Writer Lucy Nichol was shocked by the death of her teenage idol, Kurt Cobain. She tells David Whetstone why she revisited it for her first novel, Read more
Writing
Newcastle author’s Shakespeare book awarded prestigious prize
Millions of words have been written about Shakespeare but a bright spark from Newcastle has made scholars sit up. David Whetstone talks to Dr Emma Whipday Read more
24-hour storytelling project turns up the volume on the epidemic of loneliness
While Covid-19 has isolated us all, a loneliness epidemic was already taking hold way before the pandemic showed up. A new collection of stories, released every Read more
Inside Writing: A new digital poetry festival to dip into
David Whetstone reports on Inside Writing, a welcome newcomer that proves it takes more than a pandemic to kibosh a poetry festival. The annual Newcastle Poetry Read more
Theatre: New stories finding ways to be told
New writing from stay-at-home playwrights is being given a podcasty platform – and Alison Carr is first out of the blocks. Sam Wonfor gets the lowdown Read more
Time for Books on Tyne
Books show no sign of losing their appeal in this digital age and nor do book festivals. David Whetstone looks at some of the attractions of Read more