Select tickets – Judging Major Book Prizes – Attenborough Arts Centre Judging Major Book Prizes – Attenborough Arts Centre, Thu 19 Mar 2026 - What's it like to judge a major book prize? Surrounded by a group of serious-minded fellow judges with strong opinions of their…

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Select tickets – Write Leicester – Attenborough Arts Centre Write Leicester – Attenborough Arts Centre, Fri 20 Mar 2026 - Join Leicester's own Manish Chauhan, author of Belgrave Road: A Love Story, and the city's first poet laureate Mr Shay in conversation…

Farhana, Manish, and Mr Shay will be in conversation at #LitLeics26, exploring place, identity, and what it means to write the city of Leicester.

🗓️ Fri 20 March 2026 ⏰️ 3.00pm-4.00pm📍Attenborough Arts Centre

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Literary Leicester is back this March with a free programme of major authors, fresh voices, and a tribute marking 50 years since Agatha Christie’s death. A highlight for the National Year of Reading!
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Her murder mystery musical movie, The Mystery of Mr E, is available on Amazon Prime and Apple TV.

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Select tickets – Despite It All: a Handbook for Climate Hopefuls with Fred Pearce – Attenborough Arts Centre Despite It All: a Handbook for Climate Hopefuls with Fred Pearce – Attenborough Arts Centre, Thu 19 Mar 2026 - Fred Pearce has been reporting from the frontline of climate change and environmental…

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Select tickets – Louise Doughty: A Life in Writing – Sir Bob Burgess Building, Welford Road, University of Leicester Louise Doughty: A Life in Writing – Sir Bob Burgess Building, Welford Road, University of Leicester, Wed 18 Mar 2026 - Ahead of the publication of her memoir later this year, Louise Doughty joins us …

Ahead of the release of her new memoir, Doughty will be in conversation with our own Kit de Waal, reflecting on her life in writing.

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Literary Leicester returns 18-21 March. 📚
Four days of free talks and debates with Dame Jacqueline Wilson, Sophie Hannah, Louise Doughty, and Jonathan Coe.

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Plot twist — we’re back! Mark your calendars for #litleics26, coming your way in March. As always, all events are FREE! 🥳