Books to be found lying around West Yorkshire, here’s why
Residents in West Yorkshire may come across books lying around whilst using public transport. Image: WYMetro. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority Book Club will be launched on 5 March to help passengers share More...
Book review: The Little Book Of Yorkshire by Geoffrey Howse
Did you know Yorkshire has more acres than there are letters in the Bible? Did you know there’s a street in Yorkshire called Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate? London-based author Geoffrey Howse brings such intriguing trivia More...
30 East Drive house in Wakefield is still haunted, claims author
Andy Evans (holding an electromagnetic meter on left) took a photo of an apparition inside the house A house in Wakefield that was once the location of Europe’s ‘most violent haunting’ is still haunted, according More...
Yorkshire-born author places frozen man outside Chinese Embassy
/* Author Richard Woolley has promoted his new novel by placing a cryogenically frozen man outside the Chinese Embassy in London. Catching the attention of morning commuters, the stunt was More...
Historian spent over 1000 hours reading Victorian papers to write book
/* Historian Anthony Dawson with his book ‘Letters from the Light Brigade’ A local historian has finished his book that compiles first-hand accounts from men serving in the British forces during More...
Bradford author Suraiya Khan sets eyes on second book ‘Marmite’
/* Author Suraiya Khan with her book ‘Someone To Watch Over Me’ Bradford author Suraiya Khan is now working on a sequel to her first book ‘Someone To Watch Over Me’. Mother-of-five Ms Khan, More...
UK book launch: Author explores the forgotten civilization of Harappa
/* Dr Shankar Kashyap with his book ‘Harappa: The Lure Of Soma’ (l-r) Dr Shankar Kashyap, accompanied by poet and critic Brian Lewis from Pontefract One of the most mysterious cultures of More...
Scissett Middle School are World Book Day champions once again
/* Over 120 pupils from a total of 32 schools in Kirklees have competed against each other in an annual literacy quiz that celebrates the love of reading. On 7 March, Huddersfield Town Hall became More...
