The flickering flames wake spectral shadows of the past. Is the mind playing tricks, or do these shapes come with a sinister purpose? It’s almost the witching hour; dare to come into the candlelight. The late-night sensation that revived a time-honoured tradition, according to the New York Times. ArtsGroupie blends classic frights for modern nights.
Following three years of sold-out performances in the North West of England, ArtsGroupie’s Ghost Stories for Christmas returns to chill the air with stories from M.R. James and Algernon Blackwood as part of a newly expanded and immersive theatre experience.
Tickets for these intimate readings go very fast, so don’t miss out and book today.
Don’t miss this spine-chilling spectacle.
For TIS THE SEASON to be terrified!
The legendary Liverpool Book Market returns to the Bluecoat, but please note for this special Yuletide market they will be to the left, in the Ground Floor Gallery!
Browse a fantastic selection of books from a range of local booksellers, including ‘still Out-of-Print’ of Smithdown Road and the Bolshie Bargain Bookstall.
Bargains, rarities and a cornucopia of subjects for the literary mind!
Enquiries: ‘still Out-of-Print’ Antiquarian and Secondhand Bookshop 07440 501099
Look out for future dates:
Friday 10th & Saturday 11th January
Friday 14th & Saturday 15th February
Small Press Book Club will be reading The Simple Art of Killing a Woman by Patrícia Melo.
Translated by Sophie Lewis from their pals at The Indigo Press!
Waterstones Liverpool welcome TikTok stars John & Jade Reynolds who join us to discuss their book “Able To Laugh”
Q: Why is your wife in a wheelchair?
A: Because she can’t walk.
Q: Why were you ironing in the nude anyway?
A: No wait, I can explain…
Q: Why would this happen to you?
A: Why wouldn’t it?
People ask the silliest things.
But for Jade and John Reynolds it’s the silence surrounding disability that’s the strangest of all.
When Jade unexpectedly suffered from a rare condition which left her paralysed and in a wheelchair at the age of twelve, she never imagined that she’d one day meet her husband John and that together they would take to social media to dispel the stigma surrounding disability, one story at a time.
From questions about suffering and sex to family and faith, Jade and John speak honestly and humorously about life as an inter-able couple. And here, they bring together the big questions (and big jokes) that have made them so popular online onto the page in a debut book that will help you reframe your hardship into reasons to hope.
It’s time to discover that no matter what life throws at you, you are truly, able to laugh.
John & Jade will be in conversation followed by an audience Q&A and a book signing.
Head along and meet mega-bestselling author Katie Kirby as she joins the team to sign copies of the brand-new Lottie Brooks book, Lottie Brooks Guide to Life!- a hilarious and interactive diary that you can fill in alongside some Lottie-inspired activities, tips, and teenage advice.
Tickets are £7.99 which includes entry to the event and a copy of Lottie Brooks Guide to Life!, to be collected at the event. A maximum of one further book from the Lottie Brooks series can be signed on the day (signature only). Copies of Katie’s books will be available for purchase on the day, including the new paperback release of the sold-out favourite, The Completely Chaotic Christmas of Lottie Brooks.
Parents accompanying their children do not require a ticket for the event.
Please contact the store prior to the event if you have any questions or queries.
“Dip My Brain In Joy – My Life With Neil Innes”
‘He wasn’t so much the Seventh Python as the First Neil Innes… We were very lucky to have him on board. He was a great writer and he was eccentric and he was clever without being pretentious. And he was the warmest of people to be with… he was a most lovely friend’ – Sir Michael Palin
Few individuals have had such an impact on British culture over the past fifty years as the comedy and music icon Neil Innes.
He was the songwriting powerhouse of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah band. Beatles muse and collaborator. Injector of art college surrealism into 1960s TV comedy. Instigator of a revolution that led directly to Monty Python, the group he repeatedly joined on screen and stage. He was Ron Nasty, co-founder of the much-loved Rutles, the ‘pre-fab four’. Accidental inventor of the phrase ‘Cool Britannia’. Much-loved children’s TV storyteller, thinker, maker, creator, undisputed national treasure and Britain’s sweet idiot laureate.
And through it all, Neil remained one of the kindest and brightest individuals in showbusiness. Musicians, comedians and fans alike loved being around Neil. He created music and joy and art wherever he went. And the person who loved having him round more than anybody else was Yvonne. Neil and Yvonne met at Goldsmiths College in the 1960s and they went on to walk hand-in-hand through life for over fifty years, until Neil’s untimely death in 2019.
Waterstones Liverpool are honoured and thrilled to welcome the person who knew and loved Neil Innes better than anyone else in the world – his wife of over fifty years, Yvonne. She joins us to discuss her beautiful and heartfelt book – an eyewitness tale of the life of one of British culture’s quiet geniuses.
Yvonne will be in conversation with literary and entertainment agent, Kate Haldane.
Taking some of the experiences of ballet dancers from the exhibition as its theme, this workshop will take students through a series of group and individual activities, with a view to producing a final written response to the exhibition.
Saturday 23rd November at Liverpool Central Library
Time: 12.30-2.00pm
Suitable for 9-16 year olds
Capacity: 30
The legendary Liverpool Book Market returns to the Garden Room in the Bluecoat.
Browse a fantastic selection of books from a range of local booksellers, including ‘still Out-of-Print’ of Smithdown Road and the Bolshie Bargain Bookstall.
Bargains, rarities and a cornucopia of subjects for the literary mind!
Enquiries: ‘still Out-of-Print’ Antiquarian and Secondhand Bookshop 07440 501099
Look out for future dates:
Fri 20th & Sat 21st December
Writing Advice Desk at Liverpool Central Library William Brown Street L3 8EW
Drop in between 5.30pm and 7.00pm for one-to-one appraisal of scripts, stories, poems
and details of publishing opportunities, performance venues, workshops and courses with
ELEANOR REES
Poet
Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Liverpool Hope University
Shortlisted for Forward Prize
DAVE WARD
Author and poet
Editor ‘Smoke’ magazine
Nominated for Carnegie Medal
Please book in on arrival.
Each individual session usually lasts 20 minutes.
Sober Scribbles – A writing workshop for anyone sober, sober-curious or trying to take a break from alcohol.
A supportive space to gather your thoughts, put pen to paper and connect with others.
No previous writing experience needed – sessions are led by local writer and facilitator, Helen Jeffery.
