THE number of people signing up for library memberships in the North East has fallen, according to the latest local authority figures. According to data from Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, in the Sunderland Council area 4,215 people signed up for a library membership in 2016, compared with 3,088 […]
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Vera author backs project to recruit reading coaches across the North East
AWARD-WINNING crime writer Ann Cleeves is helping fund a new scheme, which looks at the link between health and losing yourself in a good book. The project, which she will talk about in a free online lecture at the University of Sunderland next month, builds on evidence that proves […]
Authors unite in campaign for bookshops over lockdown
DUE to the recent lockdown that was announced last weekend by the Prime Minister, businesses have once again been forced to close. Countless businesses have been affected by the recent announcement but in the middle of them all is bookshops, and with Christmas on its way this lockdown could have […]
The Magical Bookshop- Newcastle St Oswald’s Bookstore
The Newcastle St Oswald’s bookshop is a truly magical place where the old books are given a new life. Find out more by checking out our audio slideshow:
March, a month of women in books
March is not just the first month of spring, it has a more important title… It is a month of books, holiday of all booklovers. Also in March we celebrate another special day: International Women’s Day, and I have decided to join these two events together and write about the […]
Author Mike N. Coates steps back in time to showcase local history books in North Shields Library
North Shields-born author Mike N. Coates promoted his range of history books about the town in North Shields Library on Saturday December 9. Coates was one of several authors who visited the library on the weekend of the North Shields Victorian Christmas Market. Having spent time in Northumberland Park […]
Award winning author performs to children
Award winning children’s author Gareth P. Jones read and performed to a group of children from Thorney Close Primary School at Sandhill View Library. It was the end of a 10 week long reading initiative created by the Chatterbooks Reading Group that the children had been taking part in. Gareth […]