Articles relating to: book review
“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.
“I write for my 14-year-old self and I think I always will.” YA author Non Pratt talks to Northern Soul
Something about Non Pratt’s writing reels me in. She’s hilarious, yes, but it’s her ability to completely understand the teens she writes about that really interests me.
Book Review: Emily Brontë Reappraised by Claire O’Callaghan
Emily, the elusive Brontë sister, is often portrayed as reclusive, difficult, perhaps even slightly unhinged.
Book Review: Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig
I have the propensity to be anxious about most things – electrical goods, being late, saying no, upsetting people, gas hobs, plug sockets, disease, forgetting things – so a book titled Notes on a Nervous Planet calls to me like a gin & tonic on a hot day.
Book Review: A Normal Family by Henry Normal and Angela Pell
Living with autism is a hugely weighty subject and any book about it could easily risk being hard to digest.
Book Review: Sir Edwin Lutyens – The Arts and Crafts Master by David Cole
Sir Edwin Lutyens – The Arts and Crafts House is a new take on the legacy and astonishing beauty of Lutyens’ design and architecture by author David Cole.
Book Review: Eastern Approaches by Fitzroy Maclean
Last year marked the centenary of the Russian Revolution. In the fifth of a series of articles for Northern Soul, Alfred Searls explores how 1917 – and the Soviet society which developed in its shadow – has been portrayed by writers since that momentous year of revolution.
Book Review: Why Vinyl Matters by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike
As an enthusiastic crate digger, I thought I didn’t need to be told why vinyl matters.
Book Review: Ghost Stories, M.R. James
It’s stating the obvious, when reading something written over a century ago, to say that it sounds a bit outdated for the modern day.
Book Review: The White Guard by Mikhail Bulgakov
This year marks the centenary of the Russian Revolution. In the second of a series of articles for Northern Soul, Alfred Searls explores how 1917 – and the Soviet society which developed in its shadow – has been portrayed by writers since that momentous year of revolution.
The Northern Soul Awards 2018
Hurrah and huzzah! Entries for the 2018 Northern Soul Awards, to be held at Manchester Cathedral on November 15th, are now open. And it won’t cost you a penny. Click HERE to enter – or purchase tickets to this brilliant event.
#NSAwards18
The Northern Soul Poll
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