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SUMMARY:An Evening to Discover the Secrets of the House on Otley Road
DESCRIPTION:Join us on publication day as we raise a glass to support author Rosa Silverman as she launches her gripping debut novel set right here on our doorstep. Find out more about her inspiration behind the thrilling Leeds-based crime drama.  \n\n\n\nTwo murders. Twenty years apart. One truth to be uncovered. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Book \n\n\n\nLeeds\, 2019 \n\n\n\nOlivia Kavanagh reinvented herself when she went to Uni. She’s trying hard to fit in with her much more worldly flatmates\, but constantly feels like the odd one out. When she discovers that another girl was murdered in a burglary gone wrong not only in their house\, but in her bedroom\, twenty years before\, she becomes obsessed. She starts asking questions\, not knowing how much danger they will put her in. \n\n\n\nLeeds\, 1999 \n\n\n\nEmily Pierce couldn’t care less what her flatmates think of her. The only person she cares about is Aidan\, her tutor\, and the man with whom she’s having an affair. On New Year’s Eve\, her plans to have the best night ever are cut short – it will be her last. \n\n\n\nJournalist Kate Marsden is sent to cover the story\, first of Emily’s death and then Olivia’s twenty years later. When she realises the cases are linked\, her investigation leads to places she could never expect \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Author \n\n\n\nRosa Silverman grew up in Leeds and is now a senior feature writer at The Daily Telegraph\, reporting on social and political issues. She has a background in news journalism and spent years criss-crossing the country and sometimes Europe to cover breaking stories\, recognised with a BASW Social Work Journalism Award in 2025. She occasionally appears as a guest on BBC radio shows such as Woman’s Hour.
URL:https://trumanbooks.co.uk/event/otley-road
LOCATION:Truman Books\, 95 Town Street\, Farsley\, Leeds\, LS28 5HX
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SUMMARY:Midsummer Weird
DESCRIPTION:A Day of Strange Fiction\, Folklore and The Uncanny \n\n\n\n\n\nJoin 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. \n\n\n\n\nOpportunities to buy authors’ books and have them signed            \n\n\n\nFood will be available to purchase at the event\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing: Andrew Michael Hurley\, Bronte Schiltz\, Catriona Ward\, Ceri Houlbrook\, Elizabeth Dearnley\, Hwaet Zine\, Jeremy Dyson\, Johnny Mains\, Lucie McKnight Hardy\, Mark Morris\, Matthew Bellwood\, Michael Stewart\, Sacha Coward and Toby Hadoke… \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*The day is set to include: \n\n\n\nFrom 1pm: Hwæt! Present the FOLKLORE FUNFAIRAncient fun for modern folks! The creators of the Hwæt! Zine present an immersive set of custom-made games inspired by the myths\, legends and folklore of the British Isles\, featuring the Hook-A-Hag Stone\, The Zodiac Wheel of Fortune and many more. \n\n\n\n2pm – 2.30pm: Matthew Bellwood & True Tales of local WeirdIncludes the story of Mary Bateman\, The Yorkshire Witch\, and The Astounding Adventures of Charlie Peace\, a murderer said to haunt the cells of Leeds Town Hall. \n\n\n\n2.30pm – 3.30pm: Weird Fiction: Michael Stewart In Conversation with Catriona Ward\, Lucie McKnight Hardy & Bronte SchiltzStep into the captivating world of weird fiction with Lucie McKnight Hardy\, author of the dark\, disturbing and quietly devasting Night Babies. She will be joined by Catriona Ward\, author of Nowhere Burning and one of the leading exponents of that literary genre where Gothic meets thriller. Also on the panel is PhD candidate for Gothic Studies\, Bronte Schiltz\, whose work includes creative non-fiction\, short fiction\, poetry and theatre. She has contributed to the new Comma Press short story anthology\, Monster Capital: Tales of Modern Unease. Chairing the panel will be the multi-award winning author of Black Wood Women and champion of all things gothic\, Michael Stewart. \n\n\n\n4pm – 5pm: Folklore:  In Conversation with Sacha Coward and Ceri HoulbrookSacha Coward\, author of Queer as Folkore and Dr Ceri Houlbrook\, Lecturer in History and Folklore and writer of folklore-inspired fiction\, join us for a gripping guide to the weird yet everyday world of British folklore. It’s set to be a fascinating journey through the many forms of folklore\, from village rituals to fairytales\, to the hidden queer history of myths and monsters. \n\n\n\n6pm – 7pm: Quatermass and the Televisual GothicHosted by award-winning writer and editor Johnny Mains\, renowned for recovering lost stories from the archive\, explore the huge cultural impact of landmark British sci-fi fiction serial\, The  Quatermass Experiment\, first shown by the BBC in 1953. Unleashed in the wake of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II\, Nigel Kneale’s innovative series captivated the burgeoning television audience with high quality\, suspenseful science fiction that influenced decades of gothic film and TV. The panel will feature stand-up comedian Toby Hadoke\, who recently published a book on The Quatermass Experiment\, and Bronte Schiltz\, writer and journalist who contributed to re-releases of the film versions of the first two Quatermass stories. \n\n\n\n7.30pm – 8.30pm: Tales of the Weird: Haunted Yorkshire: A British Library Panel Tales of the Weird is a British Library series where the gothic and supernatural meet\, featuring stories that move between the eerie and the unexpected. Editor of new instalment\, Haunted Yorkshire\, Elizabeth Dearnley\, will be joined by contributors Jeremy Dyson (The League of Gentlemen)\, Andrew Michael Hurley (the celebrated author of British folk horror) and Mark Morris\, to discuss the collection of chilling tales exploring Yorkshire’s uniquely haunting influence on horror literature. \n\n\n\n9pm – 9.30pm: Ghost Stories with Matthew BellwoodLeeds-based theatre-maker\, storyteller and creator of 365 Leeds Stories\, a project that map’s people’s thoughts and experiences of living in Leeds\, Matthew Bellwood\, will perform the classic tale The Night Wire by HF Arnold.  \n\n\n\n*Line-ups are subject to change without notice
URL:https://trumanbooks.co.uk/event/midsummer-weird
LOCATION:Old Woollen\, Sunnybank Mills\, 83-85 Town Street\, Farsley\, LS28 5UJ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:An Evening of Wine and Crime with Wine Expert Olly Smith
DESCRIPTION:We’re all set to uncork the most irresistible crime novel of 2026! \n\n\n\nBritain’s favourite Wine Expert invites you to join him as he tells us all about his wine-themed debut novel featuring protagonist Barclay Flint and his friends from The Bottle Bank wine shop. It’s an exuberant and irresistible mystery from vibrant personality and BBC One’s Saturday Kitchen Presenter – Olly Smith. \n\n\n\nAnd where better to host this event than Farsley’s fabulous wine bar – Cargo Wines. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Book \n\n\n\nIn an idyllic Sussex town\, renowned for its annual Bonfire Night celebrations\, murder is fermenting. \n\n\n\nBarclay Flint is the charmingly eccentric proprietor of The Bottle Bank and can taste a kaleidoscopic universe in a single glass of wine. He delights in matching customers to the grapes of their dreams. But when his close friend\, struggling vineyard owner Victor Crawshaw\, is found dead\, Barclay finds himself a prime suspect. To crack the case and clear his name\, Barclay must deploy his wine detection skills and follow his nose through the rolling Sussex hills where a tangle of old resentments and rivalries awaits to ensnare him. \n\n\n\nWith a killer on the loose and Bonfire Night fast approaching\, the town crackles with anticipation. This year the fireworks might not be the only things to explode… \n\n\n\nAbout Olly Smith \n\n\n\nOlly started his career as a screenwriter. He wrote on several series of Pingu\, won a Golden Award of Montreux for Charlie and Lola\, contributed to Wallace & Gromit and penned episodes of Meg & Mog and Horrid Henry! \n\n\n\nIn 2005 he won Wine Idol which launched him into the world of TV presenting. In 2006 he became a presenter on BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen\, where we see him every other weekend interviewing celebrities\, reviewing cookbooks and\, of course\, telling us about the most exciting wines in his uniquely joyous and memorable style. \n\n\n\nDeath by Noir is his debut novel and he’s currently at work on the second book in the Bottle Bank series. \n\n\n\nDoors at 6pm.
URL:https://trumanbooks.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-olly-smith
LOCATION:Cargo Wines\, Twistings Gallery\, Sunny Bank Mill\, 83-85 Town Street\, Farsley\, Leeds\, LS28 5UJ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:An Evening with AA Dhand
DESCRIPTION:** Back by Popular Demand – The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestselling Author of The Chemist – AA Dhand.  \n\n\n\nThe 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.   \n\n\n\nBradford-born author AA Dhand is also known for his BBC TV-adapted DI Harry Virdee series\, which similarly focuses on local Yorkshire crime scenes. We can’t wait to hear what Amit has been up to\, get an insight into his new book and see what the future holds… \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout AA Dhand \n\n\n\nAfter qualifying as a pharmacist\, Amit worked in London and travelled extensively before returning to Bradford to start his own business and begin writing. The history\, diversity and darkness of the city have inspired all his novels. As a pharmacist\, AA Dhand was surrounded by drugs\, dealers\, and incredible stories of maverick drug-deals\, which on one hand blew his mind in their ingenuity\, and on the other sickened him with how easily they preyed on the most vulnerable. His experiences inspired the writing of The Chemist\, and now\, The Kingpin. \n\n\n\nAbout the Book Idris Khan is no longer the man he used to be. How can he be? Murder changes people – and it has changed him. Once a respected pharmacist\, Idris now walks a fine line between survival and destruction. Leave Leeds forever\, or become the very thing he’s always feared … The Kingpin.He craves something normal in a world gone to hell – but then Zidane\, his estranged brother\, walks through the door. Freshly released from prison\, Zidane’s presence is radioactive. Truths are laid bare.New alliances are formed. And Zidane has an offer for Idris that could blow his whole world apart: he wants them to take over the entire drug trafficking network in Leeds and Bradford\, and rule together. Now\, Idris has a choice to make. \n\n\n\nDoors at 7pm
URL:https://trumanbooks.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-aa-dhand-thekingpin
LOCATION:Old Woollen\, Sunnybank Mills\, 83-85 Town Street\, Farsley\, LS28 5UJ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Truman Book Club Social – Tuesday 30th June
DESCRIPTION:At Truman’s Book Club Social in June\, hosted at Cargo Wines here in Farsley\, we’ll be discussing the book The Power by Naomi Alderman. \n\n\n\nA 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 first drink on the evening (beer\, wine or soft drink). If you already have the book\, you can select a ticket that will include a £10 Truman’s Gift Voucher instead of a book. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Book \n\n\n\nA WINNER OF THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION \n\n\n\nAll over the world women are discovering they have the power. With a flick of the fingers they can inflict terrible pain – even death. Suddenly\, every man on the planet finds they’ve lost control. The Day of the Girls has arrived – but where will it end? \n\n\n\n‘Deserves to be read by every woman (and\, for that matter\, every man)’ – The Times \n\n\n\n‘Electrifying’ – Margaret Atwood \n\n\n\n‘A big\, page-turning\, thought-provoking thriller’ – Guardian \n\n\n\nWhen & Where? \n\n\n\nThis Truman’s Book Club Social will take place on Tuesday 30th June\, 6.30pm (for a 7pm start)\, at Cargo Wines\, Sunny Bank Mills. One of the benefits of us hosting our Book Club in a Wine Bar means that when the book chat is done\, if you wish\, you’re free to stay on to continue to enjoy the company and the conversation\, and maybe another drink or two. \n\n\n\nWe’d like a relaxed evening of booky chat\, so if the thought of sitting round in a big circle feels a little intimidating\, this is the Book Club for you. Our aim is to have a more informal feel\, with smaller groups sat chatting around tables. We can help you find a seat and make sure everyone feels comfortable. \n\n\n\nWe’re thinking an hour of chat about the month’s book (and the topics and experiences it leads to). In the future\, we’d love to be able to welcome guest authors to join us to discuss their books. \n\n\n\nHope to see you there!
URL:https://trumanbooks.co.uk/event/truman-book-club-social-tuesday-30th-june
LOCATION:Cargo Wines\, Twistings Gallery\, Sunny Bank Mill\, 83-85 Town Street\, Farsley\, Leeds\, LS28 5UJ\, United Kingdom
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