As part of the 2024 Farsley Literature Festival Truman Books three crime-focussed author events in one sitting

3pm  – Cosy Crime with Josie Lloyd, JM Hall and Antony Johnston

5pm – Creating Kick-Ass Female Protagonists with Saima Mir and Lesley McEvoy

7pm – In conversation with Elly Griffiths

There are a number of ticket options with discounts if attending multiple author events on the day - please select the appropriate ticket for the sessions you want to attend.

As part of the 2024 Farsley Literature Festival Truman Books three crime-focussed author events in one sitting

3pm  – Cosy Crime with Josie Lloyd, JM Hall and Antony Johnston

5pm – Creating Kick-Ass Female Protagonists with Saima Mir and Lesley McEvoy

7pm – In conversation with Elly Griffiths

There are a number of ticket options with discounts if attending multiple author events on the day - please select the appropriate ticket for the sessions you want to attend.

'𝐼𝑛 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑡ℎ,' Jules Gill-Peterson writes, '𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑔𝑦𝑛𝑦.'

As Trans Awareness Week brings its usual round of flags and corporate platitudes, let's plot a route to true trans liberation by reading and talking about this slim, powerful queer history book, which exposes the historical origins of the transmisogynistic system in which we all live.

Come along even if you haven't read the whole thing, and we'll learn from each other: understanding how we got our current transphobic worldview is the first step towards burning it down.

Join professional writer and teacher Chris and explore the world of memoir writing - this session is perfect for an absolute beginner or for someone who already has a little writing experience.

A memoir is a narrative 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.

Join us for Storytime! We will be reading Troll by Frances Stickley and Stefano Martinuz. 

Troll is a deaf inclusive story and we will have Ann, a BSL interpreter to help us share the story with everybody. 

Troll is a lovely story that can be enjoyed by anyone but is aimed at children aged 3-7. 

All children must be accompanied by a responsible care giver.

For this event we will be taking to dry land and hosting in West Dock Creative Studios, the building next to our floating bookshop. It is fully accessible.

Celebrate Hallowe’en with the magical minds behind some of your favourite spooky books! 

In a big celebration to mark the end of the Summer Reading Challenge 2024 'Marvellous Makers!', join Adam Murphy, Bernard K Mensah, Jenny McLachlan, Jack Meggitt-Phillips, and more for spine-tingling stories, creepy draw-a-longs, and eerie activities in the mysterious corners of Leeds Central Library. Please read your booking confirmation to find out how to join each author for a more interactive "Ghastly Masterclass".

Do you know your Fool card from your Two of Wands? Or are you aware of tarot out there in the queerosphere and want to explore how you could use it in your writing?

This workshop, designed both for tarot novices and practised readers, will explore different strategies for adapting tarot to creative writing. Please bring something to write with and something to write on - no tarot cards or prior experience needed.