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 Hill, a curious peak located beside the A171 moorland road to Whitby. Travelling from the last Ice Age to present-day North Yorkshire, Bob weaves a […]
Ex-soldier, storyteller, and seaside crusader. From helping to set up the charity Help For Heroes to co-founding Curlew Action, Roger Morgan Grenville is no stranger to standing up for a cause. Whitby’s towering cliffs and rocky shores offers the perfect backdrop for his latest book, The Restless Coast: A Journey around the Edge of Britain. […]
Writer, novelist, journalist, and cultural historian, John Higgs has written on subjects that shape our cultural landscape, from The Beatles, to William Blake and Doctor Who. In Lynchian, he explores the appeal of the enigmatic genius David Lynch and what that appeal says about who we are. Much like the loss of David Bowie, Lynch's […]
It is the one question we all search an answer to: What is the meaning of life? Unemployed, heartbroken, and questioning his purpose on the planet, James Bailey wrote to some of the world’s leading minds – poets, philosophers, politicians, scientists – asking what the point of it all was. Where could he find happiness, […]
Local author Jo Moseley Jo went from ‘crying in the biscuit aisle of Tesco’ (we’ve all been there) to becoming the first woman to paddleboard 162 miles coast to coast aged 54, fundraising and picking up litter. Jo found joy, adventure, and a fresh start in nature. In 2022, aged 57, her childhood dream came true […]
The psychotherapists coach awaits… Praised as, “Profound, entertaining and enlightening” (Cathy Rensenbrink) and, “Hilarious, honest and helpful” (Dr Alex George), Joshua’s book And How Does That Make You Feel? Everything you (n)ever wanted to know about therapy promises to, “change the way you think about your own mental health” (Dr Nicole Le Pera). Psychotherapist Josh […]
Shaun Usher is a literary phenomenon - the appointed custodian of letters, lists and now, diaries. His book Letters of Note not only became a huge bestseller, it evolved into Letters Live featuring A-list actors reading out the letters on iconic stages in London, New York, LA, and Venice. This year, he took it to […]
Informative, empathetic, and empowering, ADHD: How to Raise a Happy ADHD Child is the must-read book for parents and teachers. Jessie Hewitson is an award-winning journalist, ADHD-er and parent to two neurodivergent children. For more than a decade, Jessie has been on a quest to better understand neurodivergent happiness and the many barriers young ADHD […]
One of the UK’s most original voices on nature, Rob Cowen’s latest book, The North Road, has attracted universal acclaim: ‘Astonishing’ (The Telegraph); ‘Remarkable’ (The Financial Times), ‘Entrancing’ (The Observer). The A1: The Great North Road. A 400-mile multiplicity of ancient trackway, Roman road, pilgrim path, coach route and motorway that has run like a […]
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 propelled her to the position of national treasure. An award-winning actress, Miriam has featured alongside Leonardo DiCaprio (Romeo and Juliet), played the beloved Professor Sprout […]
This engaging and emotive session offers a personal reflection from the author of Expelled from Uganda. Noreen’s memoir traces the journey of her father's traumatic expulsion from Uganda in 1972, under the brutal regime of Idi Amin, and how this became a powerful reclamation of a forgotten history. Praised for its warmth and courage, this […]
Fearless and dogged, Rose George began her journalism career as an intern at The Nation in New York, and has since written for the New York Times, Guardian and Independent. Every Last Fish: What Fish Do For Us and What We Do To Them is a shocking expose of the fishing industry’s misdeeds. An essential […]
