Articles relating to: non-fiction
Book Review: The Walker – On Losing and Finding Yourself in the Modern City by Matthew Beaumont
Cancel your 2020 winter getaway. Holidays are off. In fact, with lockdown 2.0 now in force, you can’t even go on a city break in the UK.
Read the full story..Book Review: Anne Brontë Reimagined by Adelle Hay
It’s no secret that I spent my younger years with my head buried in novels by the Brontë sisters.
Read the full story..Book Review: The Sisterhood – A Love Letter to the Women Who Have Shaped Me by Daisy Buchanan
I don’t have sisters. I’m the youngest of two children and, much to my dismay (and eternal torture), the only girl in my family.
Read the full story..Book Review: Julie Hesmondhalgh – A Working Diary
Have you ever read a book and thought, ‘wow, this came at exactly the right time?’
Read the full story..Book Review – Heart of the Race: Black Women’s Lives in Britain by Beverley Bryan, Stella Dadzie and Suzanne Scafe
I’m an avid reader of non-fiction. I thoroughly enjoy taking a peek at other people’s lives and, more importantly, learning something new about the world we live in.
Read the full story..“We all benefit when we embrace diversity and allow everyone to contribute.” Northern Soul talks to June Sarpong
It’s Friday lunchtime and we’ve bagged 20 minutes with June Sarpong.
Read the full story..Editor's Picks
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- Book Review: Lairies by Steve Hollyman
- “We’re a resource for the whole of the North of England.” Kenn Taylor, Lead Cultural Producer North at The British Library North
- Review: Grayson Perry’s Art Club, Manchester Art Gallery
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