Malachi Whitaker
@malachiwhitaker.bsky.social
Official account of all things Malachi Whitaker, Yorkshire author, b. Bradford (1895-1976). Moderated by Whitaker's Literary Executor, Valerie Waterhouse (PhD researcher, Salford University. Winner of Biographers Intl Org Kitty Kelley Fellowship, 2025)
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272. Malachi Whitaker — And So Did I with Valerie Waterhouse — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast
Likened to a fresh Yorkshire breeze, Malachi Whitaker’s year-in-the-life memoir And So Did I , published in 1939, is a quirky spirit-quest juxtaposing wry humor and contemplative observations amidst ...
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Like a Yorkshire breeze! New podcast on Malachi Whitaker's "And So Did I" with the amazing Lost Ladies of Lit (of Los Angeles)
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Two amazing nights this week with engaged readers of Book Club members at Grove Bookshop, Ilkley, reading Malachi Whitaker's And So Did I (@bhousepress.bsky.social). One of the groups gave it their highest ever aggregate score!
January 22, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Two amazing nights this week with engaged readers of Book Club members at Grove Bookshop, Ilkley, reading Malachi Whitaker's And So Did I (@bhousepress.bsky.social). One of the groups gave it their highest ever aggregate score!
1/2 Pssst. "Someone" rearranged the dedicated stand at Waterstones, Bradford to show off 3 recent books featuring Malachi Whitaker.
All are now back on their rightful shelves 😎
1. And So Did I, Malachi's 1939 memoir, reissued Sept 2025 by @bhousepress.bsky.social
2. Book of ...
All are now back on their rightful shelves 😎
1. And So Did I, Malachi's 1939 memoir, reissued Sept 2025 by @bhousepress.bsky.social
2. Book of ...
January 20, 2026 at 2:51 PM
1/2 Pssst. "Someone" rearranged the dedicated stand at Waterstones, Bradford to show off 3 recent books featuring Malachi Whitaker.
All are now back on their rightful shelves 😎
1. And So Did I, Malachi's 1939 memoir, reissued Sept 2025 by @bhousepress.bsky.social
2. Book of ...
All are now back on their rightful shelves 😎
1. And So Did I, Malachi's 1939 memoir, reissued Sept 2025 by @bhousepress.bsky.social
2. Book of ...
Yay! And So Did I (Boiler House Press, 2025) is now on the dedicated Malachi Whitaker stand at Waterstones, Bradford. Alongside The Journey Home & Other Stories (Persephone, 2017) and Benighted by JB Priestley (who went to the same Bradford school).
January 20, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Yay! And So Did I (Boiler House Press, 2025) is now on the dedicated Malachi Whitaker stand at Waterstones, Bradford. Alongside The Journey Home & Other Stories (Persephone, 2017) and Benighted by JB Priestley (who went to the same Bradford school).
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Join me, Will Fellows, and Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Debby Applegate for the virtual launch of Virginia Faulkner: A Life in Two Acts.
January 15, 7-9PM GMT/2-3PM EST
Register on Eventbrite and receive a code for a 40% discount on the book.
January 15, 7-9PM GMT/2-3PM EST
Register on Eventbrite and receive a code for a 40% discount on the book.
Virginia Faulkner: A Life in Two Acts - Virtual Book Launch
Join Brad Bigelow, Pulitzer Prize winner Debby Applegate, and Will Fellows to launch the first biography of the remarkable Virginia Faulkner
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January 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Join me, Will Fellows, and Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Debby Applegate for the virtual launch of Virginia Faulkner: A Life in Two Acts.
January 15, 7-9PM GMT/2-3PM EST
Register on Eventbrite and receive a code for a 40% discount on the book.
January 15, 7-9PM GMT/2-3PM EST
Register on Eventbrite and receive a code for a 40% discount on the book.
Grove Book Club event, Ilkley, on Malachi Whitaker's 'And So Did I' is now full on 19 & 20 Jan, 2026. There is a waitlist.
With wonderful Grove Bookshop host, Nikki. Special Guest: Malachi Whitaker's Literary Executor, Valerie Waterhouse
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With wonderful Grove Bookshop host, Nikki. Special Guest: Malachi Whitaker's Literary Executor, Valerie Waterhouse
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The Grove Book Club (Monday)
A friendly monthly book club, hosted at The Grove Bookshop, Ilkley.
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January 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Grove Book Club event, Ilkley, on Malachi Whitaker's 'And So Did I' is now full on 19 & 20 Jan, 2026. There is a waitlist.
With wonderful Grove Bookshop host, Nikki. Special Guest: Malachi Whitaker's Literary Executor, Valerie Waterhouse
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-grove-...
With wonderful Grove Bookshop host, Nikki. Special Guest: Malachi Whitaker's Literary Executor, Valerie Waterhouse
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-grove-...
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The area of Bradford known as little Germany comprises commercial buildings from around the 1850s onwards. They were built in the main by merchants from mainland Europe, especially Germany who constructed large warehouses and offices. The newcomers tended not to manufacture the
January 11, 2026 at 6:29 AM
The area of Bradford known as little Germany comprises commercial buildings from around the 1850s onwards. They were built in the main by merchants from mainland Europe, especially Germany who constructed large warehouses and offices. The newcomers tended not to manufacture the
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Gems in The Book of Bradford include Malachi Whitaker's Smoke of the Tide on a man returning to his Bradford roots. His wife "could not see the astonishing beauty of the industrial north..The blue-grey landscapes with their design of mill chimneys..the rolling hills, the mingling of smoke & cloud"
December 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Gems in The Book of Bradford include Malachi Whitaker's Smoke of the Tide on a man returning to his Bradford roots. His wife "could not see the astonishing beauty of the industrial north..The blue-grey landscapes with their design of mill chimneys..the rolling hills, the mingling of smoke & cloud"
"Let 2026 be Bradford's biggest and boldest year yet" by Si Cunningham
Will City Library move to Britannia House this year? Will Bradford Archives find the perfect new home? Could former Central Library really be turned into a fancy boutique hotel?
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2573155...
Will City Library move to Britannia House this year? Will Bradford Archives find the perfect new home? Could former Central Library really be turned into a fancy boutique hotel?
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2573155...
City of Culture has shown that Bradford can deliver the big and the bold
THE year 2025 has been one of the most memorable in Bradford’s recent history. The famous political quote, “There are decades where nothing…
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January 7, 2026 at 9:18 AM
"Let 2026 be Bradford's biggest and boldest year yet" by Si Cunningham
Will City Library move to Britannia House this year? Will Bradford Archives find the perfect new home? Could former Central Library really be turned into a fancy boutique hotel?
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2573155...
Will City Library move to Britannia House this year? Will Bradford Archives find the perfect new home? Could former Central Library really be turned into a fancy boutique hotel?
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2573155...
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Illustrator and artist Gerald Spencer Pryse (1882 - 1956) studied in London and Paris, and won a prize at the Venice International Exhibition in 1907. A staunch socialist and an active member of the Fabian Society, his work was often politically charged 1/3
January 7, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Illustrator and artist Gerald Spencer Pryse (1882 - 1956) studied in London and Paris, and won a prize at the Venice International Exhibition in 1907. A staunch socialist and an active member of the Fabian Society, his work was often politically charged 1/3
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A New Year’s greeting from the collection!
Wishing you all a thoughtful and hopeful start to the year ahead.
🖼 Gift Cards for the New Year by W.Place Dickes, 1874
#BritishLibrary #Library #Collection #HappyNewYear
Wishing you all a thoughtful and hopeful start to the year ahead.
🖼 Gift Cards for the New Year by W.Place Dickes, 1874
#BritishLibrary #Library #Collection #HappyNewYear
January 1, 2026 at 10:23 AM
A New Year’s greeting from the collection!
Wishing you all a thoughtful and hopeful start to the year ahead.
🖼 Gift Cards for the New Year by W.Place Dickes, 1874
#BritishLibrary #Library #Collection #HappyNewYear
Wishing you all a thoughtful and hopeful start to the year ahead.
🖼 Gift Cards for the New Year by W.Place Dickes, 1874
#BritishLibrary #Library #Collection #HappyNewYear
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“This year has made people look and think about living here differently. There’s a whole generation of young people coming up who won’t believe what I did about Bradford.”
Bradford considers the legacy of its city of culture year.
Can the energy that was generated during 2025 be sustained? Will the talent who built the programme stay?..Will the city experience an economic boost?..What will its legacy look like?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Can the energy that was generated during 2025 be sustained? Will the talent who built the programme stay?..Will the city experience an economic boost?..What will its legacy look like?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘It was empowering’: Bradford considers the legacy of its city of culture year
Organisers hope its hyper-localised ‘levelling up’ agenda will translate into sustainable, long-term uplift
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
“This year has made people look and think about living here differently. There’s a whole generation of young people coming up who won’t believe what I did about Bradford.”
Benighted by J.B. Priestley is my last read of 2025.
Priestley uses the Gothic Horror genre to explore the insecurities of life in Britain following the First World War.
Look out for an event featuring this book and selected Malachi stories @leedsartgallery.bsky.social
in Jan 2026
(Valerie)
Priestley uses the Gothic Horror genre to explore the insecurities of life in Britain following the First World War.
Look out for an event featuring this book and selected Malachi stories @leedsartgallery.bsky.social
in Jan 2026
(Valerie)
🕯️ This Halloween, Viking launches the Penguin Horror series - a chilling new collection of 20th-century literary horror.
We’re thrilled Benighted by J. B. Priestley is helping kick off the five-book series
🔗 thebookseller.com/news/viking-to-publish-new-penguin-horror-series-this-halloween
We’re thrilled Benighted by J. B. Priestley is helping kick off the five-book series
🔗 thebookseller.com/news/viking-to-publish-new-penguin-horror-series-this-halloween
Viking to publish new Penguin Horror series this Halloween
Viking will publish a new five-book series this Halloween, featuring literary horror writing of the 20th century.
thebookseller.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Benighted by J.B. Priestley is my last read of 2025.
Priestley uses the Gothic Horror genre to explore the insecurities of life in Britain following the First World War.
Look out for an event featuring this book and selected Malachi stories @leedsartgallery.bsky.social
in Jan 2026
(Valerie)
Priestley uses the Gothic Horror genre to explore the insecurities of life in Britain following the First World War.
Look out for an event featuring this book and selected Malachi stories @leedsartgallery.bsky.social
in Jan 2026
(Valerie)
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The Doubler Stones are a pair of mushroom-shaped natural rock formations located on Addingham High Moor. The stones are protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument due to the presence of late Neolithic and Bronze Age (c. 2800–500 BC) cup-and-ring carvings.
December 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The Doubler Stones are a pair of mushroom-shaped natural rock formations located on Addingham High Moor. The stones are protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument due to the presence of late Neolithic and Bronze Age (c. 2800–500 BC) cup-and-ring carvings.
Bradford considers the legacy of its city of culture year.
Can the energy that was generated during 2025 be sustained? Will the talent who built the programme stay?..Will the city experience an economic boost?..What will its legacy look like?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Can the energy that was generated during 2025 be sustained? Will the talent who built the programme stay?..Will the city experience an economic boost?..What will its legacy look like?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘It was empowering’: Bradford considers the legacy of its city of culture year
Organisers hope its hyper-localised ‘levelling up’ agenda will translate into sustainable, long-term uplift
www.theguardian.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Bradford considers the legacy of its city of culture year.
Can the energy that was generated during 2025 be sustained? Will the talent who built the programme stay?..Will the city experience an economic boost?..What will its legacy look like?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Can the energy that was generated during 2025 be sustained? Will the talent who built the programme stay?..Will the city experience an economic boost?..What will its legacy look like?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Blitzing short books to complete this year's Good Reads target.
How to spot a Fascist, three essays by Umberto Eco, is prescient and wise.
(Valerie)
How to spot a Fascist, three essays by Umberto Eco, is prescient and wise.
(Valerie)
HOW TO SPOT A FASCIST: This 51 page book by modern day philosopher, Umberto Eco is enlightening. He shows us how to spot a fascist/fascism and believes that if we can learn from history and unite during periods of disruption and adversity, we can hope for a future of peace, tolerance and inclusion.
How to Spot a Fascist
Freedom and liberation and never-ending tasks, Let this…
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December 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Blitzing short books to complete this year's Good Reads target.
How to spot a Fascist, three essays by Umberto Eco, is prescient and wise.
(Valerie)
How to spot a Fascist, three essays by Umberto Eco, is prescient and wise.
(Valerie)
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Its white flowers are, or should be, already on our tables. #gardening
December 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Its white flowers are, or should be, already on our tables. #gardening
In 1914/15 Malachi Whitaker wrote 'a set of windy martial verses' [now lost] & 'sold them to an Xmas card firm' for 7s 6d. 'Printed for some reason in mauve ink, these verses had the look of weak cocoa.'
At the time Yorkshire was a hub of the Xmas card industry. Pic: Card by Bamforth, Holmfirth.
At the time Yorkshire was a hub of the Xmas card industry. Pic: Card by Bamforth, Holmfirth.
December 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
In 1914/15 Malachi Whitaker wrote 'a set of windy martial verses' [now lost] & 'sold them to an Xmas card firm' for 7s 6d. 'Printed for some reason in mauve ink, these verses had the look of weak cocoa.'
At the time Yorkshire was a hub of the Xmas card industry. Pic: Card by Bamforth, Holmfirth.
At the time Yorkshire was a hub of the Xmas card industry. Pic: Card by Bamforth, Holmfirth.
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Richard Arkwright, born on this day 1732 in Preston, invented the water frame for cotton spinning and played a huge part in creating and spreading the factory system. Gave Manchester its first cotton spinning mill in 1781, at Miller Street near Shudehill.
December 23, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Richard Arkwright, born on this day 1732 in Preston, invented the water frame for cotton spinning and played a huge part in creating and spreading the factory system. Gave Manchester its first cotton spinning mill in 1781, at Miller Street near Shudehill.
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'A mysterious organisation has been brought into existence which baffles every ordinary effort to resist it.' The Leeds Mercury 21 December 1811. The Luddite movement began in Nottinghamshire resulting in a region-wide rebellion that lasted until 1816.
December 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
'A mysterious organisation has been brought into existence which baffles every ordinary effort to resist it.' The Leeds Mercury 21 December 1811. The Luddite movement began in Nottinghamshire resulting in a region-wide rebellion that lasted until 1816.
Gems in The Book of Bradford include Malachi Whitaker's Smoke of the Tide on a man returning to his Bradford roots. His wife "could not see the astonishing beauty of the industrial north..The blue-grey landscapes with their design of mill chimneys..the rolling hills, the mingling of smoke & cloud"
December 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Gems in The Book of Bradford include Malachi Whitaker's Smoke of the Tide on a man returning to his Bradford roots. His wife "could not see the astonishing beauty of the industrial north..The blue-grey landscapes with their design of mill chimneys..the rolling hills, the mingling of smoke & cloud"
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The Book of Bradford, created for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture with Comma Press, invites readers into the city through a collection of short stories edited by Saima Mir. Writers such as Malachai Whittaker, Ross Raisin, Sairish Hussain, M.Y. Alam, Abda Khan and Nick Ahad
September 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The Book of Bradford, created for Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture with Comma Press, invites readers into the city through a collection of short stories edited by Saima Mir. Writers such as Malachai Whittaker, Ross Raisin, Sairish Hussain, M.Y. Alam, Abda Khan and Nick Ahad
Can't wait to see a copy of "Stories for Lovers" with pieces by two northern writers: Malachi Whitaker, b. Bradford, Yorks & Richmal Compton, b. Bury, Lancs. Also on the roster: Virginia Woolf, EM Delafield, Dorothy Parker. Sounds like the perfect Valentine treat!
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A lovely surprise package in the post yesterday, this beautiful anthology, STORIES FOR LOVERS, a forthcoming release from @blpublishing.bsky.social as part of their Women Writers series.
Many thanks for the early copy - it’s very much appreciated! #BookSky @gpwigglesworth.bsky.social 💙📚
Many thanks for the early copy - it’s very much appreciated! #BookSky @gpwigglesworth.bsky.social 💙📚
December 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Can't wait to see a copy of "Stories for Lovers" with pieces by two northern writers: Malachi Whitaker, b. Bradford, Yorks & Richmal Compton, b. Bury, Lancs. Also on the roster: Virginia Woolf, EM Delafield, Dorothy Parker. Sounds like the perfect Valentine treat!
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Jack Chadwick discusses trade unionist and working class author Jack Hilton’s novel Caliban Shrieks, the support he received from George Orwell and more on the latest @workingclasshistory.com #podcast at
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#1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod
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#1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod
May 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Jack Chadwick discusses trade unionist and working class author Jack Hilton’s novel Caliban Shrieks, the support he received from George Orwell and more on the latest @workingclasshistory.com #podcast at
www.patreon.com/posts/wcl-13...
#1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod
www.patreon.com/posts/wcl-13...
#1u #UnionStrong #LaborRadioPod