Leeds Town Hall by Chris Nickson
Leeds Town Hall. You probably walk past it almost every day. Chris Nickson tells us more about one of our most iconic buildings. You know it. Almost anyone who’s visited Leeds or seen a...
The Big Bookend
Announcing the Programme for The Northern Short Story Festival, 2-3 June 2018!
Back for a 3rd year, we are delighted to announce the programme for The Northern Short Story Festival 2018. Bigger and better, it’s the only festival of its kind in the North, celebrating Northern...
Common Ground by Rob Cowen. A Review
Carl Hutton, Chief Executive of the Leeds Library, reviews Common Ground in advance of Rob Cowen’s appearance as part of the WildLines programme which starts on Thursday. Common Ground was voted the nation’s third most favourite...
Dystopia, Apocalypse and Contemporary Women’s Writing by Susan Watkins
Our guest writer on this International Women’s Day is Professor Susan Watkins from Leeds Beckett University. She is an expert in contemporary women’s fiction and feminist theory. In a recent interview in The Guardian,...
A Q&A with Alex Preston, Author of As Kingfishers Catch Fire, for WildLines @ The Leeds Library
We caught up with Alex Preston, author of the acclaimed As Kingfishers Catch Fire, ahead of his event at WildLines @ The Leeds Library later this month. If you want to find out more...
The Vote Before The Vote by Chris Nickson
Today marks the 100th anniversary of legislation which came into force and gave (some) women the right to vote. It starts a year of exhibitions, talks and performances throughout the UK. Chris Nickson celebrates...
The Walter Swan Short Story Prize 2017-18. Announcing Our Shortlist, Prize Giving and Anthology Book Launch!
We announced our longlist for the Walter Swan Short Story Prize 2017-18 last month. We are delighted today to announce our shortlist and details of the prize giving event and Anthology launch which will take...
Announcing WildLines @ The Leeds Library, Thursday March 15th – Saturday March 17th 2018
WildLines @ The Leeds Library is a three-day programme of talks, readings and Q&As curated by writer Richard Smyth and in partnership with the Leeds Library, the Leeds Big Bookend and Leeds Inspired. It will bring some of...
The Walter Swan Short Story Prize 2017-18. Announcing Our Longlist!
Thank you to everybody who entered The Walter Swan Short Story Prize 2017-18. The competition closed in October with over 300 entries from all over the UK and internationally. The standard was extremely high. Our...
Yorkshire Writers – 2018 Publications, by Fiona Gell
I’m sure there are many more books either set in Yorkshire or written by Yorkshire writers that are being published in 2018. Here are just a few. I’ll be updating this calendar from time...