Jerome K Jerome, (Three Men in a Boat) parodied the Victorian taste for spooky amusements with a series of comic horror stories. Enjoy a portmanteau of tales, told by an unreliable narrator and tied together with nonsense, noise and whiskey-punch... Jackanory for grown-ups, hosted by the amazing storyteller Gav Cross.   

Ever loved a book so much you wanted to eat it all up? Now’s your chance to immortalise a literary favourite in cake form. Whether you’ve got cake decorating skills […]

It wouldn’t be a book festival without the ever-popular history walk with Andrew Simpson. Join him to explore the lost hamlet of Martledge, discover the story of our agricultural past and hear a few mysterious tales. Meet outside the library for the walk, then it’s all round to the Dressing Room Cafe at The Edge […]

After a career in politics, law and publishing Marcia Hutchinson MBE presents The Mercy Step, her acclaimed debut novel. A precocious Mercy makes her reluctant entrance into the world, finding herself in a chaotic household that seems to have no place for her. Mercy finds solace in books, and imagination, but escapism has limits, and […]

Celeste is Colette’s third novel. Her first, The Secret To Not Drowning, won the Brave New Reads Award and was a Mumsnet book of the year. Captain Jesus, her second, was published in 2020. When Celeste stops to take a stone out of her shoe one night, she’s just moments from her house. Next morning, […]

Closed shops and roast dinners, bulky papers and the hum of lawnmowers, strolls to nowhere in particular and visiting snoozing grandparents. Through an assortment of rituals and activities,  Sundays came […]

Manchester was a hidden gem in the Arts and Crafts movement. This beautiful book tells the history of a northern craft revival that was neither rural, nor London-focused, but an […]