Thought you knew about 1066? In this anniversary month, 950 years later, Chris Nickson tells us about its subsequent effects on Leeds and the region. In 1066, on October 14, King Harold took an arrow […]
As it gets nearer to publication, Leeds author June Taylor reflects on how it feels to finally get her debut psychological thriller, Losing Juliet, published as an ebook by HarperCollins Killer Reads. So there’s a
In celebration of National Poetry Day, Becky Cherriman gives us Homestead from her first full collection, Empires of Clay, which will be launched in Leeds on Tuesday 8th November at the Leeds Library. Homestead
This article first appeared in the Yorkshire Post on 12 September 2016 and is reproduced by kind permission of Anthony Clavane. He is at Waterstones, Leeds on Monday 19th September talking about his new book
As we prepare for the opening of the retail spectacle known as Victoria Gate, Chris Nickson reminds us that 84 years ago, the largest department store that Leeds could have imagined opened its doors. Lewis’s.
Chris Nickson unearths some of the history of the forgotten Royal Hotel where some of his novel, Modern Crimes is set, featuring Lottie Armstrong, one of the first policewomen in Leeds. Leeds is a city
From Leeds to New Zealand and back again, debut novelist, Katherine Dewar, tells us about the inspiration behind her book, Ruby and the Blue Sky which launches in Leeds on Friday 15th July. Sometimes my writing
In the week that Alice Nutter’s play, the Barnbow Canaries is on at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Frances Brody shares a little of the history of the Barnbow workers and the sacrifices they made. On
On this 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, Chris Nickson remembers the Leeds Pals. It’s a date which once held dark resonance for Leeds. 1 July, 1916. The opening day of the Battle of
