Author: Emma Yates-Badley
Book Review: 100 Voices edited by Miranda Roszkowski
Like many women I know, there have been times when I have struggled to voice my achievements. Perhaps this is because they haven’t seemed big enough or the right sort of accomplishment.
“It was a story I needed to tell.” Portico Prize-winning author Sally J Morgan on gender inequality, friendship and the North
A staple of Manchester’s cultural and literary life, The Portico Library is situated above The Bank pub on Mosley Street. The 19th century library houses more than 25,000 books and is filled with archives covering 450 years. While The Portico is a subscription library, it works with diverse communities in the region to create events, exhibitions and learning programmes. It is also the home of The Portico Prize, established in 1985, a biennial award which accepts submissions across all literary formats and gives £10,000 to an overall winner.
Book Review: The Reactor by Nick Blackburn
Reading is my way of making sense of the world around me.
Book Club: Northern Soul’s Right Good Reads
At Northern Soul, we can often be found with our nose buried in a book. As a team, we are notorious bookworms and are passionate about championing all things literary.
Book Review: Earthshot – How to Save Our Planet by Colin Butfield and Jonnie Hughes
We’re at the start of a critical decade that will determine the future of our planet.
Books: Northern Soul’s Best Reads of 2021
As we approach the end of 2021, we’re looking back on the things that have brought us immense comfort during another turbulent year.
Book Review: The Joy of Small Things by Hannah Jane Parkinson
Joy feels like it’s been in short supply these past 18 months. What with a global health crisis, food shortages, and the whole world literally and metaphorically being on fire, now more than ever we could all do with a big dose of happiness.
Book Review: Winnie-the-Pooh – Once There Was a Bear (The Official 95th Anniversary Prequel) by Jane Riordan
As I write this from my bed, there’s a Winnie-the-Pooh stuffed toy sitting next to me.
Food Review: Sunday with Sides/Cauliflower Cheese Menu, Ducie Street Warehouse, Manchester
I have eaten cauliflower for dinner for three nights in a row this week.
Book Review: Ghosted – A Love Story by Jenn Ashworth
In the age of internet dating, words such as ‘orbiting’ and ‘ghosting’ have fast become a part of the collective lexicon.
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