Science Fiction & Superheroes

Science Fiction & Superheroes

Saturday 6th October, 2pm
with Adam Christopher, David Hine, Samit Basu and Justina Robson

AL Kennedy – Creativity & Madness

AL Kennedy – Creativity & Madness

Saturday 6th October, 7pm
Award-winning author AL Kennedy explores creativity and madness

Peter Hook

Peter Hook

Saturday 6th October, 7.30pm
Legendary bassist Peter Hook introduces his new Joy Division memoir Unknown Pleasures

Tom Hingley – Carpet Burns

Tom Hingley – Carpet Burns

Sunday 7th October, 2.30pm
Former lead singer of Inspiral Carpets on life in the Madchester band

Tim Ewart – Reporting the Royals

Tim Ewart – Reporting the Royals

Monday 8th October, 12noon
Reporting the Royals: a literary lunch with ITN’s Tim Ewart

Fiona Shaw & Katharine McMahon

Fiona Shaw & Katharine McMahon

Monday 8th October, 7pm
Novelists Katharine and Fiona discuss and read from their recent work

Monique Roffey & Stephen May

Monique Roffey & Stephen May

Wednesday 10th October, 7.00pm
Authors Monique Roffey and Stephen May read from their latest novels

Jack Sheffield

Jack Sheffield

Wednesday 10th October, 7.30pm
Travel back to a simpler time with Jack Sheffield’s heartwarming adventures in a Yorkshire Village in the 1980s

Chris Nickson & Simon Heywood

Chris Nickson & Simon Heywood

Thursday 11th October, 7.30pm
An evening of murder, mayhem, laughter and music

Ross Raisin, MY Alam, Wes Brown

Ross Raisin, MY Alam, Wes Brown

Thursday 11th October, 7.45pm
A discussion between three regional authors on identity

Leah Fleming

Leah Fleming

Friday 12th October, 2.00pm
Come along to Morley Library to meet international award-winning romantic novelist Leah Fleming

Polly Toynbee

Polly Toynbee

Friday 12th October, 7.30pm
An evening with political and social commentator Polly Toynbee

Dave Simpson – The Last Champions

Dave Simpson – The Last Champions

Saturday 13th Oct, 1.30pm
Guardian journalist Dave Simpson on his new book about Leeds United

Afternoon Tea with Helen Rappaport

Afternoon Tea with Helen Rappaport

Saturday 13th October, 3pm
Historian Helen Rappaport introduces her new book Magnificent Obsession

Simon Garfield – On the Map

Simon Garfield – On the Map

Saturday, 13th October, 5pm
The author of the best-selling Just My Type turns his inquisitive gaze to maps

Stuart Maconie

Stuart Maconie

Saturday 13th October, 7.30pm
Spend an evening in the company of BBC6 Music DJ and author Stuart Maconie

Gavin Esler – Lessons from the Top

Gavin Esler – Lessons from the Top

Sunday 14th October, 2.30pm
Newsnight’s Gavin Esler on modern leaders and the stories they tell

Val McDermid in conversation with N J Cooper

Val McDermid in conversation with N J Cooper

Sunday 14th October, 7.30pm
Crimewriters in conversation