Forgotten Leeds – a mini-series of short introductions to three little-known figures connected to Leeds by birth and/or their work here in the city: an artist (Joash Woodrow), a novelist (John Wainwright), and a poet […]
Chris Nickson’s monthly instalment of Leeds history looks at how the public transportation revolution changed people’s lives in Leeds for the better. Several months ago, there was some online debate about the ‘doughnut of despair,’
This week, Richard Smyth examines the interplay of happiness and unhappiness in literary work, and what draws people to read melancholic writing. I’m writing this on the International Day of Happiness. Happiness has a complicated
Chairman of the Leeds Big Bookend, Daniel Ingram-Brown tells us about his message behind the first of his Firebird Chronicles series, Rise of the Shadow Stealers. At my book launch for the first of the
Continuing his series of Leeds history posts for the Big Bookend, Chris Nickson explores radicalism in Leeds through the radical and poet, Tom Maguire Leeds – and the West Riding – has a history of
Our “Talking To” post this week is also a competition give away. Read on and find out how you could win a copy of Anne O’Brien’s latest novel, The Scandalous Duchess, published today! By Karen
By Paul Whittle Leeds writer Anthony Clavane’s first book, Promised Land, interwove the history of his native city, and his love of its football team, with an autobiographical account of the author’s own upbringing in
You may or may not have discovered our Competitions page, but this year the Leeds Big Bookend is hosting two writing competitions aimed at our younger readers. For 5-11 year olds, there are two competitions
On this Valentine’s Day and in the centenary year of the outbreak of the Great War, author Mandy Kirkby reminds us that, “We are human and, especially where love is concerned, we can’t help but
