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Entertaining author talks for all ages in community venues along the Smithdown Road corridor

23/10/2026

++SOLD OUT! ++ Our Body in the Library event has sold out! You can still sign up to the waitlist in case we have any returns before the day. Tickets sold out in 48 hours - if you are thinking of coming to another Smithdown Litfest event get your tickets now - they always go quickly!

One body. A room full of clues. Can you solve the mystery?

19/10/2026

Liverpool Saturday 28th November 1pm. A CELEBRATION OF SIR KEN DODD. Anne, Lady Dodd and Tony Nicholson, Sir Ken's biographer, share special stories, memories and screen clips about the comedy legend at Liverpool's Athenaeum.

Anne, Lady Dodd and Tony Nicholson, Sir Ken's biographer, share special stories, memories and screen clips about the comedy legend.

19/10/2026

Liverpool Saturday 14th November 1pm. THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY. One body. A room full of clues. Can you solve the mystery?

Step into a simulated murder scene and discover how the experts investigate a crime in this fascinating, CSI-style event with forensics expert Helen Pepper and acclaimed crime fiction author Margaret Murphy.

One body. A room full of clues. Can you solve the mystery?

19/10/2026

THE HISTORY OF SCOUSE! Do you know the origins of ‘scoff’? Ever wondered where ‘footy’ was invented? What does salt fish have to do with bonfires? Why is ‘scouse’ called ‘scouse’? Tony Crowley takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of Scouse. Thursday 19th November 6.30pm Mossley Hill Church Liverpool

Join Professor Tony Crowley for a fascinating exploration of the language of Liverpool past and present.

01/10/2026

Liverpool, 21st October. BOOK LAUNCH ALERT! Join us for an evening of noirish near-future thrills about obsession, connection and penance, where human and machine bleed into one.

Matt Hill talks about "Wrecks", his new thriller about hero worship, guilt and gigwork in an age of algorithms.

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/researchinstituteforliteratureandculturalhistory/2430002

Wrecks, the new novel by Matt Hill, is a noirish thriller about hero worship, guilt and gigwork in an age of algorithms.

01/10/2026

Liverpool, Monday 19th October - Join Santilla Chingaipe, filmmaker, historian and author, for a groundbreaking history of Australia’s forgotten Black convicts.

Join Santilla Chingaipe, filmmaker, historian and author, for a groundbreaking history of Australia's forgotten Black convicts.

04/09/2026

Calling book lovers and writers in Liverpool - don't miss this great event at the Athenaeum on the 23rd September!! Escape to Italy with historical fiction author Anita Chapman 😃📖👇

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/escape-to-italy-at-the-athenaeum-tickets-1998212548523

24/04/2026

Don't miss the new play by acclaimed local playwright (and long-term Smithdown Litfest supporter and volunteer!) Carol Maginn. Book your tickets now for this entertaining dark comedy at The Hope Street Theatre 15 - 17 May 👇

https://tinyurl.com/dearestplay

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