Events
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Leeds Lit Fest -Dr Ellen Welch: Why Can’t I See My GP?
The Leeds Library 18 Commercial Street, Leeds, England, United KingdomUK general practice has reached crisis point. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has placed a strain on an already crumbling primary care service, leaving both patients and NHS staff […]
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Leeds Lit Fest – Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class
The Leeds Library 18 Commercial Street, Leeds, England, United KingdomRob Henderson was born to a drug-addicted mother and a father he never met - and grew up in ten different foster homes in California. When he is finally adopted […]
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Leeds Lit Fest – STRIKE: Sarah Wimbush
The Leeds Library 18 Commercial Street, Leeds, England, United Kingdom‘STRIKE’, published by Stairwell Books in January 2024, is the latest book by award-winning Leeds/Doncaster poet Sarah Wimbush. It is an exploration of both famous and previously unseen photographs of […]
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Leeds Lit Fest – Launch: The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands
The Leeds Library 18 Commercial Street, Leeds, England, United KingdomDon’t miss the launch of library member Sarah Brooks’ much-anticipated debut! It is the end of the Nineteenth Century, and the world is awash with marvels. But there is nothing […]
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Leeds Lit Fest – The Invisible Worm: Hannah Stone
Hyde Park Book Club 27-29 Headingley Lane, Leeds, United KingdomPlease note: this event is taking place at the Hyde Park Book Club Join poets and fellow Dream Catcher editors Hannah Stone and Joe Williams in conversation on Hannah's most […]
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Leeds Lit Fest – Zine-making workshop
The Leeds Library 18 Commercial Street, Leeds, England, United KingdomExplore the art of zine-making in the gorgeous setting of the Leeds Library. You’ll be introduced to what a zine is: a DIY, creative, experimental way of putting together words […]
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Leeds Lit Fest – Library Libations: Peepal Tree Poets Call to Power
The Leeds Library 18 Commercial Street, Leeds, England, United KingdomAn unmissable reading from two Leeds-based poets with debut collections from the mighty Peepal Tree Press. Emily Zobel Marshall’s Bath of Herbs explores the complexity of mixed-race, hybrid identities and […]
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Leeds Lit Fest – Frau, That’s What I Call Music!
The Leeds Library 18 Commercial Street, Leeds, England, United KingdomDietrich, Lemper, La Voix…The cabaret has given rise to some of the most boundary- pushing female performers of the 20th & 21st Centuries. Yet the songwriters that get remembered remain […]