WHITE ROAD on Tour...

Here are details for festivals and so on where I'll be celebrating and sharing my new novel, White Road (Claret Press, 2025)

Please consider offering a review of the book somewhere, be it Goodreads, Amazon, social media or wherever else takes your fancy. Thanks.

Friday 12th September 3.30-4.30pm

Bloody Scotland Festival (with Michael Cordy & Eve Smith) at The Holy Trinity Church, Stirling (Marco Rinaldi compere)

https://bloodyscotland.com/event/harsh-environments-harry-whitehead-eve-smith-michael-cordy-456610/ 

Wednesday 1st October 5.30-6.30pm

Leicester Launch Party in the Careers Hub, University of Leicester Library (opp. the library café)

https://www.harrywhitehead.uk/2025/07/white-road-launch-party.html 

Tuesday 21st October 7-8pm

Third Tuesday @ Central – Central Library Leicester

https://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-community/libraries-and-community-centres/libraries/events-news-and-reading/third-tuesday-central/ 

Saturday 25 October at 5.30-6.30pm

Wantage Literary Festival, The Lockinge Room, The Beacon, Wantage

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/oxfordshire/the-beacon-wantage/harry-whitehead-white-road/e-oeepoz 

Friday 21st November 4-5pm

Folkestone Book Festival (in conversation with Amy McCulloch)

https://www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/whats-on/survival-secrets-and-thrillers-with-amy-mcculloch-and-harry-whitehead/ 

Sat 7th or Sun 8th February 2026, pm

Wolverhampton Literature Festival

details to follow

Friday 20th March pm

Literary Leicester

details to follow

Friday 17th April 7.30-8.30pm 2026

Oundle Festival of Literature

details to follow

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