An evening with JM Hall
2023-03-29 18:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London)
We are thrilled to welcome back Yorkshire crime writer, Jonathan Hall to the shop to chat about his latest release A Pen Dipped in Poison. Hall’s debut novel, A Spoonful of Murder is about retired primary school teachers who turn to sleuthing and has sold over 59,000 copies to date.

J.M. Hall is an author, playwright and deputy head of a primary school. His plays have been produced in theatres across the UK as well as for radio, the most recent being Trust, starring Julie Hesmondhalgh on BBC Radio 4.

Retired school teachers Liz, Pat and Thelma are back at their usual table at the Thirsk Garden Centre café with a brand-new mystery to solve.
Curious white envelopes have been delivered to friends and neighbours. Inside are letters revealing the deepest secrets they have tried to hide. As one by one, careers are ended, marriages destroyed and no one is beyond suspicion, the three friends decide enough is enough. They must take matters into their own hands before more damage is done. But as they work to uncover the truth, they begin to wonder just how far someone will go to silence this poison pen … Could a murderer be in their midst once again?
A totally addictive and page-turning cosy mystery featuring these very unlikely sleuths. Fans of Agatha Christie and Midsomer Murders will be hooked from the very first page.

CBeebies Star George Webster Book Signing
2023-03-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Truman Books, 95 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
We are beyond excited to announce that Leeds born CBeebies star, Bafta winner, author and Ambassador for People with Down’s syndrome, George Webster will be joining us in the shop to meet fans and sign his debut book, This is Me!

George has teamed up with bestselling illustrator Tim Budgen to publish this uplifting and full-of-heart, powerful picture book to show children that not only are they amazing, but their friends, family and even people they haven’t yet met are amazing too!

Come along to meet George in the bookshop and get your copy of This is Me! personally signed.

An evening with Ann Cleeves
2023-03-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Old Woollen, Sunnybank Mills, 83-85 Town Street, Farsley, LS28 5UJ, United Kingdom
Ann Cleeves is the author of more than thirty-five critically acclaimed novels and we are thrilled to announce that she will be joining us for an evening at The Old Woollen. Ann will talk about the tenth book in her Vera Stanhope series, The Rising Tide which will be released in paperback on 16 March.

In 2017 Ann was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger. She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn, who can be found on television in ITV’s Vera, BBC One’s Shetland and ITV’s The Long Call respectively. The TV series and the books they are based on have become international sensations, capturing the minds of millions worldwide.

A school reunion turns deadly as the tide rises on Northumbria’s Holy Island. Fifty years ago, a group of teenagers spent a weekend on Holy Island, forging a bond that has lasted a lifetime. Now, they still return every five years to celebrate their friendship, and remember the friend they lost to the rising waters of the causeway at the first reunion. Now, when one of them is found hanged, Vera is called in. Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now. But with the tide rising, secrets long-hidden are finding their way to the surface, and Vera and the team may find themselves in more danger than they could have believed possible . . .

Harriet Muncaster Book Signing
2023-03-01 15:30 - 16:30 | Truman Books, 95 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
We are excited to announce that Harriet Muncaster, internationally bestselling author and illustrator of the Isadora Moon series of young reader books, will be joining us in the shop to sign her latest book.

Isadora Moon is a hugely popular series of books for children aged 5–8. Each book is a stand-alone story about Isadora Moon, who is “half fairy, half vampire, totally unique!” The stories celebrate her mixed family heritage. In February 2020, 300 bookshops and libraries in the UK, including Truman Books, celebrated “Isadora Moon Day”.
The series has since been translated into 30 languages and has sold over 1.2 million copies globally. There are 16 books in the series; the latest was published in October 2022, and the next is due in spring 2023.

Festive Late Night Shopping
2022-12-08 18:00 - 20:00 | Truman Books, 95 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
Come and enjoy our Christmas Special late night shopping event. With a glass of mulled wine, mince pies, Christmas present recommendations and a bit of bookish chat.

A Curious History of Sex - An Evening with Dr Kate Lister
2022-11-24 20:00 - 22:00 | The Constitutional, 51 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
As part of the Farsley Literature Festival we are thrilled that Dr Kate Lister writer of A Curious History of Sex, will be joining us at The Constitutional for a fascinating evening of discussion. This one will be fun.

Dr Kate Lister is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Leeds Trinity University. She is the author of A Curious History of Sex (Unbound, 2020) and has also published in the medical humanities, Victorian Studies, and medievalism. Her most recent book, Harlots, Whores, and Hackabouts: A History of Sex for Sale was published by Thames and Hudson in 2021. She is the host of the Betwixt the Sheets Podcast and tweets about her research under the alias @WhoresofYore

Choose Joy with Sophie Cliff
2022-11-23 18:30 - 21:00 | Truman Books, 95 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
We are excited to welcome Sophie Cliff (aka The Joyful Coach) to the shop for an evening of inspiring chat.

Sophie is a certified coach and positive psychology practitioner who uses her expertise to help individuals and organisations flourish by finding more joy and prioritising wellbeing. Choose Joy: Relieve Burnout, Focus on Your Happiness, and Infuse More Joy into Your Everyday Life is her first book.

Early in her career, Sophie scaled the corporate ranks at companies like the Walt Disney Company and venture-backed start-ups. But while on paper her life seemed perfect, she couldn’t fight the feeling that there was something missing. When a family tragedy shook her life, Sophie decided to stop delaying decisions and following the wrong path. In 2018, she started The Joyful Coach, a business helping individuals and companies find purpose and joy.

Now through her coaching, workshops and chart-topping podcast, Practical Positivity, Sophie helps people all over the world lead more joyful lives and has way more fun than she ever had in her previous career.

An Evening with Cressida McLaughlin
2022-11-22 18:30 - 21:00
As part of the Farsley Literature Festival we are excited to announce that this bestselling author and queen of feel-good fiction will be joining us in the shop. Come along for a festive evening with mulled wine to chat about her glittering new Christmas read The Cornish Cream Tea Bookshop.

Ollie Spencer has started a new life in the idyllic Cornish seaside town of Port Karadow. Throwing herself into her job at the town’s bookshop, A New Chapter, is one way to make friends. The shop is glitzing up for its grand opening and Ollie hopes her inspired ideas will give the shop the edge it needs to dazzle the town.But far from being the Christmas fairy the place needs, Ollie is fast becoming its Christmas pudding. With the bookshop’s future at stake, Ollie turns to twinkly-eyed café owner Max for help. Can he help Ollie to turn the page, and put the sparkle back into her Cornish dream?

An evening with Bethany Clift
2022-11-16 18:30 - 21:00 | Truman Books, 95 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
As part of the Farsley Literature Festival we are excited to announce that Bethany will be in the shop to chats about her new book which was released on 4th August

Bethany Clift is a graduate of the Northern Film School and the director of her own production company, Saber Productions. Her debut novel, Last One at the Party, was published by Hodder & Stoughton in 2021 and the television rights have been optioned by Scott Free Films. Love and Other Human Errors is Bethany’s second novel and she is currently working on her third novel as well as two television series.

An unforgettable story about love in all its chaotic glory from the author of Last One At The Party.

A book synopsis is fundamentally ridiculous. How can I possibly convey, in only 100 words, the events of the past year and their impact on my perfectly ordered existence? It is insufficient space to accurately detail how I was blackmailed into demonstrating my flawless algorithm to find a soulmate, despite having no desire for one. In my former life I avoided trivial human connections.

I was alone, accomplished and brilliant. Unfortunately, that solitary and driven woman no longer exists. My name is Indiana Dylan and this is the extraordinary account of how I fell in love.

There: 100 words exactly.

An evening with Robin Ince
2022-11-15 20:00 - 22:30 | Old Woollen, Sunnybank Mills, 83-85 Town Street, Farsley, LS28 5UJ, United Kingdom
Doors open at 7pm, event starts at 8pm

Robin Ince is co-presenter of the award-winning BBC Radio 4 show and podcast, The Infinite Monkey Cage. He has toured his award-winning stand-up across the world, both solo and with his radio double-act partner, Professor Brian Cox.

Robin Ince

Why play to 12,000 people when you can play to 12? In Autumn 2021, Robin Ince’s stadium tour with Professor Brian Cox was postponed due to the pandemic. Rather than do nothing, he decided instead to go on a tour of over a hundred bookshops in the UK, from Wigtown to Penzance; from Swansea to Margate, and yes even to Farsley!

Packed with witty anecdotes and tall tales, Bibliomaniac takes the reader on a journey across Britain as Robin explores his lifelong love of bookshops and books – and also tries to find out just why he can never have enough of them.

It is the story of an addiction and a romance, and also of an occasional points failure just outside Oxenholme.

All you need to know about Anne Lister - An Evening with Jill Liddington
2022-11-10 18:30 - 21:00 | The Constitutional, 51 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
As part of the Farsley Literature Festival we are excited to announce that this prize winning British writer will be joining us in The Constitutional to talk about Anne Lister – the real Gentleman Jack.

Jill is a writer and historian. Her main research interest lies with women’s history ~ most especially the Votes for Women story. She has always been fascinated by discovering the history of forgotten suffragists and suffragettes, wherever they lived. Indeed, ‘Votes for Women – everywhere!‘

Female Fortune is the book which inspired Sally Wainwright to write Gentleman Jack, now a major drama series for the BBC and HBO. Lesbian landowner Anne Lister inherited Shibden Hall in 1826. She was an impressive scholar, fearless traveller and successful businesswoman, even developing her own coalmines. Her extraordinary diaries, running to 4-5 million words, were partly written in her own secret code and recorded her love affairs with startling candour. The diaries were included on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register in 2011.
Jill Liddington’s classic edition of the diaries tells the story of how Anne Lister wooed and seduced neighbouring heiress Ann Walker, who moved in to live with Anne and her family in 1834.

Elizabeth: The Feisty Feminist - An Evening with Mary Holmes
2022-11-08 18:30 - 21:00 | Truman Books, 95 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
As part of the Farsley Literature Festival we are thrilled to announce that Yorkshire author Mary Holmes, writer of The Feisty Feminist, will be joining us in the shop for a fascinating evening of discussion.

Mary Holmes has lived much of her life in Leeds while travelling extensively throughout the UK with her business. As a young person she spent two years teaching abroad with Voluntary Services Overseas: this strengthened her commitment to women’s rights and workplace equality.

Living in Yorkshire allows Mary to indulge her love of walking. She also enjoys reading and is actively involved with the theatre. It was during her work on a Fulneck Heritage Open Day exhibition that she first discovered Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy.

Early women’s rights and fighting for the vote, Elizabeth Wolstenholme Elmy led the way.

Fiffty percent of the population had no legal rights and belonged to their fathers and husbands when Elizabeth was born. British women were powerless, and domestic violence was legally acceptable.

How did all this change? The book explores Elizabeth’s many campaigns. She was a founder of the suffragist movement and frustration at no change drove her to demand the more militant action of the suffragettes, demonstrating shoulder to shoulder with the Pankhursts.

Book Lovers Quiz Night
2022-11-06 19:30 - 22:30 | The Constitutional, 51 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
As part of the Farsley Literature Festival we are exited to bring you something very different. Gary Wigglesworth, author of The Book Lover’s Quiz Book will be hosting our very own Book Lovers Quiz Night. Join us at The Constitutional for what is sure to be a fun night with great prizes to be won.

The aim of all Gary’s quizzes, and this book, is that people should have fun and be able to guess (if they don’t know) as much as possible. There are lots of multiple-choice questions, some amusing answers, clever red herrings, little-known facts about authors and some of the much-loved Say What You See picture round.

Gary Wigglesworth was a bookseller for sixteen years & now works in publishing as sales manager for British Library Publishing. His book quiz has a monthly residency at The Betsey Trotwood pub in Farringdon and provides the only monthly book quiz for London’s literature lovers. ‘The Book Lover’s Quiz Book’ was published by Robinson (little, brown) in November 2020 with Val McDermid describing it as ‘The perfect gift for quizzers’.

Untold Stories - with Jennifer Saint
2022-11-06 14:00 - 16:00 | The Constitutional, 51 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
As part of the Farsley Literature Festival we are so excited to announce that this popular writer will be back with us at The Constitutional for an afternoon exploring Untold Stories.

Jennifer Saint was born in Leeds. She worked for thirteen years as a high school English teacher before finding fame with her debut novel Ariadne (2021), which retells the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur from the perspective of the Cretan princess who helped Theseus to escape from the creature’s clutches. Her second novel Elektra focuses on the origins of the Trojan War and the dreadful curse blighting the House of Atreus and was published in April 2022.

Indie Publisher Showcase
2022-10-30 14:00 - 16:00 | The Constitutional, 51 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
As part of the Farsley Literature Festival we are exited to announce this unique opportunity.

Join us at The Constitutional with a panel featuring some of the North’s most highly respected independent publishers as they each showcase their pick of their current releases. We will be welcoming guests from Bluemoose Books, And Other Stories, Fly On The Wall Press, Peepal Tree Press and Lendal Press.

This is a FREE event but tickets must be allocated for venue.

The World of Independent Publishing
2022-10-30 12:30 - 13:30 | The Constitutional, 51 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
With Bluemoose Books, Peepal Tree Press, And Other Stories, and Fly on the Wall Press.

As part of the Farsley Literature Festival we are exited to announce something very different. Have you ever wondered about the world of publishing? How does publishing work? How do you get your book published? What are the challenges facing Independent Publishers?

Join us at The Constitutional with a panel featuring some of the North’s most highly respected independent publishers as we dive beneath the surface of what can be an opaque industry. We are delighted to welcome guests from Bluemoose Books, And Other Stories, Fly On The Wall Press and Peepal Tree Press.

Yorkshire Crime Writing - Why Place Matters
2022-10-29 14:00 - 16:00 | The Constitutional, 51 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
With Yorkshire Crime Writers Chris Nickson, Julia Chapman, AA Dhand and Frances Brody.

As part of the Farsley Literature Festival we are absolutely delighted to announce that these four hugely popular Yorkshire crime writers will be with us at The Constitutional for an afternoon of discussion about Why Place Matters.

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Chris Nickson was born in Leeds, but lived in the United States from the age of 21, returning to the UK in 2005. As a music journalist, he specialised in world and roots music. The DI Tom Harper series which takes place in Leeds in the 1890s, now includes ten books, A Dark Steel Death will be released in September.

Julia Chapman is the pseudonym of Julia Stagg. Born with a wanderlust that keeps her moving, Julia has lived in Japan, Australia, the USA and France. She is now glad to call the Yorkshire Dales home, its distinctive landscape and way of life providing the setting for her latest series of novels, the Dales Detective, her latest release is Date with Death which will be released in September.

A.A. Dhand was raised in Bradford and spent his youth observing the city from behind the counter of a small convenience store. After qualifying as a pharmacist, he 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 his Harry Virdee novels.  The Blood Divide is a stand alone novel which is out now.

Frances Brody was born in Leeds, where she now lives. She studied at Ruskin College, Oxford and has a degree in English literature and History from University of York .Frances she has written a series of 1920s crime novels featuring Kate Shackleton, sleuth extraordinaire. The sixth in the series, An Avid Reader, is set in the Leeds Library, the oldest surviving subscription library of its type in the UK. After nine books in the series Brody wrote a short story prequel, Kate Shackleton’s First Case, in which the story begins in a Harrogate teashop. The thirteenth book in the series (excluding “first case”) A Mansion for Murder will be released in October.

The Best is Yet to Come!
2022-10-28 20:00 - 22:00 | The Constitutional, 51 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
Yorkshire Fiction Writers Milly Johnson, Caroline Bond and Alexandra Potter.

As part of the Farsley Literature Festival we are excited to announce this unique opportunity to hear these three fabulous female Yorkshire fiction writers chat together about their books, inspirations, characters and future projects.

Milly Johnson

Caroline Bond

Alexandra Potter

Milly Johnson was born, raised and still lives in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. A Sunday Times bestseller, she is one of the Top 10 Female Fiction authors in the UK with millions of copies of her books sold across the world. In 2020,she was honoured with the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s Outstanding Achievement Award and was a featured author in the Reading Agency’s Quick Reads and World Book Night campaigns. A writer who champions women and highlights the importance of friendship and community, Milly’s characters are celebrations of the strength of the human spirit.

Caroline Bond was born on Yorkshire’s beautiful east coast in Scarborough. After studying for a degree in English Literature at Lincoln College, Oxford she took a long break from education before completing an MA in Creative Writing at Leeds Trinity University.
In the interim, she combined a career in market research with raising three children with her husband, Chris. Having spent years researching TV drama she began script writing, for adults and children, which led onto fiction writing. Caroline is a trained volunteer for Victim Support and is currently the Chair of Weekenders, a charity that runs youth schemes and social events for disabled children and teenagers. Caroline is a runner and a writer, she’s quicker at the latter, but there are a lot of hills in her part of the world.

Alexandra Potter is the bestselling author of numerous romantic comedy fiction novels in the UK including Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up, which is currently being developed as a TV series. Her books have sold in twenty-two territories and achieved worldwide sales of more than one million copies (making the bestseller charts in the UK, US, Germany, Czech Republic, Slovenia and Serbia).
Yorkshire born and raised, Alex currently lives in south-west London with Mr California and their Bosnian rescue dog, and when she’s not spending time writing or travelling, she’s spending far too much time on Instagram being reminded that she should be exercising regularly, drinking enough water, practising mindfulness and feeling blessed.

An evening with Esme Young from The Great British Sewing Bee
2022-10-25 20:00 - 22:00 | Old Woollen, Sunnybank Mills, 83-85 Town Street, Farsley, LS28 5UJ, United Kingdom
As part of the Farsley Literature Festival we are excited to announce this special opportunity to hear the story of Esme Young, fashion designer and judge on the hugely popular BBC show The Great British Sewing Bee. Join us at The Old Woollen, where Esme will also be signing copies of her Sunday Times Bestseller ‘Behind the Seams’.

£18.50 + Booking Fee. Doors 7pm. Starts 8pm. Seated show.

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Book signing with Esme Young from The Great British Sewing Bee
2022-10-25 15:00 | School of Sew, No 1 The Spinning Mill, Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley, West Yorkshire, LS28 5UJ, United Kingdom
As part of the Farsley Literature Festival we are excited to announce that Esme Young, fashion designer and judge on the hugely popular BBC show The Great British Sewing Bee will join us at School of Sew, Farsley to meet readers and sign copies of her Sunday Times Bestseller ‘Behind the Seams’.

No need to book – just show up from 3pm.

Kids' Book Club
2022-09-01 15:30 - 16:30 | Truman Books, 95 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
Join our Kids’ Book Club for 9-12 year old where we discuss our September book While the Storm Rages.

Book your ticket then call into the shop to pick up your book, then attend the event later after you have (hopefully!) read the book.

While the Storm Rages is the eagerly awaited new novel from the bestselling author of When the Sky Falls: The Times Children’s Book of the Year, winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers Award for Children’s Fiction, winner of the British Book Award for Children’s Fiction Book of the Year and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. September 1939. The world is on the brink of war.
As his dad marches off to fight, Noah makes him a promise, to keep their beloved family dog safe. When the government advises people to have their pets put down in readiness for the chaos of war, hundreds of thousands of people do as they are told. But not Noah.
He’s not that sort of boy. With his two friends in tow, he goes on the run, to save his dog and as many animals as he can. No matter what.

Special Storytime
2022-08-25 10:00 - 10:30, 2022-08-23 09:30 - 10:00 | Truman Books, 95 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
Join our Special Storytime for children who are about to start school. We will be reading stories and talking about being brave and trying new things (as much for parents as the little ones!)

Kids' Book Club
2022-08-18 15:30 - 16:30 | Truman Books, 95 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
Join our Kids’ Book Club for 9-12 year olds where we discuss our August book When I See Blue.

Book your ticket then call into the shop to pick up your book, then attend the event later after you have (hopefully!) read the book.

When I See Blue is about Ben. New town, new school, but the bully is in Ben’s head … There are 4 things you should know about Ben.
1. He’s 12 years old
2. He’s the new kid at school
3. His special number is 4.
4. He has a bully in his brain, sometimes Ben’s brain makes him count to 4 to prevent bad things happening.
Sometimes it makes him tap or blink in 4s. Mostly it makes the smallest things feel impossible. And with a new school, a moody big brother, an absent dad and a mum battling her own demons, Ben feels more out of control than ever.
But then he meets April, and with his new friend, Ben might finally figure out how to stand up to the bully in his brain, once and for all. An authentic and affecting #ownvoices story about living life with OCD, from the inspiring author and mental health activist, Lily Bailey. Perfect for readers of A Kind of Spark and The Goldfish Boy.

An evening with Bethany Rutter, Laura Kay & Lily Lindon
2022-08-09 18:30 - 21:00 | Truman Books, 95 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
These three fabulous authors will be joining us in the shop for lots of bubbles and bookish chat.

‘Welcome to your Life’ by Bethany Rutter

Serena Mills should be at her wedding, instead she’s eating an ice cream sundae and drinking an obscenely large glass of wine in a Harvester off the M25.

Everyone thinks she’s gone mad. She’s jilted the man everyone told her she was ‘so lucky’ to find.But Serena wants to find love. A love she deserves – not one she should just feel grateful for.So, she escapes to the big city and sets herself a challenge: 52 weeks. 52 dates. 52 chances to findlove. It should be easy, right?

‘Tell Me Everything’ by Laura Kay

Would you entrust your life choices to someone hell-bent on avoiding theirs? Natasha has everything under control, at least that’s what her clients think. As a therapist, she has all the answers but when it comes to her personal life, she seriously needs to start taking her own advice.

Still living with her ex-girlfriend, Natasha’s messy love life is made up of dates and one-night stands. After all, why would you commit to one person, when there is an endless stream of people waiting for you to swipe right? Besides, people always leave.

‘Double Booked’ by Lily Lindon

Gina is about to marry her boyfriend. George is about to join a lesbian pop band. Gina and George are the same person. No wonder Georgina is DOUBLE BOOKED

Realising she might be bisexual, Georgina – and her schedule – are in chaos. Torn between the safety of her old life, and the freedom of a new one, she does what any rational person would do. She splits herself in two.

After all, two lives are twice the fun… right?

Join us for what we are sure will be a fun filled evening.

Late Night Shopping
2022-08-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Truman Books, 95 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
Come and enjoy a glass of bubbles, a bit of bookish chat and some after hours browsing in our late night shopping event! This month we have some summer vibes – come and find out about the must-have holiday reads to slip into your suitcase!

An evening with Dean de la Motte
2022-07-27 18:30 - 21:00 | Truman Books, 95 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
Oblivion: The Lost Diaries of Branwell Brontë is both a compelling reconstruction of the life of the famous literary sisters’ often misunderstood brother and a dramatic, sweeping portrayal of a century in rapid transition to modernity. It is a meticulous, loving tribute to the language, structure and themes of the Brontës’ own works, as de la Motte at times weaves the very words of their correspondence, novels and poems seamlessly into his lively narrative.

This sprawling story is a moving, thought-provoking page-turner that seeks not only to understand the roots of Branwell Brontë’s tragic end but also to unearth the striking similarities of character between him and his now-famous sisters.

Join Dean in the shop for an evening of bookish chat and a reading from Oblivion.

An evening with Stu Hennigan
2022-07-13 18:30 - 21:00 | Truman Books, 95 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
Join us in the shop for an evening with Stu Hennigan to chat about his first non-fiction title Ghost Signs: Poverty and the Pandemic. Ghost Signs is an eyewitness account of the author’s experiences delivering essential food and medicine to some of Leeds’ most vulnerable communities in the early stages of the pandemic during the first lockdown in 2020. It’s a timely reminder of how life was for most of us during those unprecedented times, and paints a blistering portrait of the hardships being endured by deprived communities even before the current cost of living crisis hit. It’s a visceral piece of reportage that is already drawing comparisons with George Orwell’s classic work The Road To Wigan Pier.

Stu Hennigan is a writer, poet and musician from the north of England, currently based in Leeds. His short fiction has appeared in Lune Journal and the anthology The Middle Of A Sentence, and his poetry has been published in multiple places online, including at Visual Verse. He is currently working on a new novel as well as several other shorter creative projects. Ghost Signs is his first full-length published work. He also works as the Senior Librarian For Stock and Reader Development at Leeds Libraries.

Late Night Shopping
2022-07-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Truman Books, 95 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
Come and enjoy a glass of bubbles, a bit of bookish chat and some after hours browsing in our late night shopping event!

Jennifer Saint is Back!
2022-06-23 16:00 - 17:00 | Truman Books, 95 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5HX
To celebrate Independent Bookshop Week, we are so pleased to have Jennifer Saint back in the shop to sign copies of her No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller ELEKTRA

The House of Atreus is cursed. A bloodline tainted by a generational cycle of violence and vengeance.This is the story of three women, their fates inextricably tied to this curse, and the fickle nature of men and gods.

Due to a lifelong fascination with Ancient Greek mythology, Jennifer Saint read Classical Studies at King’s College, London. She spent the next thirteen years as an English teacher, sharing a love of literature and creative writing with her students. Jennifer’s debut novel, ARIADNE was a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller. ELEKTRA is her second.
