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explore words, discover worlds 3 - 12 July 2026
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And so, the 11th chapter of Bradford Literature Festival comes to an end. 752 events, 524 artists, and 187,366 attendees. Thank you to our sponsors and partners, the artists, the staff and volunteers who made it all happen, and all of you who made this year unforgettable.
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“The origin of all racism is Christian Europe.” Watch the full discussion with Rachel Shabi and Remona Aly on her novel The Truth about Antisemitism, on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel.
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#RachelShabi
#Antisemitism
#BradfordLitFest
#Jewish
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Shaykh Dr Ahmed Saad Al-Azhari joins us to launch Parables from the Qur’an, the much-anticipated follow-up to Contemplating the Qur’an. New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest
#Islam
#Muslim
#Quran
5 days ago
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Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, President of Zaytuna College, discusses Thomas Cleary, depression, mistranslations and teachings from Cleary’s translation of the Quran. Watch the full lecture on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube Channel.
#Islam
#Quran
#QuranTranslation
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6 days ago
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“All the prophets came down and prayed at this spot.” Watch the full discussion with Dr Adnan Adas on The Evolving Architecture of Makkah on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube Channel.
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10 days ago
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Book now for BLF’s Education Programme 24 June - 10 July 2026. Live shows and workshops with writers, poets, scientists and historians, all curriculum linked. Free for non-fee-paying schools and home educators across the North:
https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/education-programme/
12 days ago
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Will Europe stand firm as a force for democracy and stability, or splinter under pressure? Explore the power struggles and global forces that are redefining Europe. New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest
#Europe
#EU
12 days ago
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“Where is the responsibility of the UK in this problem?” Dr H. A. Hellyer, Salman Shaikh and Lubna Masarwa reflect on the War in the Middle East and the future of Gaza. Watch the full discussion on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube Channel.
#MiddleEastConflict
#Gaza
#Israel
#Palestine
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13 days ago
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Welcome to Yorkshire have written an article as we have been shortlisted for The Yorkshire Post’s Event of the Year. Read here:
https://www.yorkshire.com/visitor-economy-news/bradford-literature-festival-is-finalist-in-regional-awards/
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#WelcomeToYorkshire
#Yorkshire
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14 days ago
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AI and Faith
have published an article reflecting on our BLF2025 event AI and Religious Authority: When Machines Preach, Who Leads? The panel explored how AI is entering spaces once reserved for spiritual guidance. Read more:
https://aiandfaith.org/insights/enchanted-by-ai/
18 days ago
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Authors Shubnum Khan (The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years) and Genevieve Cogman (Damned) explore the power of fantasy to reshape the past and reimagine the present. New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
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19 days ago
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Watch the full discussion with Michael Chessum and Ash Sarkar, talking through all things Culture Wars, Brexit, Corbynism and more. Live on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel, recorded at the 2025 festival.
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#FreeSpeech
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20 days ago
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Read more about our 2026 education programme here:
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2557649...
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Thousands of children to experience literature through Bradford festival
Thousands of children are set to experience the magic of literature through Bradford Literature Festival (BLF).
https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/25576493.bradford-lit-festival-2026-education-programme-launched/?ref=li
26 days ago
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Don’t miss the Stephen White Books pop-up sale with over 100,000 used books to explore, from bestselling fiction to hidden vintage gems. 📅 23–28 October 2025 📍 BizSpace Business Centre, Knowles Ln, Bradford, BD4 9SW Find out more here:
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about 1 month ago
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Listen to Dr Nafeez Ahmed, Naz Shah, Miqdaad Versi and Nabeela Rasheed for a timely and urgent discussion; from economic anxiety and online radicalisation to political polarisation. New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
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about 1 month ago
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Shaykh Hamza Yusuf discusses Jane Austen, her novel Sense and Sensibility, and how it relates to the world we live in. Watch here:
https://youtu.be/ZJ3k-fYnSwk
#JaneAusten
#SenseAndSensibility
#HamzaYusuf
#ClassicBooks
#LiteraryDiscussion
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about 1 month ago
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Take a look at our #BLF2025 Impact Report. Over 187,000 people joined us for 750+ events, from world affairs to wellbeing to children’s stories, with voices like Ash Sarkar, Jeremy Corbyn and Celia Imrie. Read more:
https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/about-us/previous-festivals/blf-2025/
about 1 month ago
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Join historian and author, Manu S. Pillai for an illuminating talk on his latest book, Gods, Guns and Missionaries, with Professor Saeed Khan. New podcast episodes every week. Listen here: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest
#HinduHistory
#ReligionAndPolitics
#IndianHistory
about 1 month ago
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Watch the full discussion between Dr. Kehinde Andrews and Saeed Khan on Malcolm X. Live on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube Channel:
https://youtu.be/MjQiWbczfR0
#MalcolmX
#CivilRights
#BlackHistoryMonth
#PoliticalHistory
#FreedomAndJustice
#RacialJustice
about 1 month ago
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Listen to this week’s podcast as Professor Saeed Khan explores Syria’s extraordinary past. A land of prophets, poets, and empires. 🇸🇾 New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
https://linktr.ee/bradfordlitfest
#BradfordLitFest
#Syria
#HistoryofSyria
about 2 months ago
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Watch the full discussion with Nabeela Rasheed, Daniel Levy and Wadah Khanfar as they discuss the ongoing devastation in Gaza and the West Bank. Watch now:
youtu.be/krITgCt77Xw
#IsraelPalestine
#GazaConflict
#MiddleEastPolitics
#Israel
#Palestine
#BradfordLitFest
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Israel-Palestine: Understanding the Crisis, Exploring the Future | Bradford Literature Festival 2025
YouTube video by Bradford Literature Festival
https://youtu.be/krITgCt77Xw
about 2 months ago
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Join Jeremy Corbyn and Len McCluskey as they discuss the poems that continue to inspire them. New podcast episodes every week. Listen via the link in our bio: 🎧
linktr.ee/bradfordli...
#BradfordLitFest
#JeremyCorbyn
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#PoetryfortheMany
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3 months ago
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The full discussion from our Monstrous Anger of the Guns event featuring Jeremy Corbyn in conversation on global disarmament, is now available on the Bradford Lit Fest YouTube channel:
youtu.be/O4VAdkehcPc
#JeremyCorbyn
#GlobalDisarmament
#ArmsRace
#UKPolitics
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3 months ago
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🎧 Season 4 is here! Get ready for weekly episodes of events from BLF 2025. 🤩 Join John Siddique, Saima Mir, Nadine Matheson and Kia Abdullah talking all things crime fiction New podcast episodes every week: 🎧
linktr.ee/bradfordli...
#CrimeFiction
#WritersMosaic
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Book Your Tickets Now: 27 June - 6 July 2025
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Holocaust Centre North
4 months ago
As the school term winds down, our learning team is still hard at work, continuing Holocaust education outside of the classroom. Here’s Hannah, our Head of Learning at Holocaust Centre North, with Elissa, a third-generation Holocaust survivor
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earlier this month.
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I Am Loud CIC
4 months ago
Our penultimate slam heat at
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was phenomenal! Huge thanks to every poet who performed, including our stellar sacrificial
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, and congratulations to our first-ever Loud Poets Bradford Champion Trystan Lewis!
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What an incredible festival we had this year! But what was your standout moment? 🤩
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5 months ago
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Bradford Cathedral
5 months ago
Yesterday we welcomed the
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to the Cathedral for the annual 'Sacred Music' event, which featured powerful celebration of devotional music from across faith traditions. (1/3)
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MissChanandlerBong
5 months ago
Brilliant talk today at
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listening to
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talk about their books and neurodiversity. Very funny, and they were lovely enough to sign my books 🩷 I tried not to waffle, but I feel like I might have failed on that front 😅
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And so, the 11th chapter of Bradford Literature Festival comes to an end. 752 events, 524 artists, and 187,366 attendees. Thank you to our sponsors and partners, the artists, the staff and volunteers who made it all happen, and all of you who made this year unforgettable.
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We have a very limited number of tickets back on sale for this event at 2pm today. Don’t miss out!
www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/event/the-mo...
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The Monstrous Anger of The Guns | Bradford Literature Festival
Join Jeremy Corbyn and Professor Paul Rogers for a timely and thought-provoking conversation on the global arms race.
https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/event/the-monstrous-anger-of-the-guns/
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Neil Turner
5 months ago
Last minute decision to take the family to see
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this afternoon. Seeing as I'm halfway through Pierre's book on Kindle and have Robin's latest to read next.
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Scott C Edmunds
5 months ago
My first time at
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, in the lovely city hall for the Muslim Women in Media session. Hearing interesting stories and perspectives from the media coalface
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📚 Poetry for the Many with Jeremy Corbyn & Len McCluskey – an evening of politics, poetry & powerful verse. 📍 St George’s Hall 🕗 Sunday 6 July, 8 PM
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5 months ago
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The Bard of Salford came to Bradford. 🎸 What an incredible evening with John Cooper Clarke and Nihal Arthanayake. He said his time at BLF was smooth; he gave us a taste of some new material and chatted about how he's never met Bob Dylan...
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Jonathan Eyers
5 months ago
If you are interested in a career in publishing, I'll be on the panel discussing it at
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tomorrow afternoon. Join us (both there and in the business)!
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Seamus Murphy's exhibition, Smoke and Mirrors, at the Bradford Literature Festival 2025, captures Nablus – the city at the heart of the film Paradise Now – revealing the ongoing reality of occupation and the enduring resonance of its themes 21 years later.
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I Am Loud CIC
5 months ago
Bradford let's go!!! Tomorrow night is our penultimate Slam Heat of our 2024-25 Slam Series, hosted in partnership with the wonderful
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, featuring
@mlferg.bsky.social
& 12 fantastic slammers! Tickets:
www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/event/loud-p...
#WhatsOnBradford
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David R
5 months ago
Currently in the interval for this event. It's been fantastic so far, like a live audiobook. Superbly performed by
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Susan Thomson
5 months ago
Huge thanks to
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for my screening of Ghost Empire Mauritius-Chagos (2024) and a great Q & A, as well as an inspiring weekend of relevant and very thought provoking talks and fantastic concerts!
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John @ Tales from Absurdia
5 months ago
I'm back on the road in Bradford today, covering
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. Early impressions are very good. Extraordinarily well organised festival, with a truly excellent programme of events. Some amazing stuff for kids and adults alike. Big fan.
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Antony Johnston
5 months ago
What a great turnout of budding sleuths for Can You Solve the Murder? Live at
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! Thanks to everyone who came along – lots of signed copies (and some Dog Sitter Detective, natch) now available at the
@waterstones.bsky.social
festival hub 😊🔍
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Philip Lickley
5 months ago
Seen my first of two
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events - a great look at haunted literature with some real life tales thrown in as well. I liked Clare's poetry and will probably grab a copy of their Uncanny-inspired 'I Know What I Saw' when it comes out.
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Natasha Raheem
5 months ago
Bradford Literature Festival weekend 1- done! From shadows puppets, crafting & cosy crime to the powerful Ghost Empire Mauritius & Chagos film. It’s been a busy but brilliant weekend & a great introduction to all things literary, magical, cultural and political for my girls. Roll on next weekend!
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Robin Bird
5 months ago
Been to
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today and had a great time. Saw Kirsty Logan, Michael Stewart and Molly Aitkin on a panel called Witchy Reads. Very enjoyable and interesting exploration of their "we really don't for into any genre and that's a good thing" work.
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📢 Event Update: Due to delegation obligations, Husam Zomlot has had to withdraw from his event tomorrow therefore the event has been cancelled. Refunds will be issued within 14 days. If you'd like to book another event, please visit our website:
bradfordlitfest.co.uk
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Bradford Literature Festival | 27 June - 6 July 2025
Bradford Literature Festival (27 June - 6 July 2025) is an annual festival encompassing the best of literature, music, theatre, discussions, lectures and family events. It is unique in the UK for its diverse and imaginative approach to high quality arts and cultural programming. Tickets are low cost (from £7 per event), a wide range of discounts and concessions are available, and many family events are free.
https://bradfordlitfest.co.uk
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Susan Thomson
5 months ago
Looking forward to screening Ghost Empire § Mauritius-Chagos (2025) and discussion after with Nabeela Rasheed
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this Sunday 29th June!
www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/event/ghost-...
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Ghost Empire Mauritius-Chagos: Screening + Q&A | Bradford Literature Festival
Join anthropologist and author, Susan Thomson, for a screening of Ghost Empire Mauritius-Chagos, a powerful documentary exploring the complex history and ongoing struggles of the Chagos Archipelago an...
https://www.bradfordlitfest.co.uk/event/ghost-empire-mauritius-chagos-screening/
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Malachi Whitaker
5 months ago
One week to go! Bradford's Literary Connections: Malachi Whitaker and JB Priestley. 2pm. Thursday 3 July. Festival Hub, Bradford Lit Fest. *Showcasing 3 recently discovered letters from JBP Priestley to Malachi Whitaker* Presenter: Valerie Waterhouse
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Antony Johnston
5 months ago
CAN YOU SOLVE THE MURDER? LIVE CONTINUES this coming week with events at
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, Waterstones Chelmsford, and Waterstones Fareham Whiteley! Join me for a unique, special-written interactive event to see if YOU can solve the mystery… Tickets available direct from the venues:
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Celia Imrie and Fidelis Morgan will be attending BLF 2025 for an in conversation event with Fidelis Morgan. 📅 - Sunday 29 June 🏛️ - University of Bradford Book your tickets now, this is one you won’t want to miss!
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Explore the rich history, architecture, and hidden stories of Bradford and beyond through guided walks, expert talks, and engaging discussions that bring our heritage to life. See the full lineup here:
www.bradfordlitfest....
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