield. We decided to start this new...
The North Recommends: ZunTold
15 March 2021 by
ZunTold publishes novels and poetry to support children young people and adults with their mental health. Founded by Elaine Bousfield...
Recent Poetry from the North
15 March 2021 by
I’m looking forward to reading Michael Symmons Roberts’ eighth collection Ransom (Cape). A masterful poet who explores expansive landscapes in...
What We’re Reading: Spring Edition
15 March 2021 by
New year, new books! Here at NWN, we started off 2021 with some great reads that got us through yet...
Interview with Tawseef Khan
15 March 2021 by
I’ve read that you’ve been formulating the idea for The Muslim Problem for a few years. Was there a particular...
Interview with J.A. Mensah, author of Castles from Cobwebs
14 December 2020 by
In this interview we talk to J. A Mensah about her debut novel and inaugural winner of the NorthBound Book...
NWN’s Books of the Year 2020
11 December 2020 by
As is our custom, we’re finishing the year with a round-up of the books we most enjoyed reading in 2020....
