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.
Here’s a date for your diaries. Chris Nickson’s latest crime fiction novel, Modern Crimes, will be launched on Thursday 22 September 2016, 7:00pm at Waterstones, Leeds. Set in 1924, Chris Nickson’s novel Modern Crimes features Lottie Armstrong,
We last heard from June Taylor in 2015 when she hosted our Meet the Agent event with fellow Leeds lass and literary agent Shelley Instone. What’s been happening since then? We hear you have some news
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
Last Sunday, Red Ladder Theatre held a rare open rehearsal for Leeds Lads at Central Library, Leeds as part of the Big Bookend Festival 2016. We were delighted to welcome the 40 strong community cast
