Review: The Readers’ Room by Antoine Laurain
Antoine Laurain’s sixth novel is a gloriously French thriller that you’ll devour in one sitting.
Reading Women: How To Be Both by Ali Smith
Ali Smith’s How To Be Both is a playful, two-part novel that reconstructs our understanding of fiction and identity.
Reading Women: Property by Valerie Martin
The 2003 Women’s Prize for Fiction winner explores a white woman’s role in the slave trade and is a powerful read.
Reading Women: 25 years of the Women’s Prize for Fiction
2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the Women’s Prize for Fiction. Let’s take a look at the amazing past winners and why the prize is needed more than ever.
Review: The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner
Jennifer Rosner’s debut novel is a heartbreaking story about the lengths a mother will go to to keep her daughter safe in World War Two. It’s beautiful.
Best books of Book and Brew
This month, the Book and Brew book club celebrated its fifth birthday. We took the chance to look back on the books we’ve read since 2015 and pick our favourites from a crop of over 60 classic and modern titles.
Review: The Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis
Rowan Coleman’s – under the alias of Bella Ellis – first book in the Brontë mysteries series is a deliciously Gothic, gripping romp with Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë as your guides. It’s a delight.
Prize-winning books perfect for Christmas
You needn’t opt for book vouchers for the readers in your life this Christmas. Here’s a ready-made list of prize-winning books that will put a smile on any bookworm’s face.
Literary events for North East book lovers
There is a wonderful programme of literary events heading to the North East this autumn/winter. Whether you want to meet and greet authors, check out dramatic retellings of your favourite stories, or simply indulge in some book chat, the North East literary scene has something for you. Read More
