Kim Moore Poetry Reading
Kim Moore's eagerly awaited second collection of poems is pointedly feminist and challenging In it, we'll find a gallery of exes where we encounter...
Read MoreSisters of Shadow Book Launch with Katherine Livesey
Tuesday 5th October, 7pm Cakes and Ale cafe Free admission - to book a place please contact Bookends on 01228 529067 Author Katherine Livesey...
Read MoreSarah Hall – Burntcoat
Cakes and Ale cafe Tuesday 26th October, 7pm Ticket only: £5 Ticket and book: £1499 Bestselling Cumbrian author Sarah Hall will join us...
Read MoreBorderlines Book Festival
October sees the welcome return of the Borderlines Book Festival with a long weekend of author events and workshops We are the official...
Read MoreOpen Mic Poetry & Prose
Wednesday, October 6th, 7-11 pm Free Entry Entrance via Long Lane Plenty of time to take to the floor, and tell us what's on your mind - whatever...
Read MoreMusic Open Mic
Calling all musicians! Wednesday, September 15th, 7-11 pm @ Cakes & Ale Cafe , Carlisle Free! Use Long Lane entrance to the cafe Plenty of...
Read MorePoetry Group
Our bi-monthly poetry group will resume in September Malcolm Carson leads a discussion on a selection of poems centred around a specific period,...
Read MoreKeswick Reading Group
The Keswick Reading Group is led by Dave Cryer and meets every third Thursday of the month at 7pm at Keswick Museum To join the group please email...
Read MoreHelen’s Reads
We are very pleased to introduce Helen Towers to all our website friends We will feature lots of reviews by Helen, mainly contemporary fiction If...
Read MoreCarlisle Reading Group
Our reading group in Carlisle continued to take place during Lockdown, albeit virtually, via Zoom We look forward to meeting in person again now...
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