In our monthly instalment of Leeds history, Chris Nickson tells us how women in Leeds first came to join the police force. Women police constables. WPC. It’s an archaic term now, of course; everyone...
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...
Following on from The Changing Character of Fiction Part 1, where Nick David looked at the theory of how character change impacts on the modern novel, in Part 2 he continues by looking at some examples from...
At our June festival, author Nick David gave a very interesting talk about the vogue in modern fiction for the main protagonist to undergo change through some form of ‘journey’, whether this is necessary for...
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 August is the height of the Silly Season, and this column can be as silly as anything on the planet (with the exception of those vying to be the Republican candidate for President...
Did you know all of these amazing facts about Leeds? Chris Nickson shares some of the gems that are the basis of some of his stories in Leeds, The Biography which will be launched...
Vicky Pointing, compère of last year’s Krampus Crackers project in the UK, interviewed début novelist Linda Baker to find out what inspired her to write The Sun on Their Backs; a love story set against the...
Poet Gareth Durasow gives us an insight into his latest collection, Endless Running Games which is being launched on Sunday 19th July at Outlaws Yacht Club, Leeds. A wasted youth is better by far than a...
One of the Big Bookend’s aims has always been to celebrate Leeds’ great literary heritage and bring to the fore some of the literary names that you may or may not have heard of....
