Northern Books

Brian Groom is a journalist and author specialising in British regional and national affairs. A former assistant editor of the Financial Times and founding deputy editor of Scotland on Sunday, he lives in Greater Manchester. Now retired from journalism, he focuses on writing books about the history of Northern England and the British Isles. His books include The Northerners, a Waterstones History Book of the Year, Made in Manchester, and These Isles. I met Brian almost by cha

Chris Moss is a freelance travel writer, editor and author whose work has appeared regularly in The Guardian since 1997. Born in Lancashire in 1966, he worked as a teacher before turning to journalism, writing on travel, culture, music and books. Over the course of his career he has lived in London, Buenos Aires, South Wales and Devon, experiences that have informed his wide-ranging writing. Moss is the author of several books, including a cultural history of Patagonia and gu

Interview with translator of Korean literature: Anton Hur