📸Here’s some crowd shots from Alice Hattrick in conversation @leedslitfest.bsky.social for the Rippling Pages live. The conversation I had with Alice is now available for you to hear and listen to as well! You can hear Alice and me talking about
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6 - 14 June 2026. Returning for its eighth year, the award-winning festival of words aims to bring together, and help develop, the city’s literary scene, with writers, poets and performers from Leeds, Yorkshire and beyond! #LLF26. www.leedslitfest.co.uk
That was fun. Thanks so much to @leedslitfest.bsky.social for letting us be part of their amazing festival. Our tour continues so keep an eye out! And keep checking the Leeds LitFest account too.
24hrs ago I was enjoying this great talk @leedslitfest.bsky.social with Si Smith and @markmosedale.bsky.social about their new book, GIGS! hannah-mccann.co.uk/2026/06/15/g...
Went to see this short film over the weekend: the Seacroft Canto, an amazing project reimagining Dante's Divine Comedy through the lens of Seacroft, east Leeds. Not sure where/when it's on again but look out for it if you can. Part of @leedslitfest.bsky.social www.tickettailor.com/events/leeds...
Select tickets – World Premiere Screening of The Seacroft Canto: A Documentary at Leeds Literature Festival – Chapel FM Arts Centre, Old Seacroft Chapel, York Rd, Seacroft, Leeds
World Premiere Screening of The Seacroft Canto: A Documentary at Leeds Literature Festival – Chapel FM Arts Centre, Old Seacroft Chapel, York Rd, Seacroft, Leeds, Sun 14 Jun 2026 - Taking inspiration ...
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Many thanks to three of our brilliant writers. @sharonduggal.bsky.social Rob Potts Simon Crump Who read from their new books @leedslibraries.bsky.social as part of @leedslitfest.bsky.social on Saturday. We were celebrating 20 years of Independent publishing. Marvelous.
Delighted to attend the launch of Gigs by Si Smith and Mark Mosedale. This looks amazing, and can’t wait to get stuck in. Get a copy from @okcomics.bsky.social ! Part of @leedslitfest.bsky.social at Chapel FM.
😊Some sights and sounds from a literary week in Leeds @leedslitfest.bsky.social included @stuhennigan.bsky.social at @smalldistractions.bsky.social Jake Morris-Campbell and @rickardsisters.com 🐇And a rabbit on Leeds Uni campus!
Really good @leedslitfest.bsky.social event with @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social! It's always a pleasure to hear Kev talk about the amazing things Bluemoose does. Hearing Sharon Duggal, Rob Potts and Simon Crump talk about their books was also fantastic. My TBR just got a lot longer!
Heading into Leeds for @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social's 20th birthday party, part of @leedslitfest.bsky.social. I haven't been to a good bookish event in too long, I'm really looking forward to it 📚
I'll be on the @northodoxpress.bsky.social stand at the @northernfiction.bsky.social Book Fair this Saturday afternoon at Hyde Park Book Club, signing copies of The Year of the Rat: www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/__tra... www.northodox.co.uk/product-page... part of @leedslitfest.bsky.social
Northern Fiction Alliance Book Fair
Join the Northern Fiction Alliance at Hyde Park Book Club for their Summer Book Fair as part of Leeds Literature
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A full house at #holdfastbooks in Leeds @leedslitfest.bsky.social for @arathimenon.bsky.social 's launch of "Da"! We heard about love, resistance and tenderness and what Da means in Malayalam and German... #lgbtqbooks
Thanks very much for having us, Hyde Park Book Club! And thanks to my fellow panelists, Leeds Book Fest @leedslitfest.bsky.social, @northodoxpress.bsky.social and to everyone who came to listen!
Northodox Press 📖@northodoxpress.bsky.social · 4mo ago10 minutes to doors and we are ready to go in Leeds 😍
I love this pic taken by Beth Duggleby at yesterday’s @leedslitfest.bsky.social talk with @rickardsisters.com - my face!
We can't wait for this! We're huge fans of the genre. Come along and enjoy a relaxed Sunday aft delve. Tickets: www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/
Northodox Press 📖@northodoxpress.bsky.social · 4mo agoToday is the day! Our historical fiction panel as part of Leeds Lit Fest is at 4PM at Hyde Park Book Club, and we'll be launching Rue Baldry's brilliant novel Dwell! There are a few tickets left if you want to join us last minute: share.google/mkSUyt4QnuFK...
Enjoyed getting to meet fellow authors @srdfrench.bsky.social, @verbivorial.bsky.social and others, from the @carnyxpress.co.uk "Oaths and Offerings" anthology of folklore-inspired tales at Leeds Lit Fest yesterday. There's still many more events to go, so definitely check out the full programme!
Leeds Lit Fest@leedslitfest.bsky.social · 6mo agoJoin us from 6–14 June for a city-wide celebration of words & imagination. Our biggest collaboration yet as we bring together more than 50 events across 16 venues. Lots of the city’s best writers joined together with friends from afar. LLF 2026 PROGRAMME 👇👇👇 www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/
It all starts tomorrow! Over 50 events in 9 days at Leeds Lit Fest 2026. A few events have already sold out, and a lot more are very close, so make sure to book your tickets! www.leedslitfest.co.uk
This summer we’ve been chatting with @myfanwytristram.bsky.social about making a fuss (protest and civil rights) as well as making comics and graphic novels about it. You can join us at @leedslitfest.bsky.social Saturday 6th June at 1pm
On my way to #Leeds for the @leedslitfest.bsky.social where I’ll be speaking tomorrow - I again have the massive pleasure of sharing the stage with @rickardsisters.com. Do join us at Hyde Park Book Club: www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/placa... I know Leeds loves #comics and values #protest!
Join @markmosedale.bsky.social and Si Smith as they discuss their acclaimed graphic novel Gigs, seven years in the making and startlingly relevant today. Expect conversation about technology, hope, creativity, and why comics matter more than ever. www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/gigs/
Graphic novelists @myfanwytristram.bsky.social and @rickardsisters.com explore protest, activism, and the role comics can play in challenging injustice. A timely and thought-provoking discussion about speaking up and making change through art. www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/placa...
This looks amazing - well done all @whrediscovered.bsky.social Get yourselves to the Warley Museum red phone box from Saturday! More info here: www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/wuthe...
Wuthering Heights Rediscovered@whrediscovered.bsky.social · 4mo agoOur plans, hatched in the summer sun, were carried out in the summer rain. But just like the lost film of Wuthering Heights that we’re celebrating at @leedslitfest.bsky.social, our little exhibition was made with love. Installed today and opening on the 6th - Wuthering Heights Revisited.
Writer David Hartley leads this hands-on workshop, guiding participants from a blank page to a fully realised island realm packed with stories, myths, and possibilities. Perfect for writers, dreamers, and world-builders of all ages. www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/the-w...
@leedslitfest.bsky.social is bringing together comics, creativity, and conversation this June, and we've picked out three brilliant events for graphic novel fans, aspiring creators, and anyone interested in the power of storytelling.
It begins. Installation day for our Warley Phone Box Museum exhibition for @leedslitfest.bsky.social
Preparing some of our exhibits on the first ever film adaptation of Wuthering Heights (to be displayed in a phone box!) for @leedslitfest.bsky.social
We're really feeling the ❤️ in today's Yorkshire Evening Post. It's true! 9 days, more than 50 events in multiple venues across the city starting this Saturday. We'd love you to join us. More info and booking: www.leedslitfest.co.uk #Leeds #Literature #Festival #writers #performers #poetry
We're celebrating our 20th birthday together with @leedslibraries.bsky.social at @leedslitfest.bsky.social On Saturday 13th June, 1pm at Leeds Central Library Do come along if you can. www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/bluem...
Bluemoose Books 20th Birthday Bash
2026 sees legendary Hebden Bridge publisher Bluemoose Books celebrate their twentieth birthday. Since being founded in 2006 they’ve published an
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Former politician and economist Vince Cable has followed China and India for decades. In his book, Eclipsing the West, he offers a compelling account of what the rise of the Asian superstates means for the future. @leedslitfest.bsky.social 6th June www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/vince... #booksky
Vince Cable: Eclipsing the West
The Western-dominated world we have known for the past three hundred years is coming to an end. Two Asian ‘superstates’,
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Just 1 week to go until Lit Fest 2026! The countdown has begun. Leeds will once again become a city of stories for 9 days of unforgettable literary events, performances, conversations & creative experiences. This is your invitation to join us! www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/whats-on/lee...
Leeds Lit Fest 2026 line-up unveiled ahead of next week's launch
The countdown is officially on for Leeds Lit Fest 2026, which returns next week with an ambitious nine-day programme featuring more than 50 events across the city.
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