On 24 May 1948, the Empire Windrush sailed from Kingston, Jamaica, to harbour at Tilbury Docks. It carried 1,027 passengers and two stowaways, and more than two thirds of them were West Indies nationals. On 22nd June 1948 they disembarked onto the docks, Alford Dalrymple Gardner was among them. Alford's story traverses both the uplifting …
Join us in the shop for an evening with this award winning author. Laura will be talking about and reading from her stunning must read historical novel of 2023 'The Square of Sevens' The Square of Sevens follows Red, the daughter of a Cornish fortune-teller, who travels with her father making a living predicting fortunes using the …
Join us in the shop for an evening with leading TV/radio comedian Ian Moore as he talks about the latest book in his Follet Valley Mystery series. Death at the Chateau, is the third book and follows the success of Death & Croissants and Death & Fromage. Ian Moore is a leading stand-up comedian, known …
As part of the 2023 Farsley Literature Festival, hear author Kirsty Loehr in conversation about her hilarious and informative book, A Short History of Queer Women. Dispensing with the patriarchal "drivel", this is a little book that packs a big punch against centuries of outrageous straightwashing. The book that reinserts queer women such as Virginia …
As part of the 2023 Farsley Literature Festival, join us in the shop to hear Rick Broadbent in conversation about Now Then. Written from the perspective of an exiled Yorkshire-man this bestselling, award winning author returns to his native county to discover and reveal, its soul. Now Then is a biographical mosaic of Yorkshire. Broadbent, …
As part of the 2023 Farsley Literature Festival we welcome friend of the shop, and celebrated author of multiple historical crime fiction series, Chris Nickson as he chats about his final book in the Tom Harper series, Rusted Souls. 1920, and Tom Harper is now the Chief Constable of Leeds, just weeks from retirement and a …
As part of the 2023 Farsley Literature Festival we are excited to announce an evening with actor, comedian, musician, writer and television presenter Adrian Edmondson. How did a child brought up in a strict Methodist household – and who spent his formative years incarcerated in repressive boarding schools – end up joining the comedy revolution? Could it be in his …
As part of the 2023 Farsley Literature Festival we are excited to bring you actor, Artistic Director of Scary Little Girls and author of Out of the Darkness: Greenham Voices, Rebecca Mordan. In 1981, a group of women marched from Cardiff to the Greenham Common RAF base in Newbury to protest the siting of US …
As part of the 2023 Farsley Literature Festival, join us in the shop as we chat to these two fabulous authors and they answer your questions about genre bending. Writing in one genre is not enough for these authors, Caroline and Linda both write across different genres - but how does that work? Find out …
As part of the 2023 Farsley Literature Festival, join us in the shop as we chat to Tom Conaghan, Editor of Scratch Books, a publishing house dedicated to the short story. Are you interested in writing and publishing short stories? Tom will talk about what makes the most accomplished stories; how best to listen to …
As part of the 2023 Farsley Literature Festival we are thrilled to announce an evening with beloved British actor and writer, Paterson Joseph. Recently seen on Vigil and Noughts and Crosses, he has also starred in Peep Show and Law & Order UK and he plays Arthur Slugworth in the forthcoming Wonka movie. The Secret …
As part of the 2023 Farsley Literature Festival we are delighted to be able to bring you these four fantastic authors to inspire and encourage young writers and illustrators. Our young readers will recognise their work and already know many of their books. There are 4 sessions to attend, so choose your favourites or come …
