Max Farrar tells us about the origins of Leeds West Indian Carnival and the vision of its founder, Arthur France, MBE. A new publication, Celebrate! 50 Years of Leeds West Indian Carnival is out now […]
Calling all Kate Shackleton fans! Frances Brody tells us about her ninth mystery, Death in the Stars, in advance of its publication on Thursday 5 October. When I was about eight years old and attending St
A Bad Winter, Samantha Priestley’s second novel for Armley Press, is a supernatural tale set among the wintry hills of Derbyshire, where a crime of passion sends reverberations down through the ages. The story flits back
SJ Bradley’s second novel, Guest, published by Dead Ink is out now. You can read an excerpt from it here. Guest will be launched on Thursday 27 July at Waterstones, Leeds. This is a free event but
SJ Bradley’s second novel, Guest, published by Dead Ink is out now. She tells us about her inspiration for Guest and gives some top tips on how to write your own novel. Guest will be
Join us for readings by author Leone Ross and conversation with editor Jeremy Poynting as we celebrate the launch of Leone’s new short story collection, Come Let Us Sing Anyway (published 6 June) at the Northern Short
Join Leeds author Clare Fisher for the launch of her debut novel, All the Good Things, at Waterstones Leeds, 6.30pm on Thursday 1 June. Clare will read from and discuss her book before taking audience
Local poet, novelist and compere of Leeds’ premier spoken word night, WORD CLUB, Mark Connors, releases his first full-length poetry collection, Nothing is Meant to be Broken, on Friday 24 March. Published by Stairwell Books of
Anyone who read Birkenhead-born Nathan O’Hagan’s excoriating debut novel The World is (Not) a Cold Dead Place, published in 2015 by Leeds-based punk publishers Armley Press, almost certainly wondered what this talented author was capable
