As part of the 2024 Farsley Literature Festival we are excited to announce, an evening at the Old Woollen with music journalist, DJ & author Patrick Clarke about his latest release Bedsit Land - The Strange Worlds of Soft Cell. Patrick will be joined in conversation with journalist, broadcaster and musician John Robb. Soft Cell are more than …

As part of the 2024 Farsley Literature Festival we are delighted to announce, an evening at the Sunny Bank Mills Gallery with writer and art critic Hettie Judah, as she talks about ‘Acts of Creation.’ Exploring motherhood through the work of artists from prehistory to the present day, Acts of Creation addresses the abiding mother-shaped …

As part of the 2024 Farsley Literature Festival we are exited to bring you three author events in one sitting, are you ready for Crime Day at The Old Woollen? 3pm  - We will be talking Cosy Crime - with Josie Lloyd, JM Hall and Antony Johnston 5pm - Creating Kick-Ass Female Protagonists - with …

As part of the 2024 Farsley Literature Festival we bring you an evening at the Old Woollen with Sunday Times Best Selling Author, Guy Shrubsole in conversation with Boff Whalley. They will be discussing Guy's new book The Lie of the Land: Who Really Cares for the Countryside? For centuries we’ve been sold a lie: …

As part of the 2024 Farsley Literature Festival we are taking you back to the 90s for an evening at the Old Woollen with the definitive Britpop mixtape from award-winning pop-writer Miranda Sawyer. Sharing the vivid stories behind 20 key songs of the 90s - 'Common People' to 'Girls and Boys', 'Connection' to 'Firestarter'; AND …

As part of the 2024 Farsley Literature Festival, join us in the shop as cosy crime writer Jonathan Hall chairs an evening of discussion with Tom Hindle and Rachel North. The panel will explore the lure of a glamorous location for thriller writers. Tom Hindle released his third, locked room mystery, 'Murder on LAKE GARDA' …

As part of the 2024 Farsley Literature Festival we are proud to announce, an afternoon at the Old Woollen with award winning author Sir Ian Rankin as he introduces us to the brand new John Rebus thriller 'Midnight and Blue', which will be released in October. They say there is nowhere more dangerous for a cop …

We are delighted to be able to bring you an event to fill your 2025 with positivity. Join us for an evening in the shop with local author and podcaster, The Joyful Coach - Sophie Cliff, as she share her latest publication The Hustle Cure with us. The Hustle Cure is an empowering guide that …

We are delighted that local author Maria Ferguson will be in the shop to chat to readers and celebrate the launch of her latest poetry collection 'Swell'. Maria will be in conversation with the award winning British poet and novelist, Helen Mort. In the consultation room I staredat the purple flowers in their purplevase and …

We are heading straight into our 2025 events programme and bringing you an evening with one of Truman Books best selling authors of 2024, the talented Emilia Hart. Emilia's debut novel Weyward has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide, including 200k in the UK. Her second novel 'The Sirens,' due for release on 13 February, is …

We are excited to bring you another local debut author to provide cosy reading in dark February. Join us in the shop to chat with Rachel Bower about her debut novel 'It Comes from The River' which is out on 30th January. Infused with the folklore of Northern England, It Comes from the River is …

We are proud to be able to bring you an event with Pride of Britain Award Winner and inspirational woman, Lindsey Burrow. Lindsey will join us in the Old Woollen for an evening to talk about her first publication Take Care, the life-affirming memoir of the working mother of three young children who has inspired the …