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Literary Leicester 2025
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The University of Leicester's annual festival of literature, featuring free lectures, talks and readings.

Save the date 18-21 March 2026!
🎭🕵️ HOW TO BE A LIAR 🕵️🎭

🗓 Wednesday 18 March | ⏰ 14.00–15.00📍 Attenborough Arts Centre, Main Hall
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Join us for an absorbing conversation between one of the country’s leading investigative
psychologists, a crime novelist and a retired probation officer.
February 9, 2026 at 3:01 PM
🕵️‍♀️📖 THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AGATHA CHRISTIE 📖🕵️‍♂️

Join Dr Mark Aldridge for a lively introduction to the ‘Queen of Crime’, marking fifty years since Agatha Christie’s death.

🗓 Wed 18 March | ⏰ 12.30–13.30📍 Attenborough Arts Centre, Main Hall
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February 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM
⭐ HEADLINER ANNOUNCEMENT ⭐
Sophie Hannah: Poirot and Me

bestselling crime fiction writer Sophie Hannah talks about her captivating psychological thrillers and new Hercule Poirot novels.

🗓 Wednesday 18 March ⏰ 18.30–19.30📍 Sir Bob Burgess Building

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February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
⭐ HEADLINER ANNOUNCEMENT ⭐
Some-Antics featuring Ishtiaq Hussain

Some-Antics welcomes Ishtiaq Hussain, the British Sign Language Poet Laureate. This event will be fully BSL interpreted.

🗓 Fri 20 March | ⏰ 19.30–Late📍 Phoenix Cinema

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#GoAllIn2026
February 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
⭐ HEADLINER ANNOUNCEMENT ⭐
Jonathan Coe is Innocent

We’re delighted to welcome one of Britain’s pre-eminent authors to celebrate his newest novel!

🗓 Thursday 19th March ⏰ 19.00–20.00 📍Sir Bob Burgess Building
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@jonathancoe.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM
⭐ HEADLINER ANNOUNCEMENT ⭐
Louise Doughty: A Life in Writing

Multi-award-winning writer Louise Doughty reflects upon her life in writing in conversation with Kit de Waal.

🗓 Wednesday 18th March
⏰ 20.00–21.00
📍 Sir Bob Burgess Building

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February 6, 2026 at 10:01 AM
🚨 Tickets are LIVE! 🚨
Literary Leicester is back — and booking is now open 📚️ ✨️

🎟️ Grab your tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/liter...

#GoAllIn2026 #NationalYearofReading2026
February 5, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Plot twist — we’re back! Mark your calendars for #litleics26, coming your way in March. As always, all events are FREE! 🥳
September 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Recordings from the #litleics25 events are now available to listen to for FREE online! Check them out at the link below.

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April 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
#litleics25 may be over for another year, but there's still lots to look forward to!

Book now for 'Madame Matisse: The Women Who Made the Artist' with Sophie Haydock, Weds 30 April, 5.30 pm @attenboroughac.bsky.social

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As always our events are FREE to attend!
Select tickets – Madame Matisse: The Women Who Made the Artist – Attenborough Arts Centre
To celebrate the launch of Sophie Haydock's new novel, Madame Matisse (Penguin) - 'a 'sizzling story of the art world' (Daily M...
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April 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Join one of the UK's favourite authors, @kitdewaal.bsky.social, to launch 'The Best of Everything', her new novel about the love that can steal into our lives – in spite of the best laid plans.

19 March, 8.00pm - 9.00pm Sir Bob Burgess building

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March 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
How clean is our air? How does Leicester compare with the rest of the UK? Join the Guardian columnist Dr Gary Fuller, with art & poetry from Lydia Towsey & Lucy Stevens #LitLeics25

📅Friday 21 March, 3-4pm, @attenboroughac.bsky.social

👉https://www.tickettailor.com/events/literaryleicester/1539181
March 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
#LitLeics25 presents a lunchtime event of poetry, conversation and liming to showcase the Caribbean culture that has helped to transform Britain. Hosted by Melanie Abrahams, John Agard and fabian m thomas.

19 March, 1pm & 2.30pm @attenboroughac.bsky.social

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March 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM