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Leeds Big Bookend & Northern Short Story Festival
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Writers, books, small publishers, readers - that's what we are about! Here to engage with and platform writers, books and all things lit. Leeds Lit Fest founder partner. Champions Leeds, Yorkshire and the North.
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Wonderful to hear debut author Rachel Bower talk about her novel It Comes From The River. Folklore mixes with the lives of 3 strong Northern women. Great to hear our voices amplified @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
Author Rachel Bower is seated at a wooden slatted table. She is wearing a black dress and has blonde hair. There are 2 copies of her debut novel on the table, It Comes From The River. She in a bookshop and is surrounded by bookshelves.
February 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Unaccustomed Earth by
Jhumpa Lahiri. An excellent #ShortStory collection.
Red book cover with a graphic of blue waves. The book is by Jhumpa Lahiri. Title is Unaccustomed Earth.
February 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Wonderful to attend the Chemistry #SpokenWord #OpenMic at the Thackray Medical Museum last night. First time hearing @rosiegarlandwriter.bsky.social read which was a treat. Thanks for organising @joewilliamswriter.bsky.social and to all the poets reading. #Leeds #poetry
Poet Rosie Garland reading from her collection. Rosie is wearing dark trousers, a waistcoat and a white shirt with a dark tie. She is wearing her hair tied back. She stands in front of a mic in a red panelled room. There is an audience in front of her.
February 14, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Do you know of any #Leeds based literary agents? Or failing that #Yorkshire? I'm not aware of any in Leeds. Genuinely asking for a friend.

Pic: credit Tintu-Mon. Does not relate to any writer alive or dead unless you tell me differently!
January 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Hot of the press! Don't miss Caryl Phillips at The Leeds Library on 11 Feb. Internationally acclaimed for his novels, essays & play scripts, Caryl returns to #Leeds where he grew up to talk about his latest novel Another Man in the Street.

Reserve your FREE place: www.seetickets.com/event/caryl-...
On the left of the square is a book cover which says Caryl Phillips and the title Another Man in the Street. The cover is a vibrant orange and has a man of Afro-Caribbean heritage in jacket and tie wearing a fedora. On the right of the square is a photo of Caryl Phillips with hands raised. He is of Afro- Caribbean heritage and is wearing a black top.
January 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM