Northern Soul’s Best Reads of 2024
As we approach the end of 2024, we’re looking back at the things that have brought us immense...
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Tag: memoir
‘a poetic approach to the sediment of memory’ Author Jeff Young talks to Northern Soul
There’s a man running full pelt down Winslow Street in Walton, a cardboard shoebox held out in...
Read MoreBook Review: The Reactor by Nick Blackburn
Reading is my way of making sense of the world around me. I’m often drawn to non-fiction titles, particularly memoir, which explore ideas of grief, mental health and recovery. So I was instantly drawn to The Reactor, the debut...
Read MoreInto the Zone: Nick Blackburn writes about his debut memoir, The Reactor
Last year, I used to come home to the North. This year I’m working in London mostly, and I miss it. I miss being able to come back each weekend, though maybe not so much the woozy tiredness during strange changes of train up the...
Read MoreBook Review: Daring to Hope – A Memoir of the 1970s by Sheila Rowbotham
Three weeks ago, I became a grandmother to little girl called Emerald Green. I keep saying it’s wonderful but, truthfully, I’ve been unnerved by her. Almost immediately, my mind got busy mapping out all the dark corners and...
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