Bøger udgivet af New Writing North

In this definitive collection, Julia Darling's indomitable women emerge laughing, shouting and snarling. Their heartbreakingly funny stories portray women making their own worlds - of survival, love and loyalty. This exquisite book will enfold the reader in an origami of vivacious, witty narratives, exploring the fault lines in everyday life.

London, 2022. As the world struggles in an endless heatwave, nineteen-year-old Luke Spargo believes he alone understands what's really happening to the sun. But Luke's childhood demons are closing in; with the arrival of turbulent Fee, the precarious balance of his life shifts irrevocably, and Luke must pay a terrible price to protect his secrets.

Sid Chaplin was an acclaimed author of novels, essays and short stories, one of the finest writers working in the North in the 20th century. To mark the centenary of his birth in 1916, this new collection of stories, essays and poems features the very best of this work, capturing the culture which created the modern North-East, now lost forever.

Award-winning novelist Julia Darling's classic tale of the search for love, identity and acceptance is funny, poignant and bizarre by turns, as Gert gradually learns that her journey to the future must go via the past.

This informative, accessible exploration of Geordie examines the origins of the dialect and its European roots. It includes a glossary of words along with features on Geordie songs, Brown Ale, Border Reivers, Geordie surnames, keelmen and local food. In addition the book examines the two main theories that explain the term Geordie.