Join professional writer and teacher Chris and explore the world of memoir writing.

A memoir is a narraive written from your perspective, which can be about an important aspect of your life. As well as being an empowering personal journey, writing a memoir can help you share priceless life experiences so that they can inspire others.

In the session you will be looking at:-
Where to start and how to structure your memoir.

Chris will be on hand to offer expert writing tips and will guide you through the process of memoir writing.

This month we have a Foodie edition of the Leeds Zine Library Lates exploring themes around food and recipes. Bring your best loved recipe to share for the recipe zine! Make a zine about your favourite dish, a family meal from your hometown, favourite takeaway or a tv chef's latest offering. We will be creating fabric food good enough to eat and looking at Leeds Libraries cookbooks for inspiration.

It’s time for the people of Leeds to dust off your party hats! The 'Letters to Leeds' project is coming to an end and we want to celebrate the launch of our publication with you!

For the past month, we have been collecting material through workshops and open calls that focus on people’s personal connections and experiences in Leeds. We have gathered stories, pictures, letters, lists, poems, myths and maps and now we have bound them into a publication that will be exhibited on the 22nd of April from 7-10pm at Hyde Park Book Club. 

Dr Catherine Hua Xiang unravels the nuances of effective communication in China. Her new book, 'Bridging the Gap', equips readers with the understanding needed to navigate cultural differences, making their cross-cultural interactions more successful and rewarding.

Event agenda

Registration and networking (5:00-6:00pm)

Join us in the lower ground floor area of the Esther Simpson Building for refreshments and networking before the talk. This will include:

A book stall where you can buy the book at the special price of £7.99

Join us in the shop as we celebrate the launch of a new gritty Scottish crime series by Liz Mistry, and she introduces us to The Blood Promise.

Liz moved to West Yorkshire in the late 1980s. Her gritty crime fiction police procedural novels set in Bradford embrace the city she describes as ‘Warm, Rich and Fearless’ whilst exploring the darkness that lurks beneath. Yet, her heart remains in Scotland, where childhood tales of bogey men, Bible John and grey lady ghosts fed her imagination.

Join us in the shop to raise a glass, as we celebrate the release of a new compulsive thriller by Caroline Bond, writing as Rachel North, ‘Happily Never After.’

Caroline is a long time friend of the shop and this is a new release under a different name, we are very excited to see it.

I wouldn’t miss this wedding for the world. It will be my last chance to put a stop to it… A small group of family and friends head to a beautiful, secluded location in the mountains of Mallorca for the wedding of Alex and Maddie.

In the first of our SHOW AND TELL CULTURE series we are delighted to welcome local photographer and writer Ebony Wright to Left Bank. In this session, Ebony will share her creative process and inspiration for the creation of her zine 'Demolition'.

We are thrilled to announce that Leeds born CBeebies star, BAFTA winner, author and Ambassador for People with Down’s syndrome, George Webster is back, joining us in the shop, to meet fans and sign his new book, Why Not?

Developed in partnership with George’s co-author, Claire Taylor, Why Not? follows a little boy called George as he tells the reader all about himself – who he is, his life and his experiences. George knows that having Down syndrome is an important part of him but it does not define him.

Look at the past, connect to the present, and imagine possible futures for us and our planet.

How can works of art help us to tell the stories of climate change?

Could paintings, ceramics and sculpture help us to imagine the world that we would like to live in – and inspire us to take action today?

The Moor Market & Hyde Park Book Club present a Bookin' Good Market. A trio of themed markets starting with our Literary themed event on Saturday 15th June.

This event takes place at the start of Leeds Lit Fest and celebrates local, independent businesses that create products based on fiction, fantasy and fairy tales