Price
- £6.00
Length
- 60
Presented By
- LITFEST
VENUE: Lancaster Library
Join Oliver K. Langmead and MK Hardy as they read from their latest novels and discuss the process of co-writing
City of All Seasons by Oliver K. Langmead and Aliya Whiteley
A vibrant and emotional science fantasy about cousins trapped in mirrored worlds – the resplendent and verdant summer city and the ice-carved wastes of the winter city.
‘Vividly hopeful while set within a frighteningly real post-apocalyptic world...a poignant, heartrending, and haunting read of a family's love and trauma’
KRITIKA H. RAO, author of The Surviving Sky and The Legend of Meneka
The Needfire by MK Hardy
Fleeing her mistakes in Glasgow for a marriage of convenience, Norah Mackenzie’s new home on an estate far in the north of Scotland is a chance for freedom, a fresh start. But in the dim, draughty corridors of Corrain House, something is very wrong.
‘A feverishly haunting story… told with a deeply authentic Scottish voice’
SUNYI DEAN, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book Eaters
Oliver K . Langmead writes speculative fiction. His verse-novel, Calypso, was named one of the best Science Fiction books of 2024 by the Guardian, Esquire Magazine, and ScreenRant. His previous novel, Glitterati was shortlisted for a British Fantasy Award and named one of New Scientist’s best Science Fiction books of 2022. He is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Lancaster.
MK Hardy is the pen name for Morag Hannah and Erin Hardee, two geeky women living and writing together in Scotland. They are both communications specialists working in higher education. With backgrounds ranging from museum interpretation to web design, and from science communication to ghost tours, they are devoted to storytelling in almost every aspect of their lives and work. Their debut novel The Needfire came out in July 2025 from Solaris Books, with two more to follow in 2026.
Photo credits: Oliver K. Langmead by Barry Douglas; MK Hardy by Jeni Reid
