A Snapshot of Murder by Frances Brody
Frances Brody’s tenth Kate Shackleton mystery, A Snapshot of Murder, set in Brontë country, is published next Thursday. She tells us more about it here. You can join her for the Leeds launch at...
Category: Leeds Writers
KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE … and your enemies closer by June Taylor. Exclusive Extract
In our interview with June Taylor earlier this week, we promised you an extract from her new psychological thriller, set in Leeds. Well here it is! KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE has been described as...
KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE by June Taylor
KEEP YOUR FRIENDS CLOSE … and your enemies closer. Leeds writer June Taylor returns to the psychological thriller scene with her second book, published by HarperCollins Killer Reads and it’s set in Leeds! We tracked her...
Any Change? Poetry in a Hostile Environment by Ian Duhig
In advance of National Poetry Day 2018 this Thursday, Ian Duhig tells us how the new anthology ‘Any Change? Poetry in a Hostile Environment ’ came about and why it is especially important now in these times...
Five Finger Frank and the Leeds Roots of Folk Music by Chris Nickson
This month Chris Nickson tells us about Frank Kidson, forgotten antiquarian and folk song pioneer from Leeds. Frank Kidson. He was a little better-known in his lifetime than he is today, a familiar name...
The Anchoress of Beeston by Chris Nickson
Ever heard of an anchorite before? Beeston has a history of them. Chris Nickson tells us about this forgotten piece of Leeds’ history. His new book The Hanging Psalm is out at the end...
SUNSHIIIIIIIINE by AJ Kirby
Leeds writer A.J. Kirby tells us about his new novel I Am Just Going Outside and May Be Some Time, with a special offer for 5 lucky readers. It’s been the hottest summer I can...
The Coming of Faiths to Leeds by Chris Nickson
Chris Nickson reminds us that Leeds has been, and continues to be, a city of immigrants and multi faiths and that’s how we like it. When people arrive in a country, they don’t simply...
Seven Steps to Landing your Ideal Literary Agent by Ali Harper
Leeds writer Ali Harper gives us her top tips to help you get a literary agent. Then come along and meet literary agent, Jamie Cowen, Director at The Ampersand Agency, on Thursday 17 May...
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...
