We're excited to invite you to come along to our Children's Day during half-term, as part of Farsley Lit Fest. On Tuesday 28th October, 11am - 3pm, at The Old Woollen, we will have THREE exciting one-hour long Children's Author Workshops and you're welcome to join one, two or all three of them. We have …
From growing up in a racing yard to commentating in the King’s Coronation procession and fronting the Olympics and Wimbledon, Clare Balding’s life has been extraordinary. Now, she has written her debut novel based on a character who relocates from London to a struggling farm in Monmouthshire. Discover more about Pastures New as well the …
We are delighted to be welcoming Fun Lovin’ Criminals' frontman Huey Morgan to Farsley to celebrate the release of his fascinating autobiography. Musician, DJ, producer and award-winning BBC broadcaster, Huey will be sharing stories from his memoir, interspersed with songs on his guitar (including a preview of his new single!) When the Fun Lovin' Criminals …
Join us at The Old Woollen as Dave Worthington takes us inside the secret world of a top-tier football scout. Dave who has witnessed 20 epoch-making years of the Premier League has collaborated with Pudsey-born Sports Journalist Phil Dawkes to tell his story and will be chatting to him and ITV Calendar’s Chris Dawkes about …
This July, Lisa Jewell is back with her latest addictive read ‘Don’t Let Him In’. We are absolutely thrilled to be hosting an Evening with Lisa, the number one New York and Sunday Times Author who has sold over ten million books worldwide. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet and find out more about an …
We are incredibly excited to welcome back Robin Ince who will join us for an evening in the Old Woollen to talk about his latest book Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal : My Adventures in Neurodiversity. Robin Ince is a comedian, actor and writer. He is the author of several acclaimed books, including The Importance …
Are the parishioners of Farsley ready to welcome The Reverend? Join us at the Old Woollen as we talk to writer, broadcaster and Anglican priest, The Reverend Richard Coles about the fourth novel in the No.1 bestselling Canon Clement series ‘A Death on Location.’ In the spring of 1990, we return to Champton, where the …
We are delighted to be able to welcome Stuart Maconie for an evening in the Old Woollen to talk about his latest publication 'With A Little Help From Their Friends' The Beatles changed the world. But who changed theirs? From this bestselling writer and broadcaster comes a book about the global icons we all know, …
Join us for an evening at the Old Woollen as we talk to Bradford based writer A. A. Dhand about his latest adrenaline-filled, compulsive page-turner 'The Chemist.' A. A. Dhand is the author of five previous novels, and has been shortlisted for the CWA Steel Dagger Award. His DI Harry Virdee novels are currently being …
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 …
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 …
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 …
