Pinch me. It seems like a dream, to perform at the Ilkley Literature Festival Fringe 2015, and I have to keep pinching myself to see if I am dreaming or not. But it’s all...
Huge congratulations to Leeds based author Sunjeev Sahota who has been short listed for the Man Booker Prize 2015. His book, The Year of the Runaways, is one of only 13 novels, now down...
Do you love writing? Are you between 7-16 years old? Then we have a competition just for you. Write a short story or poem about the First World War and you could win a...
As the Big Bookend hits Leeds for the fourth year, the regional press have been saying some lovely things about us. “a page-turner of a weekend.” The Yorkshire Evening Post. Click here for the full...
Owls are a big thing in Leeds. You only have to look around and they are everywhere. For the first time this year, we have our own too. Cute little Boo. You will see...
This year the Leeds Big Bookend Festival will become a living map of the city What is Leeds? A place defined by its history, by the stories we recount and the events that have...
Linda Casper’s review of Finding Mr Goldman is the winning entry in our review competition. In true parable fashion, Rhodes doesn’t waste a word in this novel which leads the reader through a series of...
In February this year, Jon Silkin’s Complete Poems was published by Carcanet, following several years’ work by co-editors Jon Glover and Kathryn Jenner. Despite being well known during his lifetime as a poet, editor...
Meet the Authors- Jonathan Geldert, The Thoughts of Chairmen Now Event date: Apr 21 2015 18:00 to 19:30 The Business Confucius Institute, Leeds University Business School, Maurice Keyworth Building, Room G.02 Jonathan Geldart has interviewed some...
Event date: Apr 18 2015 10:00 to 13:00 The Business Confucius Institute, Business School, Maurice Keyworth Building, 1.03, Leeds University This is a unique opportunity to get inspired by ancient objects from Leeds City Museum, using...
