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Harrogate crime festival preview

11:19am Saturday 20th April 2013

AGATHA Christie once put a body in the library, but Harrogate’s crime festival went one better on Thursday night – filling the British Library in London with bodies.

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Private Eye cartoonist Mike Barfield publishes children’s book

7:00am Saturday 6th April 2013

A PRIVATE Eye cartoonist whose daughter is recovering from bone cancer has published a children’s book combining science and humour.

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The trials and tribulations of religious belief

10:49am Saturday 30th March 2013

BEING brought up with strong religious beliefs can affect people in different ways. For some, it’s an entirely positive experience, providing feelings of security, belonging, comfort and a sense of being loved.

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Why Yorkshire stole my heart

10:46am Saturday 30th March 2013

Guardian journalist Susie Steiner, whose book Homecoming is published on April 4, reveals what it was that made her fall in love with the county

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Mystery on the North York Moors sows seeds of a tale

8:00am Wednesday 27th March 2013

A NOVEL inspired by goblins living on the North York Moors has proved to be popular among adults as well as its younger target audience.

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Students hand out free books as part of the York Literature Festival

8:59am Monday 25th March 2013

Students in York have been handing out free books in the city centre.

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Highlights of York Literature Festival

12:55pm Saturday 16th March 2013

A STRING of big-name writers - including poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy, journalist and novelist Will Self, author and broadcaster Simon Armitage and Round Ireland With A Fridge author Tony Hawks – will headline at the sixth York Literature Festival which begins on Tuesday and runs until next Sunday.

• Peter Robinson teams up with Martin Carthy for York Literature Festival
• Tracy Chevalier to talk about her latest novel at York Literature Festival

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Peter Robinson teams up with Martin Carthy for York Literature Festival

12:50pm Saturday 16th March 2013

PETER Robinson is no stranger to Yorkshire. He may live in Canada, but he hails from Leeds, and his Inspector Banks crime novels are firmly set in North Yorkshire – although thanks to a bit of artistic licence it’s not quite the North Yorkshire we all know and love.

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Tracy Chevalier to talk about her latest novel at York Literature Festival

12:47pm Saturday 16th March 2013

Girl With A Pearl Earring author Tracy Chevalier will be in York next Saturday to talk about her latest novel as part of the sixth York Literature Festival, which kicks off on Tuesday. She spoke to STEPHEN LEWIS

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Richard III by David Baldwin (Amberley, £9.99)

11:53am Saturday 9th March 2013

A biography of Richard III provides fascinating insights into the life and death of England’s most enigmatic king. STEPHEN LEWIS reports.

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Youngsters across region celebrate World Book Day

8:09am Friday 8th March 2013

Humpty Dumpty, Harry Potter and The Gruffalo were among the popular characters who put in an appearance at schools and nurseries to celebrate World Book Day.

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Youngsters across the region take part in World Book Day

8:25am Thursday 7th March 2013

SEAN HEGGARTY and NIAMH HAMMILL check out York’s World Book Day events.

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The British Herring Industry, The Steam Drifter Years 1900-1960 (Amberley Publishing, £15.99)

9:00am Wednesday 6th March 2013

ANYONE who is familiar with the neighbourhood of Henrietta Street on Whitby’s east side will also be acquainted with Fortune’s Kippers, which can’t be ignored as the woody smell of the smoking herrings landed early that morning wafts over the rooftops, as it has for nearly 140 years.

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