Saturday 14th June
Bards Do Brunch
Poetry share
Northodox Press Fifth Birthday Bash
The Worst Princess
Voice of the Fans Now
Co-produced by the British Library and Leeds Libraries
Dune: Science fiction and the end of the future
with writer and critic JJ Charlesworth
The Worst Princess
Sunday 15th June
SOLD OUT Community Book Swap
with Novel Notions
The Worst Princess
The Worst Princess
SOLD OUT Navigating the Publishing World: A women’s perspective
2025 Quiz
hosted by Gary Wigglesworth
Monday 16th June
Dirty LAUndry
with Leeds Arts University
Zineophilia: The Zine Social Club
Goth night: the darker side of books
with Simon Price & John Robb
Tuesday 17th June
The Poetry Chair
In residence at Trinity Shopping Centre
James Nash: ‘Notes of Your Music’
Poetry book launch
What Have You In Your Heart
A Poetry Writing Workshop
SOLD OUT Wild Women Writing the North
Rachel Bower in conversation with Emily Zobel Marshall
Love Is Not All
the story of Edna St.Vincent Millay
Wednesday 18th June
Esther’s Revenge
A theatrical experience
Embodied Word
poetry, movement, and self-exploration
Poetry, Yorkshire & Beyond
featuring Andrew McMillan & Maria Ferguson
Thursday 19th June
All the Other Mothers Hate Me
in conversation with Sarah Harman
Learning from Esther’s Revenge
Learn what it takes to bring a story like Esther’s to life
Our City, Our Lives, Our Stories
Meet the authors
Cosy Crime with a Windrush Flavour
with debut author Mel Pennant
SOLD OUT Another Midsummer Cushion
Poetry showcase
Lucy Vine, Laura Wood & Rebecca Ryan
in conversation
SOLD OUT Small Distractions Literary Salon
Friday 20th June
But: Life Isn't Like That, Is It?
with Boff Whalley
Saturday 21st June
Summer Solstice Book Fair
hosted by the Northern Fiction Alliance
White Rabbit Books Showcase
A special panel event
SI Leeds Literary Prize showcase
Lence presents: Blur the Lines
Poetry, rap and more
READATHON
An overnight reading event
Sunday 22nd June
Windrush Day with Howard Gardner
Gemma Styles: Why Am I Like This?
in conversation with Maddi Amos (The Poetic Off-Licence)
