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Books in the North

  • Submitted: 25th September 2024

Books in the North

As we all know, publishing is a London-centric affair. Well, less so now than it was if the North of England has anything to do with it.

However, HarperNorth – the Manchester-based imprint of HarperCollins­ is a powerhouse in the region, promoting local titles to everyone everywhere:

Books from the north. For the world. A division of @HarperCollinsUK

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HarperNorth

What is particularly wonderful is the way that the range of indie publishers now on the scene doing great things for their writers.

This is the group championing them all. Look out for a post on them later on, but for now visit this brilliant group of people:

http://northernfictionalliance.com/

Do not forget the Northern Crime Alliance:

A Group of Northern Crime Writers:

@trevorwoodwrite  @judithoreilly  @ampeacockwriter  @rutherfordbooks  @crmcgeorge  @robparkerauthor
@erskine_fiona

Then we have New Writers North

“New Writing North is the writing development agency for the North of England.
Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, we have produced nationally significant work since 1996.”

Bookshops

And don’t get me started on all the wonderful bookshops. So many, a new post is needed for these beauties.

And then there’s the festivals: here are just three!

Newcastle Noir

Newcastle noir

Durham Book Festival

Bay Tales

The North really is a powerhouse of publishing and literary delights. Future posts will look at the publishers and the bookshops as well as the authors that make the region so special.

For now, take a look at all the Books set in the North East: 

 

Enjoy your NE travels!

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