What’s On: North East Literature and Book Events in January 2020

Happy New Year to all our followers! This month's North East Book Events listing is notably shorter than usual, as many of our region's usual event organisers must be taking a hard-earned break after Christmas! We'll be updating this listing if more events come in so please share with us. 20200116T17:30 Thu 16 17:30 in...

New Podcast: Classical Music, Conflict, and Identity in the Contemporary Novel

When we listen to classical music, some of us might think we hear a story in the melody - but others will not. Some of us might know about the life of the composer and project their biography onto the piece – but others will listen with ears unbiased by context. The problem is that...

New Issue of Postgraduate English Journal (Volume 39, Autumn 2019)

The Autumn 2019 issue of our open access Postgraduate English journal is out now, featuring new work from postgraduate scholars worldwide. Postgraduate English is one of the longest-running online journals for early-career literature scholars. This issue was edited by Lucia Scigliano and Aalia Ahmed. This issue features articles on: Narrative Burial and the Pleasure Principle:...

New Podcast: A Short History of Interactive Narratives, or Flow Fiction

Which breakfast cereal do you prefer: Frosted Flakes or Sugar Puffs? It’s the sort of decision many of us face, bleary eyed, each morning. But if you watched Netflix’s interactive film, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, you might recognise that this is the first choice that viewers have to make when deciding how the story of the...

What’s On: North East Literature and Book Events in December 2019

Sorry for being a little later than usual due to industrial action, but we're still pleased to bring you an early gift for the festive season: a sackful of book-based activities in Durham, Newcastle, Teesside, Sunderland and around the region. Share the events that interest you, and support the organisers of our wonderful cultural scene....