Books
Book Review: Animals Eat Each Other by Elle Nash
This might sound weird but I love reading books where I spend time with objectionable fictional people.
Review: Poetry and Supper with Toria Garbutt and Mary-Ellen McTague, The Creameries, Chorlton
When The Creameries opened in Chorlton last year, it set out its stall as being not only a place to eat (and a mighty fine one at that) but also a venue for all kinds of events. And so it has proved.
Book Review – Seaside Special: Postcards from The Edge, edited by Jenn Ashworth
Last night my wife couldn’t sleep so I read her a story. Then I had to read her another one because the first one wasn’t conducive to restful dreams.
Truffle by Matt Thomas: Winner of the Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction 2019
Northern Soul is thrilled to have been the media partner for Comma Press’s Dinesh Allirajah Prize for Short Fiction 2019. Comma’s commitment to the short story and its place in today’s literary narrative is second to none, as is its work to blur cultural and social boundaries. We’re incredibly excited to announce – and publish – the winner: Truffle by Matt Thomas.
Book Review: Don’t Hold My Head Down by Lucy-Anne Holmes
Sex sells. But if you expect Don’t Hold My Head Down to be a titillating read full of soft-core anecdotes, then you’ll be (somewhat) disappointed.
“Progress will win.” Journalist and author Paul Mason talks to Northern Soul
Paul Mason’s latest book, Clear Bright Future: A Radical Defence of the Human Being, comes in at 300 pages followed by 20 pages of notes then a delicious 36-page index (Marx and Marxism fills a page).
Book Review: Water Shall Refuse Them by Lucie McKnight Hardy
Book Review: Alan Turing’s Manchester by Jonathan Swinton
On the face of it, Manchester’s claims to Alan Turing are slender.
“Good story, good rhymes, bit scary, great pictures.” Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler talk to Northern Soul
Axel Scheffler, one might argue, is getting desperate.
Book Review: On The Come Up by Angie Thomas
When I first saw Young Adult author Angie Thomas at Waterstones, I cried.
The Northern Soul Awards 2018
The Northern Soul Awards 2018 took place at the stunning Manchester Cathedral on November 15. Here’s our list of winners, along with the Highly Commended and Special Mentions for each category. Congratulations!
https://awards.northernsoul.me.uk/the-2018-awards/the-2018-winners/
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The Northern Soul Poll
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