The North of England's biggest book club – The Big Read – is making a return this autumn.
Running from September 22nd-24th, The Big Read will see a series of free events in libraries across the region, including at Harrogate Library on Tuesday 23rd September.
The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival’s popular reading scheme The Big Read aims to develop readers, support libraries and connect communities across the North through a shared love of books.
Drawing on the appeal of crime and thriller writing – the UK’s best loved genre – and its popularity with TV viewers, The Big Read will visit both rural and urban areas for a series of engaging and inclusive events.
This year’s selected title is The Potting Shed Murder by Paula Sutton published by Renegade Books, a murder mystery set in a countryside village where secrets, feuds – and murder – lurk beneath the idyllic exterior.
Paula Sutton (Pic: Tamsyn Morgans) and Luca Veste (Pic: Ean Flanders).
Chief Executive of Harrogate International Festivals, Sharon Canavar, said:
“The Big Read is a great opportunity for people in our local community and beyond to connect through a shared love of crime fiction.
“Books and reading can really boost our wellbeing, and we’d like to encourage as many people as possible to read Paula Sutton’s entertaining whodunnit The Potting Shed Murder and take part in the free library events this month or join in the discussion online and become part of the North’s biggest book club.”
The free events are hosted by the Festival’s Reader-In-Residence, bestselling crime novelist Luca Veste.
Luca said:
“By taking The Big Read on tour across the North, the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is creating a welcoming and accessible space where everyone is encouraged to come and share their thoughts about The Potting Shed Murder.
"I'm really looking forward to meeting readers and chatting to them about this wonderful, character-driven, twisty murder mystery.”
The Big Read is produced by Harrogate International Festivals in partnership with Dialogue Books.
The initiative has been running for 22 years and sits alongside the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival which takes place in Harrogate each July.
People can head to one of the participating libraries to collect a free copy of The Potting Shed Murder and sign up for the North’s biggest book club via the Harrogate International Festivals website.
For more information visit the Harrogate International Festivals website harrogateinternationalfestivals.com
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