Lisa Blower is the author of choice in the latest Big Issue North. Read online here or buy a copy from a local vendor in the North West, Yorkshire or Humber.

‘It’s imperative that the industry opens its doors more to the regional voice, to stories of place and the class subject when we are so culturally diverse, because there’s never been a more vital time to represent the stories that would otherwise not be told.’

It’s Gone Dark Over Bill’s Mother’s is published this month – preorder your copy here.