Truman Books

Join us for an afternoon with M.W Craven as he launches the latest and hotly anticipated instalment in his Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw series. Mike will be discussing his new book ‘The Final Vow’ which features characteristic dark humour and nail-biting suspense amongst a twist laden investigation. There’ll also be a Q & A …

At Truman’s Book Club Social in October, hosted at Cargo Wines here in Farsley, we’ll be discussing the book The Safekeep – by Yael van der Wouden A ticket to attend Truman’s Book Club Social is £15. This includes the book (that will be available for you to collect in the shop once you’ve made a booking …

Join us for an evening of discovery with award-winning writer Rob Cowen as he takes us on an unforgettable exploration of Britain’s great highway. Hailed one of the UK’s most original voices on nature, place and people, expect to be captivated by stories from and about Rob’s latest, genre-defying book The North Road. At the …

Join Charlotte Russell (CW MA) for an evening of guided journaling as part of Farsley Literature Festival.  This brand-new journaling journey will help writers and non-writers alike, journal their way to a place of happy well-being, contentment, clarity and ease of mind. Remember when you were a child and the whole world was filled with …

If you were to choose 100 weird and wonderful objects to represent our history, what would they be?  Join the acclaimed author of A Brief History of the Countryside in 100 Objects and the forthcoming A Brief History of the Coast in 100 Objects, in an engaging and humorous journey through 12,000 years of British …

Publishing during Black History Month, we invite you to join Janet Alder for an inspiring talk and enlightening discussion about her powerful book, Defiance - Racial Injustice, Police Brutality: A Sister’s Fight for the Truth. The police killing of Christopher Alder in Hull in 1998 was one of the most notorious deaths in custody in …

In Halloween week, two writers at the pinnacle of their craft explore myth, place and meaning and our darkest imaginings. Two writers get together to discuss all things folk horror, macabre and menace! We can’t wait for this meeting of minds as these two authors chat and tell us more about their new books and …

Are you in for a treat! Celebrating an amazing 25 books in 25 years with the release of Our Beautiful Mess, come and join us at Old Woollen in conversation with bestselling British author Adele Parks. This year brings a ‘Silver Anniversary’ for this popular author, known for her razor-sharp insights into human relationships and …

Clare Chambers, award-winning author of Small Pleasures is back with a new novel. The Guardian has stated that Shy Creatures confirms Clare Chambers as one of our most talented writers' and we’re proud to announce that Clare will be joining us for Farsley Lit Fest. Shy Creatures is a life-affirming novel about all the different ways we …

We’re excited to announce that Terry Deary will be joining us for Farsley Lit Fest to tell us all about his riotous new history book for adults, Revolting. It’s definitely an event for those with an inquisitive mind. Following three decades of the multimillion-copy bestselling Horrible Histories children’s series, Terry’s early fans are all grown-up …