Just 2 weeks until Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival is in full swing! 📚 Explore our brilliant lineup and book your tickets now via our website. And keep an eye out for exclusive author interviews landing on our platform very soon. #raworthsharrogateliteraturefestival #raworthslitfest

I’m now ready for the discussion of #ThePottingShedMurder by Paula Sutton for @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social #BigRead2025. Next up is a hug in a book in the form of #LetTheBellsRingOut from Milly Johnson and @simonschusteruk.bsky.social #BookSky #BookBlogger

Honoured to produce the artwork to promote @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social Literature Festival 2025. It's an autumunal cast of literary genius! Check out the itinerary and get booked up for some events... harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/festival/raworths-harrogate-literature-festival/

#theakstonscrime is on the Road at the Big Read 2025 visits Knaresborough Library before heading to #Acomb later this afternoon! Discussing all things 🪏 Potting Shed Murder 🥀 by Paula Sutton! @lucaveste.bsky.social

This week on HIF Player, journalist and commentator Kat Brown, smashes the stereotypical idea of ADHD with scientific evidence, historical context and provides practical support for ADHD minds. Listen to this week's episode: https://bit.ly/HPKatBrown 🎧 @katbrownwrites.com

Looking forward to welcoming Dr Tom Bellamy, Anita Cleare and Kadiatu Kaneh-Mason for tonight's #BerwinsSalonNorth event! Focusing on Parenting, Passion and Perservence.  7.30pm | The Crown Hotel, Harrogate 

Teenage eye-rolls, romantic obsession & musical prodigies, #BerwinsSalonNorth explores the science and stories behind human connection. Join Dr Tom Bellamy, Anita Cleare & Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason, this Thursday in Harrogate, for an evening of insight, empathy & inspiration.  

Delighted that @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social has chosen #TheCutThroatTrial as its Book of The Month! Thank you, you lovely festival folk! ❤️

Clarity. Connection. Collaboration. These are at the heart of Anita Cleare’s powerful insights into the challenges of parenting teens. 📆 Catch her live at Berwins Salon North on 11 September for an evening of warmth, wisdom, and real talk. #BerwinsSalonNorth @berwins.bsky.social

Throwback to #raworthslitfest 2024 📚 We're busy behind the scenes with preparations for this year's Festival, taking place 9-19 October, hope to see you there!

Tune into this episode of HIF Player, where Mike Berners-Lee, author of acclaimed books such as How Bad Are Bananas and There Is No Planet B, discusses climate action and asks "who is really in control? 🌦️ Listen here https://bit.ly/HIFPlayerMike 🎧

We are delighted to share the artwork for this year's Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival 📚 The incredibly talented @graemebandeira.bsky.social  has captured the essence of this Festival in his artwork - great writing, leading thinkers and sharing stories!

We're hiring a Marketing and Communications Manager!   From shaping innovative marketing campaigns to managing media relations and overseeing digital platforms, your work will elevate HIF’s profile and impact. Find out more and apply here 👇 https://bit.ly/CommsMarketingManager

General booking is now open for #raworthslitfest 📚 This October, there will be brilliant author talks to lively debates and family fun, this year’s programme is packed with stories, ideas and inspiration💡 Secure your spot today and be part of the conversation 👇 https://bit.ly/RHLF25

Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival returns this autumn with ten days of big names & brilliant conversations from 9 -19 October. Booking is now open for Friends of the Festival. General booking opens Wed 27 Aug at 10am📚 Become a Friend and book your tickets today 👇 bit.ly/FestivalFriends25

Tune into HIF Player this week to hear cricketing legend Monty Panesar discusses view from his front row seat as he recounts some of the greatest dramas in English cricket, along with his own inspiring story🏏 Listen here 👇 https://bit.ly/MontyHIFPlayer

We are recruiting for a Marketing and Communications Manager to lead the strategic delivery of all marketing, press, and audience engagement activity at Harrogate International Festivals. Find out more and apply here 👇 https://bit.ly/CommsMarketingManager

Tune into this week's HIF Player, where digital communications expert @louisaguiseauthor.bsky.social delves into our relationship with technology and questions whether we can ever truly switch off in a hyper-connected world. 🎧 Listen here 👉 https://bit.ly/LouisaGuise

This September, our speakers explore the complexities of relationships, how they shape us and how they can help us deal with life’s challenges. Find out more about the next Berwins Salon North 👇 https://bit.ly/SeptSalon25 @berwins.bsky.social @anitacleare.bsky.social

Nicola Benedetti is back on tour for the first time in over a decade and she’s bringing friends. Join us for an intimate evening of performances from Nicola & fellow musicians including Brazilian guitarist Plinio Fernandes & accordionist Samuele Telari. 📅 Thur 4 Dec | 🎟️ https://bit.ly/Benedetti25

📢 We're recruiting an experienced Marketing and Communications Manager to lead on the development and delivery of our marketing strategy. This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic arts organisation! Find out more and apply 👉https://bit.ly/CommsMarketingManager

We are delighted to share that our August pick for HIF Book of the Month is The Cut Throat Trial by The Secret Barrister. Find out more August's Book of the Month 👇 https://bit.ly/TheCutThroatTrial

Happy Yorkshire Day! From Gigs at Gaia to #theakstonscrime and everything in-between, we've had a blast bringing stunning arts experiences to Yorkshire this summer. There's plenty more still to come this year and lots to look forward to in 2026 as we celebrate a special anniversary...

📢 August Update 📢 Our team will be taking some much-needed rest during August. 🎟️ You can still buy tickets online at any time! 📅 Box Office closed: 8–18 August 💻 Digital platforms & inboxes: Unmonitored during this period

TOMORROW! The @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2025 Special goes live. And oh boy, it’s a big one… Subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts so you don’t miss it: linktr.ee/readandburie...

We had a criminally good time at this year's #theakstonscrime with record numbers of attendees flocking to Harrogate for the occasion!  Read more about this year's Festival 👇 https://bit.ly/CelebratingTheakstons

It's amazing to see how Gaia has sparked creativity and inspired young people this summer. Check out these beautiful extracts from poems by Harrogate Grammar School pupils inspired by Gaia 🌎 @lukejerram.bsky.social

What an amazing weekend at #theakstonscrime 🍻We're out of the office today having a nice long sleep but we'll be back in on Tuesday and the Box Office opens as usual at 10am.  Thank you Richard Maude and Gerard Binks for the ace pics!

And that's a wrap! A MASSIVE thank you to our fantastic authors, wonderful audience, the Old Swan Hotel, our photographers for the great snaps and of course to our Festival sponsors Theakstons Brewery, and our Main Event Tent sponsors McCormicks Solicitors and the CHR Group.  See you in 2026!

Brilliant to have @thejeremyvine.bsky.social  at #theakstonscrime this weekend, what a legend! 📸 Gerard Binks

I love @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social #TheakstonsCrime Perfect setting, fantastic panels (always packed to the rafters, even at 10am!), joyous positive vibes throughout, super-engaged readers and a bar tent where everyone mingles together and you can chat to anyone. What a blast.

Great fun hosting an author dinner last night at #TheakstonsCrime! Wonderful to chat to some lovely #crimefiction fans and sign copies of my latest thriller #TheSchoolGates. We got the culprit but sadly not the why! 😅 📚✍️ @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social @crosslandam.bsky.social

Lots of smiles all round last night at #theakstonsharrogate, with a pic on one of the famous chairs being an an absolute must ❤️📚 @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social @crosslandam.bsky.social

Last day of #theakstonscrime today! Which of our brilliant final three panels will you be going to?

Reacher hits the Theakston’s Stage 🙌 @leechild58.bsky.social

With David Hewson, Essie Fox, Barbara Nadel and DV Bishop #VeniceNoir

Heading home from @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social #TheakstonsCrime. Two days of chatting with fabulous authors, lovely readers, fellow bloggers and other folk have left me tired, with a croaky voice but happy. Too many people to tag. You know who you are. See you next year

A few snaps from yesterday - we’re having a fabulous time at #theakstonscrime 💥 @atticalocke.bsky.social @irvinewelsh.bsky.social @valmcdermid.bsky.social @edpr.bsky.social

Managed to get on the big chair @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social Send help.

Fantastic True Grit panel @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social Theakston Old Peculier crime writing festival with @nadinematheson.com @hallierubenhold.bsky.social, Kate Bendelow, Clea Koff, & Russell Wate.

Life goals achieved - front row for Fiona Cummings, Chris Hammer, Abir Mukherjee, Stuart Neville and Val McDermid @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social @on-magazine.bsky.social #TheakstonsCrime

Whatever happened to the likely lads and lasses? 🤔 Let’s find out… ☺️ Time for a panel chaired by Val McDermid, featuring some incredible authors who previously made the New Blood list at festivals past… 📚 @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social #TheakstonCrime #CrimeWriters

Hunted won the Crime Novel of the Year at the #theakstonsawards last night. A heartfelt T hank you to all of you who voted for it!

Back at Harrogate again! Let me know if you are there 👋 @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social @edpr.bsky.social #crimewritingfestival #theakstonscrime #booksky #bookfestival

Amazing to see @atticalocke.bsky.social at #TheakstonsCrime festival this morning - an important voice in crime fiction and a great laugh too - can’t wait to start the Highway 59 trilogy that ends with her new book Guide Me Home. @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social

Congratulations @radiomukhers.bsky.social , @ellygriffiths.bsky.social and David Goodman on your #theakstonsawards ! 👏🏆

Big congratulations to @radiomukhers.bsky.social @ellygriffiths.bsky.social and David Goodman on their #theakstonsawards! Genuinely gutted I can’t be there this year.

Whodunnit? 🧑‍⚖️ Can we guess which fictional villain these lawyers are defending… pretty sure I’ve got 3/3 so far (the second book is one of my faves)… who’s next? 👀 Such a great panel! 🎭 @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social #TheakstonsCrime #BookSky #CrimeWriters #LegalThrillers #CourtDrama

Woop, congratulations @radiomukhers.bsky.social!! So well deserved

My huge thanks to @hollymilneshm.bsky.social for this cracking @bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social @emblabooks.bsky.social @zaffrebooks.bsky.social Book of First Chapters sampler exclusive to @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social Crime Writing Festival. That’s seriously good reading! #BBUKHarrogateAtHome