Love this write up from Eden at Next Chapter in her newsletter It’s so refreshing to be able to pop into your local bookshop and see a familiar face who knows your name! Listen to Eden and I having a chat here before @leedslitfest.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...

A huge thank you to all Leeds Lit Fest writers, performers, volunteers, friends, supporters and all of you who came along to our events. We literally couldn't do it without you. Here's to 2026. We're planning for it already!

What a day to close Leeds Lit Fest with..we're going out with a bang! ✨ Windrush Day w/ Howard Gardner, 11am, Truman Books ✨ Gemma Styles: Why Am I Like This? 1pm, Brudenell Social Club ✨ Boater, a life on England's Waterways - Jo Bell, 5pm, Hold Fast Bookshop #leedslitfest #leedslitfest2025

Back up home to magnificent West Yorkshire for the @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social special at @leedslitfest.bsky.social. Great crowd, great venue, and great panel and host (Brackstone + @adellestripe.bsky.social + @reversediorama.bsky.social with @stuhennigan.bsky.social). Leeds: the greatest city

Another fantastic @leedslitfest.bsky.social event, this time featuring @adellestripe.bsky.social, @reversediorama.bsky.social and @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social founder Lee Brackstone. Thanks to @stuhennigan.bsky.social, the festival team and Leeds Libraries for a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon.

A top afternoon with literary (& publishing) greatness at @leedslitfest.bsky.social and always good to have a quick catch up with @stuhennigan.bsky.social 😎

Quick reminder that I'll be here 👇 today, reading from my novel "Down to Earth" and, apparently, "networking", unlikely as it may seem @leedslitfest.bsky.social www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/summe...

The penultimate day of Leeds Lit Fest! 🙌 We've got an exciting line-up for you today! Have a looksie 👀 www.leedslitfest.co.uk #leedslitfest #leedslitfest2025

✨🙌 On Day 7 of Leeds Lit Fest, it's @boffwhalley.bsky.social who is taking centre stage! 🙌✨ Join us today at 7pm for an evening with the founding member of Chumbawamba. It'll be an evening of storytelling through song and conversation. Organised by Holdfast Leeds #leedslitfest #leedslitfest2025

Interviewed two legends - John Robb and Simom Price on Monday for @leedslitfest.bsky.social, went to a banging lit salon last night, interviewing Lee Brackstone, Adelle Stripe, David Keenan tomorrow. It's a hard life etc 😆

All set for this evening's @leedslitfest.bsky.social reading @universityofleeds.bsky.social 𝘋𝑖𝘮𝑚𝘦𝑡 @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social

Many thanks Leeds Living for this great review of our Wild Women Writing the North event with @emilyzmarshall.bsky.social and @rachelbower.bsky.social @peepaltreepress.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

Time flies! How is it already Day 6 of Leeds Lit Fest? 😱 For Day 6 we've got exactly 6 events for you to join right across town! There's still time to join us: www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/ #leedslitfest #leedslitfest2025

What a beautiful event! Huge thanks to @leedslitfest.bsky.social for the opportunity, HPBC for hosting us, and for everyone who came and created such a lovely atmosphere. Extra special thanks to Andrew McMillan and @mlferg.bsky.social for their brilliant conversation and stunning readings ❤️

Great evening with Andrew McMillan and Maria Ferguson in conversation about all things Poetry, Yorkshire & Beyond, with live performances of their work, brilliantly hosted by @mattabbottpoet.com at Hyde Park Book Club for @leedslitfest.bsky.social #LeedsLitFest2025

Andrew McMillan and Maria Ferguson in conversation with Matt Abbott at @leedslitfest.bsky.social

✨ Ready for Day 5? ✨ This evening has three ace events for you to meet fellow lit and poetry lovers! What's on today: www.leedslitfest.co.uk #leedslitfest #leedslitfest2025

What a cracking conversation between our two Wild Women writers @emilyzmarshall.bsky.social and @rachelbower.bsky.social .So generous, open and honest about their writing and their lives. A real privilege to be there.

Only a handful of tickets left for this now. I'll be in conversation with David Keenan, Lee Brackstone and Stu Hennigan @leedslitfest.bsky.social on Saturday afternoon at Leeds Central Library. Come one and all!

The Small Distractions/WR literary salon on Thursday is now sold out, but there are still a few tickets for our @leedslitfest.bsky.social showcase this Saturday. @adellestripe.bsky.social @reversediorama.bsky.social [email protected], 2pm kick off! www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/white...

A reminder that our fabulous 2024 shortlisted writers will be at @leedslitfest.bsky.social on Saturday - come say hello!

Enjoyed talking Goth/Curepedia with @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @stuhennigan.bsky.social at Hyde Park Book Club @leedslitfest.bsky.social last night! Thanks all who came. Here's my Trad Goth mini DJ set. The makings of a decent compilation (except half the acts would refuse, through Goth Denial.)

🙌 Day 4! 🙌 We feel so grateful for this great line-up across town! Poetry, music, folklore... No matter what kind of lover of the written word you are, we've got something for all. Last minute tickets: www.leedslitfest.co.uk #leedslitfest #leedslitfest2025

Have to say i REALLY enjoyed this. Paid to have the best seat in the house. What a great chat. Gonna duck upstairs + check out Simon's DJ stylings shortly 🦇🖤

Goth night has kicked off back in its Leeds heartland! @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @simonprice.bsky.social and @stuhennigan.bsky.social taking me back to my uni days. Long live Goth sub-culture.

🥳 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙎 𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙆 📚 Join us at Hyde Park Book Club this Wednesday evening for 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆, 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 & 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 as part of @leedslitfest.bsky.social! Andrew McMillan and @mlferg.bsky.social in conversation with @mattabbottpoet.com. 🎟 £10 (£8) www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/poetr...

Explore the darker side of books with us on 🤘Day 3🤘 of #leedslitfest2025! Join us after work at Hyde Park Book Club: www.leedslitfest.co.uk #leedslitfest

I’m at Hyde Park Book Club tonight with my book quiz. Hope to see you there nerds! #booklove #bookquiz @bigbookend.bsky.social @leedslitfest.bsky.social

📖 Day 2 of Leeds Lit Fest is here! 📖 Swap your books, watch a show, learn about publishing & test your literary knowledge with a quiz! We're all about building community in our amazing city and would love to have you join us! 🫶 #leedslitfest #leedslitfest2025

Looking forward to a great @leedslitfest.bsky.social goth night on Monday with @simonprice.bsky.social and @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social at Hyde Park Book Club. Tickets here: www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/goth-...

I had a fantastic time at the @northodoxpress.bsky.social 5th birthday bash, part of the @leedslitfest.bsky.social. Great to hear from the press, listen to some readings, chat with other authors, and, most importantly, buy a book! #booksky

@northodoxpress.bsky.social crew in the house for my first @leedslitfest.bsky.social 2025 event at work. Cracking stuff, ta to all the readers n writers who came, and to Ted, Amy and James for the chat. Good start to proceedings.

Sounds amazing! Sci-fi often explores the future of literature too. As Ray Bradbury said, "You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture." 🪐📚 Which author are you most excited for? #leedslitfest

Speaking of celebrating @northodoxpress.bsky.social 5th birthday, here they all are! We've had a great morning hearing about this amazing small press. 50 books published in 5 years. That's amazing!

Yes! We're here celebrating with you. What a fantastic event. Congratulations.

Are you a #ScFi fan and live in #Leeds or #Yorkshire then check this out. I'll be there. 🚀🛸👽🪱 #scifibooks #books www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/dune-...

📣 Aaaand we're off! 📣 Day 1 of Leeds Lit Fest is here and we've got six great events on today 👏. Grab a last-minute ticket and join us: www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/ #leedslitfest #leedslitfest2025

BONUS- it’s @leedslitfest.bsky.social and Indie Bookshop Week - I wanted to speak to another curator at the heart of it. I spoke to Eden Barnes, owner of Next Chapter Books in Leeds 😊A job in London to a shop in Leeds 🏘️Community 📚Diverse voices! Listen👇 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rip…

The 7th #Leeds Lit Fest kicks off tomorrow. With 30+ events at venues across the city, this is our most eclectic mix yet reflecting an increasingly thriving literary scene. Tickets are available for many of the Festival’s events still. Join us: www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/ #literature #festival

Leeds people! Hyde Park Book Club becomes Hyde Park GOTH Club on Monday as I discuss Goth (and Curepedia) with @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social & @stuhennigan.bsky.social for @leedslitfest.bsky.social in Goth's own heartland... plus Trad Goth DJ set! Info/tickets: www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/goth-...

If you’d like to hear questions such as these (but about books) join me on Sunday in Leeds at Hyde Park Book Club for @leedslitfest.bsky.social ! Or on Tuesday at the Betsey 😁

𝙊𝙐𝙍 𝙉𝙀𝙓𝙏 𝙀𝙑𝙀𝙉𝙏 📚🎤 Join us at Hyde Park Book Club on Wed 18 June for our 'Poetry, Yorkshire & Beyond' event as part of @leedslitfest.bsky.social! Our host and interviewer for the evening is @mattabbottpoet.com. 🎟 £10 (£8) www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/poetr...

Lots of good stuff coming up @leedslitfest.bsky.social, including… Our showcase with @adellestripe.bsky.social & @reversediorama.bsky.social, Sat 21st www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/white... We’ll also be part of Small Distractions literary salon, Thurs 19th www.leedslitfest.co.uk/events/small...

WOOP! @leedslitfest.bsky.social starts next weekend. Have you got your tickets yet? Don't miss out on 9 days of lovely lit events. Programme here: www.leedslitfest.co.uk

Can i ask a favour? My quiz at @leedslitfest.bsky.social could do with a push! Can you share this? Especially if you know people who live in or near Leeds. It will be a fun night, come along! 15/06 Hyde Park Book Club. @trumanbooks.bsky.social

Thanks to Creative Tourist for their top 3 picks of #LLF25. They have excellent taste!

I believe my early success as a published short story writer legitimises my recommendation of #LeedsLitFest to all of you in #Yorkshire and beyond. www.leedslitfest.co.uk

I obviously take any excuse I can to head back to Leeds but this is one of the best yet. Cheers to @stuhennigan.bsky.social for inviting @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social along for this @leedslitfest.bsky.social event, feat. elite team Brackstone + @adellestripe.bsky.social + @reversediorama.bsky.social

This is 2 weeks tonight! Bookish fun & prizes to win! @leedslitfest.bsky.social

Really looking forward to reading at this event during Leeds Lit Fest 2025, 19th June. See you there? All welcome! #leedslitfest #leedslitfest2025 @leedslitfest.bsky.social