Books
“I am an outsider.” Northern Soul talks to crime writer Will Dean about his debut Dark Pines
Will Dean’s Dark Pines is one of this year’s hottest crime debuts, and with a back story that’s nearly as intriguing as the book itself.
Review: Northern Lights Writers’ Conference, Waterside, Sale
“I’m just surprised they’re holding something like this here,” whispers one of my fellow conference-goers as we take our seats in the Robert Bolt Theatre for this year’s Northern Lights Writers’ Conference.
Book Review: We Were Strangers – Stories Inspired by Unknown Pleasures edited by Richard V. Hirst
Viewed decades later, the sleeve of Unknown Pleasures anticipates the after-effects of the vinyl it enfolds: its image the radiation signature of a star long dead, its transmissions still detectable by those with ears to hear.
The book that changed my life: Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig
When I first picked up Matt Haig’s Reasons to Stay Alive, I never anticipated how much it would change my life. Let me share the extract that made me realise that it’s OK not to be OK.
What became of the Year of Publishing Women? Stefan Tobler from And Other Stories talks to Northern Soul
Back in 2015, The Guardian and The Bookseller published a talk by novelist Kamila Shamsie at Hay Festival where she suggested that a Year of Publishing Women would help to reset the gender imbalance for published authors.
Book Review – Hometown Tales: Lancashire by Jenn Ashworth and Benjamin Webster
Like Dial-a-Disc or foil disposable ashtrays in takeaways, the cinema double bill has receded into the lint of a barely conceivable past yet to be reappropriated by the stylists of today’s lazy nostalgia.
“We have to find more hopeful ways to represent dementia.” Naomi Krüger talks to Northern Soul about her debut novel, May
Having lost two close family members to dementia, I am interested in portrayals of this dreadful illness in literature but have often been disappointed by its presentation.
Poetry: Empires of Clay by Becky Cherriman; All the Time in the World by Rebecca Gethin
You may not have heard of Cinnamon Press but it is one of those publishers quietly and diligently making a difference in the publishing world.
Flapjack Press’s Paul Neads talks poetry, performance and, erm, flapjacks with Henry Normal
Henry Normal is a writer, poet, TV and film producer, well-known for his collaborations with Steve Coogan, Caroline Aherne and many others. Here he chats to Paul Neads, editor of Manchester-based Flapjack Press, a publishing firm specialising in poetry and poetry events.
“Fiction has to reflect the experiences of everybody.” Author Glen James Brown talks to Northern Soul
There must be something in the air because Northern writers are churning out fascinating fiction at a rate of knots.
The Northern Soul Awards 2018
Are you an individual or an organisation based in the North of England? Why don’t you come to this year’s Northern Soul Awards? It’ll be a brilliant evening – 15th November at Manchester Cathedral. Tickets available here: https://awards.northernsoul.
The Northern Soul Poll
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