Abusive husbands. Desperate women. Poisonous solutions. At the turn of the 20th century, the women of Nagyrév, Hungary, were in trouble. Their stories were hauntingly similar: husbands who drank, who beat them, who made their lives unbearable. The village midwife - their confidante - offered an answer: arsenic. Soon, women began slipping poison into their …
We are excited to announce that we will be welcoming Marcia Hutchinson to the bookshop. Her debut novel The Mercy Step, a sharply witted and tender portrait of a young girl’s quiet rebellion and her refusal to be broken has just been: This is a raw and deeply affecting novel of childhood, family and survival …
At Truman’s Book Club Social in May, hosted at Cargo Wines here in Farsley, we’ll be discussing the book The Names by Florence Knapp. A ticket to attend Truman’s Book Club Social is £18. This includes the book (which will be available for you to collect in the shop once you’ve made a booking online) and your …
Join us for an evening of poetry. Three contributors to a new endeavour from Left Cultures, will read their own and other poems from a special edition zine, plus treat us to more of their own material. Janine Booth, Nick Toczek and Keiron Higgins all have poems featured in Class Lines and Red Rhymes – a book that …
From The Hacienda to the Happy Mondays to M-People... Join us as we find out more about a life of music, madness and moving on up with Mike Pickering, a major figure in UK music, whose story has not been told before. Manchester Must Dance is a new book, written with mercurial storyteller Paul Morley …
At Truman’s Book Club Social in May, hosted at Cargo Wines here in Farsley, we’ll be discussing the book The Names by Florence Knapp. A ticket to attend Truman’s Book Club Social is £18. This includes the book (which will be available for you to collect in the shop once you’ve made a booking online) and your …
Join us in Cargo Wines here in Farsley for an Evening with Natasha Walter - author, journalist and charity founder, who writes and campaigns for a world in which women can flourish on a flourishing planet.We’ll be celebrating the release of Natasha’s new book Feminism for a World on Fire which takes a global view …
** Please note this event is now on 12th June, not 5th June as previously advertised ** Join us in the bookshop to celebrate the launch of a new football book written by fans for fans. Rob will be in the shop 4 - 5pm signing copies of A Football Odyssey. Pre-order your copy for …
Jennifer Saint will join us this June to celebrate This Immortal Heart - an epic story of love and war where two opposing deities find themselves drawn to each other against all odds. When Aphrodite and Ares fall in love, sparks are bound to fly... THIS IS THE OLDEST LOVE STORY OF ALL TIME . . …
A Day of Strange Fiction, Folklore and The Uncanny Join us for a day of strange stories, readings, conversations and interactive fun with panels of authors and experts in everything weird and wonderful. Doors at 1pm. Featuring: Adam Z Robinson, Bronte Schiltz, Ceri Houlbrook, Elizabeth Dearnley, Hwaet Zine, Jeremy Dyson, Lucie McKnight Hardy, Mark Morris, …
** Back by Popular Demand - The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestselling Author of The Chemist – AA Dhand. The Kingpin, Amit's new novel is another gripping thriller set across Leeds and Bradford. The story follows Idris Khan, a pharmacist navigating a dangerous, crime-filled world of drug trafficking in West Yorkshire, and delves into local, gritty urban life. …
Immerse yourself in a blazing tale of sporting splendour that began as a pub conversation gone awry. Join Leeds-based Neil Squires on the launch of his new book; an unlikely story of four men from Yorkshire who found themselves crossing the globe in search of international glory. Hilarious, moving and surprisingly profound, The Fall and Rise of …
