Northumbria University Press
Northumbria Press is the new dynamic imprint of Northumbria University Press created to appeal to a wide audience. With a particular emphasis on popular culture it is the home of modern vibrant books on music, photography, biography and travel.
Northumbria University Press remains an independent university press which has gained international recognition as a publisher of high quality, critically acclaimed titles. Under this imprint we shall continue to publish cultural studies, language and history titles.
Our aim is to provide a personal service to our authors, a real commitment to the books we publish and the highest professional standards throughout the whole publishing process.
We are proud to be the leading non-fiction publishing house in the north of England and count internationally-renowned authors and photographers such as Chris Steele-Perkins, Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen and Bill Griffiths as colleagues and friends.
Latest Books
The Tin Ring by Zdenka Fantlová
This remarkable memoir tells the story of a young Czech-Jewish woman called Zdenka Fantlová who survived the hell of Nazi Germany’s extermination camps. The Tin Ring is an unforgettably moving tale of courage, love, tenacity, hope and humanity experienced by a girl who lived through the Holocaust – the most brutal and inhumane time in world history. See more
Magazine by Helen Chase
Magazine are now recognised as one of the most significant groups of the post punk era. This unique book, based almost entirely on exclusive interviews with Howard Devoto, Barry Adamson, Dave Formula, John Doyle and other key figures, gives a fascinating insight into one of the most important bands to emerge from the ashes of punk rock. See more
Byker Revisited: Portrait of a Community by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen
Forty years ago Finnish photographer Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen came to Byker as a founder member of the Amber film and photography collective. Her photographs from the working class Tyneside terraced streets became an exhibition, book and film. See more
England My England by Chris Steele-Perkins
Who are the English?
And what images spring to mind when you think of the English and
England?
Ask a tourist and they would probably say Big Ben, English 'bobbies', the
London Eye or maybe even the Queen. See
more
