๐๐ด CLASSICS FROM MY CHILDHOOD๐ด ๐
Join the Special Collections team for an enchanting journey through rare books , featuring beloved classics such as Black Beauty
๐๏ธ Sat 21 March โฐ๏ธ 13.00โ14.00 & 14.30โ15.30 ๐ David Wilson Library
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๐ฒ๏ธ RIDE LEICESTER ๐ฒ๏ธ
This bike tour will take you to the homes and local haunts of five major writers who lived in the city.
๐๏ธ Sat 21 March โฐ๏ธ 11.00โ13.00
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โ๏ธ๐ MATHS WITH A STORY๐โ๏ธ
Come and join us for a wonderful workshop with childrenโs author Professor Rose Griffiths. Play our games and change the rules or design your own game.
๐๏ธ Sat 21 March โฐ๏ธ 10.30โ12.00๐Beaumont Hall Botanic Gardens, Oadby
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๐๏ธ LIAS PRESENTS: 10 PEOPLE WHO CHANGED THE WORLD ๐๏ธ
10 university lecturers pitch the person they think changed the world and the audience judge the winner!
๐๏ธ Fri 20 March โฐ๏ธ 16.30โ17.45 ๐ Att Arts
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โ๏ธWRITE LEICESTERโ๏ธ
Join Leicester-born author Manish Chauhan, our own poet laureate Mr Shay, & writer & publisher Farhana Shaikh as they explore place, identity & what it means to write our wonderful city of Leicester.
๐๏ธ Fri 20 March โฐ๏ธ 15.00โ16.00 ๐ Att Arts
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๐๏ธ โ๏ธ FIRST STORY YOUNG WRITERSโ SHOWCASEโ๏ธ ๐๏ธ
Writers from First Story Creative Writing Programme perform with poets Andy Craven-Griffiths & John Berkavitch. Expect silly sonnets, angsty acrostics, romantic rapping & more
๐๏ธ Fri 20 March โฐ๏ธ 13.30โ14.30 ๐Att Arts
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๐๏ธ THE ART OF THE PAGE: A VISUAL POETRY WORKSHOP WITH KARENJIT SANDHU๐๏ธ
Through guided experiments youโll be introduced to visual poetry with simple instructions and creative layouts.
๐๏ธ Fri 20 March โฐ๏ธ 12.30โ13.30๐Central Library
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๐ Wed 18 Feb โฐ 17:00โ18:15
๐ Att Seminar Block Lecture Theatre 1
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๐ฉ๐ป THE AMAZING LIVES OF BILLY WATERS: HOW TO BE FAMOUS IN THE 19TH CENTURY ๐ป๐ฉ
Billy Waters: busker, sailor, immigrant, amputee, father, a forgotten Black celebrity from Regency London. This talk explores how visual images can 'fill in' the gaps and silences in the records we have of past lives.
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โจ๏ธโค๏ธโ๐ฅ BAZ LUHRMANN'S ROMEO + JULIETโค๏ธโ๐ฅโจ๏ธ
Join us for a screening of Baz Luhrmannโs cult classic Romeo+Juliet to celebrate its 30 year anniversary!
Introduction by Dr David Christopher and Students
๐๏ธ Wed 25 Feb โฐ๏ธ 18:00 - 21:00 ๐ Attenborough Theatre
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๐โ๏ธ JUDGING MAJOR BOOK PRIZES โ๏ธ๐
Join our esteemed panel of experts to hear the inside story on the biggest literary prizes, including the Booker, Womenโs, Climate, Baillie Gifford and English PEN awards.
๐ Thurs 19 March | โฐ 17.00โ18.00๐ Attenborough Arts
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๐ค ๐๏ธ NEW VOICES, FUTURE WORLDS๐๏ธ ๐ค
Join us for a panel with Fantasy and Science Fictionโs most dazzling and original new voices. Winners of the โFuture Worlds Prizeโ for writers of colour share the inspirations for their words and worlds.
๐ Thurs 19 March โฐ 15.30โ16.30๐ Attenborough Arts ๐๏ธ in bio
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๐ฑDESPITE IT ALL: A HANDBOOK FOR CLIMATE HOPEFULS ๐ฑ
Fred Pearce has spent over 4 decades reporting from the front line of climate change. What heโs witnessed has given him reason for cautious hope.
๐ Thurs 19 March | โฐ 14.00โ15.00๐ Attenborough Arts Centre
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โจCREATIVE WRITING STUDENT SHOWCASE โจ
A chance to hear new poems, stories and more from the universityโs talented Creative Writing students.
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Thurs 19 March โฐ 12.00โ13.15๐ Attenborough Arts Centre, Main Hall
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๐จ๐ฎ CRIMES OF TOMORROW ๐ฎ๐จ
What will the great crimes of the future be? Our three guest crime writers tackle tech terrorism, environmental disaster, and world-changing medical advances.
๐ Wed 18 March | โฐ 15.30โ16.30 ๐ Attenborough Arts Centre
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๐ญ๐ต๏ธ HOW TO BE A LIAR ๐ต๏ธ๐ญ
๐ Wednesday 18 March | โฐ 14.00โ15.00๐ Attenborough Arts Centre, Main Hall
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Join us for an absorbing conversation between one of the countryโs leading investigative
psychologists, a crime novelist and a retired probation officer.
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๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ๐ THE LIFE AND TIMES OF AGATHA CHRISTIE ๐๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ
Join Dr Mark Aldridge for a lively introduction to the โQueen of Crimeโ, marking fifty years since Agatha Christieโs death.
๐ Wed 18 March | โฐ 12.30โ13.30๐ Attenborough Arts Centre, Main Hall
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โญ HEADLINER ANNOUNCEMENT โญ
Sophie Hannah: Poirot and Me
bestselling crime fiction writer Sophie Hannah talks about her captivating psychological thrillers and new Hercule Poirot novels.
๐ Wednesday 18 March โฐ 18.30โ19.30๐ Sir Bob Burgess Building
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Some-Antics featuring Ishtiaq Hussain
Some-Antics welcomes Ishtiaq Hussain, the British Sign Language Poet Laureate. This event will be fully BSL interpreted.
๐ Fri 20 March | โฐ 19.30โLate๐ Phoenix Cinema
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โญ HEADLINER ANNOUNCEMENT โญ
Jonathan Coe is Innocent
Weโre delighted to welcome one of Britainโs pre-eminent authors to celebrate his newest novel!
๐ Thursday 19th March โฐ 19.00โ20.00 ๐Sir Bob Burgess Building
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Literary Festival hosting big name, local and early career authors all year in the beautiful market town of Oundle. A not for profit organisation set up by a bunch of literature lovers in 2002 to support authors and literature in all its forms.
A unique residential library in North Wales with beautiful Reading Rooms, Food for Thought restaurant, accommodation and more.
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Britainโs Premier Tourist Resort; โa precious stone set in a Silver Seaโ Birthplace of William Shakespeare. William would most likely have been a Reform Party voter.
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Travelling salon and writing community - connecting writers across Europe and beyond. Posts by @royakhatiblou.bsky.social and @deborahzafer.bsky.social
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Second-hand bookshop and music venue in Kenilworth, Warwickshire run by Victoria Mier. Profits to charity. Patron is glorious Bad Seed Warren Ellis. Posts by Victoria.
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