Imogen Davis discusses the new independent book website Bookshop.org and why you should champion them over Amazon ...
Lucia Qureshi takes the affirmative on question: is journalism art? Are we writers here at The Courier, in fact, artists?...
Roxanna Watson reports on Grayson Perry's controversial argument that Covid could have a positive impact on the culture sector...
She dreams too big, This little girl with skin the colour of the earth, The plants had confused her for their home, In her warmth, they found comfort. Yet in a room full of people she would find herse...
Sophie Hamilton tells us how creativity can help us through these tricky times...
Muslim Taseer takes Poembox this week with a piece about leadership....
Lucia Qureshi introduces us to some of literature's softbois....
Lily Dosanjh contemplates the Equality Minister's latest comments and discusses the importance of anti-racism literature...
Muslim Taseer and Lily Dosanjh battle it out over whether celebs' memoirs can be 'art'...
Iona Lowe takes a look back at the origins of street art so that we can understand its importance...
Joshua Beatty takes Poembox to reflect on the 9K 4 WHAT protest which happened last Sunday....
Molly Taylor tells us about 'Circe', Madeline Miller's feminist redressal of the Classics...
Oyinade reviews Newcastle University Book Club's October read: The Shadow King....
Durham Book Festival is an annual event, usually held in the picturesque cathedral city of Durham; this year however, events have shifted online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our arts writers have att...
Ellen Dunn takes us around her favourite North East bookshops...
This spooky season our writers discuss the stories that always manage to give them a good scare...
Claire Maggie Dowens enthuses about Live Theatre's new online productions...
To mark Black History Month, our arts writers celebrate their favourite Black writers and artists...