Reviewed by Les Hurst of Scarthin Books Was it only at secondary school that we were herded into […]
Category Archive: Literature
Review by Les Hurst of Scarthin Books In 1935 George Orwell, a struggling writer working in a second-hand […]
Reviewed by Les Hurst of Scarthin Books Imagine taking your brush to write in Chinese – you make […]
A scrapbook showing how Florence Nightingale became a cultural phenomenon is going on display online in time for […]
The winner of the second Derby Children’s Picture Book Award from a shortlist of four, is Brian the […]
Derby Book Festival is challenging children and adults to write a story in up to fifty words on […]
Nobody would dispute that David Brock is a fan of D H Lawrence. He has read most of […]
The story of a couple’s wartime romance has been recreated by their daughter who, at the age of […]
World Book Day’s ambition is to provide every child and young person in the country with a book […]
From its inception the aim of Derby Book Festival has been to work across the city to engage […]
Debut author Russ Thomas admits it will feel a little surreal to be part of the line-up at […]
Former Derby resident, Enton Barefoot, has completed and released his new autobiography ‘Laid Bare’ in which he charts […]
Authors already signed up for Derby Book Festival 2020 include Val McDermid, arguably the leading crime writer in […]
Derbyshire author Sophie Draper’s second book, Magpie, has recently been published. Magpie is a psychological suspense set in […]
Dr John Cooper Clarke shot to prominence in the 1970s as the original ‘people’s poet’. Since then his […]
A weekend celebration of one of the most beloved forms of fiction – the ghost story is being […]
The manager of George Street Community Bookshop in Glossop, singer-songwriter Steve Roberts is undertaking a project to compose […]
The new director of Derby Book Festival is Vicky Dawson, who is also at the helm of the […]
Not all Victorians’ values were bad — and Britain’s long-suffering workers would be better off if we’d listen […]
The fifth Chatsworth Arts Festival has been given a new look and will have more than 40 talks, […]
The first Derby Book Festival Autumn Edition is taking place this October. It will feature the festival’s […]
The award-winning playwright, poet, photographer and performer, Simon Corble, has combined his talents into a unique evening of […]
Ashbourne is promising us 17 days of non-stop entertainment during its annual festival from June 21-July 7. As […]
Canadian soldiers braved the worst the trenches could throw at them – but found one thing about World […]
One of the surprise new authors heading the line-up at the fifth Derby Book Festival is Australian international […]
Artsbeat has agreed to print a selection of articles written by students studying magazine writing at the University […]
You can be one of the first to hear the full line-up for the 2019 Derby Book Festival […]
A new exhibition which focuses on the life, literature and legacy of one of Renishaw Hall’s family members; […]
After selling out on the opening night of his tour in Derby in February Professor Brian Cox will […]
Belper Arts Festival is preparing the biggest festival to date with over 1,000 participants – many of them […]
Tickets are already on sale for a handful of the 90 or so exciting events at Derby Book […]
Here’s A Story I Heard Tell is a collection of artwork and poems by Kirstie Adamson, a Derby-based […]
Author Sophie Draper had just moved to a remote farmhouse on the outskirts of Idridgehay near Wirksworth. The […]
Buxton International Festival is counting down to November 24 when Nick Hewer, star of TV’s Countdown and The […]
Poet, comedian, writer and BAFTA award-winning television producer Henry Normal will be headlining at a gig in Chesterfield […]
Women will be getting away with murder at Buxton International Festival’s Book Weekend in November. Agatha Christie, PD […]
Organisers of the Derby Book Festival are planning to hold a number of ‘off programme’ interim events in […]
Derby County Community Trust, in partnership with Derby Cultural Education Partnership and Derby Sport Forum, have been awarded […]
Repton Village is celebrate its literary roots in a new three-day programme of events from October 26-28. Repton […]
The 12th Derby Folk Festival takes place from October 4-7 and is jointly produced by Derby City Council’s […]
