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Smithdown Litfest
@smithdownlit
South Liverpool's very own literary festival. Wednesday 25th to Saturday 28th September 2024.
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http://www.smithdownlitfest.com 04-12-2016 14:38:55
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I met so many interesting people tonight at #HistoryInTheCourt , thank you Goldsboro Books & Broo Doherty.
![Lucinda Hawksley (@lucindahawksley) on Twitter photo 2023-10-05 23:41:27 I met so many interesting people tonight at #HistoryInTheCourt, thank you @GoldsboroBooks & @BrooDoherty. I met so many interesting people tonight at #HistoryInTheCourt, thank you @GoldsboroBooks & @BrooDoherty.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F7tqqzEWIAABk2n.jpg)
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Dead Man Walking is out NOW.
amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C4WXJHK9/
amazon.com/dp/B0C4WXJHK9/
HQ Stories
Curtis Brown Books
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DS Rick Turner has spent months building a case against crime boss, Thomas Unwin. But on day one of the trial, he’s faced with a stark choice – give false testimony, or his girlfriend will die.
Out now, from HQ Stories amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C4WXJHK9
#thrillers #CrimeFiction
![Margaret Murphy (@murphynovels) on Twitter photo 2023-10-02 15:18:29 DS Rick Turner has spent months building a case against crime boss, Thomas Unwin. But on day one of the trial, he’s faced with a stark choice – give false testimony, or his girlfriend will die. Out now, from @HQstories amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C4WXJHK9 #thrillers #CrimeFiction DS Rick Turner has spent months building a case against crime boss, Thomas Unwin. But on day one of the trial, he’s faced with a stark choice – give false testimony, or his girlfriend will die. Out now, from @HQstories amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C4WXJHK9 #thrillers #CrimeFiction](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F7cZ_PHXEAAlLi1.jpg)
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A big thank you to our star bookseller Tony @BeyondBooksLtd for all his work supporting the Smithdown Litfest and for making sure we have all of the authors' books in the right venues at the right time. No mean task! Thanks Tony 😃
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We rounded off this year's Litfest with An Audience with Chris Tarrant. Chris was very entertaining and interesting and stayed around to chat with the audience, sign books and have his pic taken afterwards. A great night to remember! Thanks very much to Chris and Ullet Road Church
![Smithdown Litfest (@smithdownlit) on Twitter photo 2023-09-28 15:13:07 We rounded off this year's Litfest with An Audience with Chris Tarrant. Chris was very entertaining and interesting and stayed around to chat with the audience, sign books and have his pic taken afterwards. A great night to remember! Thanks very much to Chris and @UlletRoadChurch We rounded off this year's Litfest with An Audience with Chris Tarrant. Chris was very entertaining and interesting and stayed around to chat with the audience, sign books and have his pic taken afterwards. A great night to remember! Thanks very much to Chris and @UlletRoadChurch](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F7HzFqFWUAALf5s.jpg)
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It was great to welcome Susan Brownrigg back to the Litfest this year. Thanks for entertaining the Y5 and Y6 children at St Clare's Primary !
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Thanks very much to Tony Nicholson for entertaining us with anecdotes about Great British TV Quizzes, and his own career including telling us a joke he wrote for The Two Ronnies! Tony has written books on #KenDodd and #LarryGrayson too - give him a follow to learn more!
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Thanks very much to Lucinda Hawksley for an enjoyable and informative evening talking to Dr Kate Walchester from Liverpool John Moores University about #Dickens at a packed out St Barnabas Penny Lane Church (thanks for hosting us!). A really engaged audience and a brilliant evening.
![Smithdown Litfest (@smithdownlit) on Twitter photo 2023-09-28 15:05:36 Thanks very much to @lucindahawksley for an enjoyable and informative evening talking to Dr Kate Walchester from @LJMU about #Dickens at a packed out St Barnabas Penny Lane Church (thanks for hosting us!). A really engaged audience and a brilliant evening. Thanks very much to @lucindahawksley for an enjoyable and informative evening talking to Dr Kate Walchester from @LJMU about #Dickens at a packed out St Barnabas Penny Lane Church (thanks for hosting us!). A really engaged audience and a brilliant evening.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F7HxWKOXgAAyf-v.jpg)
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Big thanks to Tony Schumacher for a great evening at Sefton Park Palm House for the Smithdown Litfest, entertaining a packed audience! Thanks to SeftonPark PalmHouse for hosting us! A night to remember.
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The Smithdown Litfest Great Big Quiz was a huge success with about 100 quizzers taking part! The finalists went head to head with Chris Tarrant as quizmaster! Thanks to Black Cat, Liverpool for supporting us and to fantastic quiz master Che and to Ullet Road Church for hosting our final!
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We had a really special evening with George Christopher at Toxteth Library talking about his career, autobiography and bipolar disorder to a sold out audience. Thanks to George and to the library for hosting us. #brookside #grangehill Liverpool Libraries and Information Services
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Thanks to deadinkbookshop for taking part in this year's Smithdown Litfest. And thank you to frances disley and Jude Lennon Books for their great events
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What a brilliant week we had at this year's Smithdown Litfest ! Our biggest ever audiences and fab events with a range of great speakers. Photos and thanks to follow! Already planning 2024 😃
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Fab event with #Dickens expert Lucinda Hawksley Smithdown Litfest Friday!
Pleased to've met #ArtsGroupie / John Maguire/ArtsGroupie there. They will be performing Dickens's chilling short story, The Signalman, at L'pool Edge Hill Station & Athenaeum in Nov.
Tix: artsgroupie.org/theatre-events…