Often described as a litany, mantra or lullaby, the practical marine weather forecast has become much-loved for its gentle rhythm and curious wording as a comfort, a charm, or fail-safe […]
Rebeka Russell set up her independent publishing imprint Manderley Press in 2021. It specialises in literary classics featuring distinctive settings, taking its name from Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca (‘Last night […]
The Folklore of Freebrough Hill is a series of short stories spanning 12,000 years of history. Bob Fischer takes us on a dream-like journey through the folklore attached to Freebrough […]
Bram Stoker’s legacy on the world is immense, from literature to TV and film. Join author and cultural historian, Gavin Collinson, who worked on the BBC’s 1977 version of Dracula, […]
Get ready for a swooningly-good panel…The Sunday Times bestselling author Rowan Coleman (who lives down the road in Scarborough) has written many award-winning novels. She’ll discuss her latest, Never Tear […]
Poet Wendy Pratt lives on the North Yorkshire coast, a place that inspires her to write about nature as refuge, and landscape as connection – as we walk on the […]
Essie Fox’s debut novel, The Somnambulist, was selected for the Channel 4 Book Club. Her latest novel Dangerous: A Lord Byron Mystery has been declared ‘A magnificent gothic tale of […]
The name's Khan, Vaseem Khan. Move over Bond, and hello, Q. Author of two award-winning crime series set in India, the Baby Ganesh Agency series and the Malabar House historical […]
From the rollercoaster ride of being Blue Peter’s youngest ever presenter to the rather unusual job of ‘ghost hunter,’ real-life Ghostbuster Yvette Fielding has Whitby spooked. The coastal town is […]
Great Expectations meets Killing Eve. Dubbed ‘gloriously Gothic’ (Daily Mail), Estella’s Revenge reimagines the story of Charles Dickens’ Miss Havisham - the world’s most famous jilted bride. Long fascinated with […]
Join award-winning author Peter Ross (Tomb with a View, Steeplechasing) in discussion about his latest book Upon A White Horse, a celebration of landscape and people – and all that […]
Whitby takes centre stage with cult writer Paul Magrs – known for his writings around Doctor Who. Paul’s Brenda and Effie Mystery series of novels merge comedy, fantasy, high art, […]
Join three powerhouse authors for a journey through time and place, and delve into the stories that reclaim women from the footnote of history – with a thrilling vengeance. Anna […]
Famed for her unfiltered honesty and big heart, Miriam Margolyes has a huge capacity for kindness, is outrageously funny, and her passion and curiosity cannot be dimmed. Qualities that have […]
For readers aged 9+, bite into vampish powers with a brand-new adventure series following three cousins who discover they’re the descendants of Dracula. The trio combine their vampish powers to […]
Your child has been kidnapped. You're live on television. Going live in 10, 9, 8 . . . Today is a huge day for TV reporter Rose’s career. A live […]
Are you one of the 100 million people in need of an addictive Reacher fix? With a book selling every nine seconds, famous fans include Tom Cruise (who took Reacher […]
The fascination with the Mitford sisters is endless. The glamour. The tragedy. The scandal. Each pursued wildly different paths - communism and fascism - often at a great personal cost. […]
Vera’s Ann Cleeves declared Belinda Bauer’s The Impossible Thing ‘extraordinary.’ Val McDermid said it gifts the ‘pure joy of reading’ and Lee Child declared it ‘solid gold.’ Literary crime writing […]
Between wild walks, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë spent most of their lives indoors, their imaginations firing behind firmly-closed doors. Two expert writers, Sharon Wright and Ann Dinsdale, went on […]
One of Britain’s most celebrated playwrights is interviewed by festival patron, the former BBC Radio 4 producer, Kate Fenton. As funny in person as his plays, and as penetrating about […]
