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Larry's Party

Reading Women: Larry’s Party by Carol Shields

Leave a comment September 29, 2020 Dawn McGuigan

Larry’s Party is the story of an ordinary guy told in an extraordinary novel.

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The Readers' Room

Review: The Readers’ Room by Antoine Laurain

Leave a comment September 15, 2020 Dawn McGuigan

Antoine Laurain’s sixth novel is a gloriously French thriller that you’ll devour in one sitting. 

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Reading Women: How To Be Both by Ali Smith

Leave a comment July 28, 2020 Dawn McGuigan

Ali Smith’s How To Be Both is a playful, two-part novel that reconstructs our understanding of fiction and identity.

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Reading Women: Property by Valerie Martin

Leave a comment July 18, 2020 Dawn McGuigan

The 2003 Women’s Prize for Fiction winner explores a white woman’s role in the slave trade and is a powerful read.

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Reading Women

Reading Women: 25 years of the Women’s Prize for Fiction

3 Comments June 27, 2020 Dawn McGuigan

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.

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Review: The Yellow Bird Sings by Jennifer Rosner

Leave a comment April 2, 2020 Dawn McGuigan

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. 

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Best books of Book and Brew

2 Comments January 12, 2020 Dawn McGuigan

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.

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The Vanished Bride

Review: The Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis

Leave a comment November 17, 2019 Dawn McGuigan

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.

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10 prize-winning books perfect for Christmas

Prize-winning books perfect for Christmas

Leave a comment November 3, 2019 Dawn McGuigan

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.

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North East book events

Literary events for North East book lovers

Leave a comment August 26, 2019 Dawn McGuigan

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


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