By Kevin Duffy • Published 20th March 2013
Bluemoose author, Michael Stewart, will be reading from his award-winning novel, King Crow, at a series of events across the North as part of the Read Regional campaign.
The campaign selects the best writing in the north of England and connects it with its local readership, through events at libraries, festivals and bookshops.
Stewart’s King Crow won the Guardian’s Not-the-Booker prize in 2011. It was also David Peace’s recommended read for World Book Night in 2012.
The Guardian described Stewart as ‘a poetic writer – about nature, about boys and casual violence – and good at capturing moments of beauty … [the] psychology is spot on.’
Stewart will be joined at the events by Cassandra Parkin, author of New World Fairy Tales, described by Jonathan Pinnock as a ‘beguiling collection of present-day fables that effortlessly transcend their folk origins.’
Parkin’s Tales won the 2011 Scott Prize for debut collections of short stories.
The events will take place at Wallsend Library, Bishop Auckland Town Hall and Hull Central Library. For further details, visit the Read Regional website.
You can watch the King Crow trailer here:
