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'Blind Date with a Book' at Barrow Waterstones exceeds initial expectations
Born and bred Barrovian poet fills book stop with poetry
Award-winning writer to perform in Ulverston next month
BAFTA-nominated writer and broadcaster coming to The Coro
New book celebrates home of literary giant in Lake District
Cumbrian kids encouraged to take part in Summer Reading Challenge
Cumbrian libraries launch screen-free audiobook collection for kids
Barrow children meet top authors as festival draws almost 2,000 pupils
Special book signing event with Lili Myers on Dave Day weekend
Shortlist announced for Lakeland Book of the Year Awards 2026
Barrow poetry open mic night hoping to inspire new wave of creatives in the town
Historic Cumbria printing press backs inaugural Lake District Book Festival
Immersive gothic exhibition opens in Cumbria in July
Lake District Book Festival announces star-studded opening gala
Lake District inspired novel ‘Sink or Swim’ launches next week
New BBC drama drives surge in visitors to Lake District museum
National Year of Reading 2026 - locations and opening times of local libraries
Jack Reacher creator Lee Child backs scheme benefiting HMP Haverigg
Iconic Lake District character to make Italian debut at top children's book fair
Star-studded line-up announced for first Lake District literary festival
Barrow author named finalist at international film festival
Mrs Tiggy Winkle 50p coin listed on eBay for over £1,500
Programme unveiled for the inaugural Lake District Book Festival
Barrow named as UK's first Comic Book Town to boost literacy and creativity
Teacher pens new comedy literary novel set in Ulverston
Book shop in the Lake District hosts first ever author Q&A
'I always felt there was a book in me' - Cumbrian author releases debut novel
Last chance to see 'punk poet' John Cooper Clarke in Ulverston
Event at historic building this month championing Cumbria's local authors
Wordsworth Grasmere's 'treasured' manuscript goes global
'To get to a million is unbelievable'- Barrow author reaches major milestone
‘An A-Z of Beatrix Potter' exhibition now open in the Lake District
Lake District bookshop in running for top national award
First wave of speakers announced for 2026 Lake District Book Festival
Cumbria author to release novel set to coincide with Stan Laurel centenary
Beatrix Potter's unseen letters to be sold at auction
Magician of Britain's Got Talent fame 'very proud' after releasing first book
Unique Cumbrian railway library celebrates second anniversary
All women's spoken word event coming to Barrow next weekend
Author who has 'spent a lifetime writing' releases 'best of back catalogue'
'The book’s a whirlwind'- Barrow veteran self-publishes first part of her memoirs
New collection by poet living with mental health challenges to launch
Ghost ships and gnome-like beings - the Lake District folklore linked to Christmas
Wordsworth Grasmere awarded £50K grant to showcase hidden collections
Windermere spa resort hosts artist’s biography book launch
‘Let’s make something unforgettable’ – Fresh appeal for team to create comic festival
BBC Radio Cumbria legend releases first children's book
Historian's new book reveals how Barrow grew from villages to industry
Family ties inspire new history book by brickworks worker
Grange-hailing man's debut novel shortlisted for nature award
Barrow author releases new novel inspired by Christmas Truce
Lake District folklore writer unearths the region’s spookiest legends for Halloween
Author from Barrow speaks ahead of book telling story of Derrick Bird shootings
Beatrix Potter coin with alleged 'rotation error' listed for over £27,000