Waterstones invites you to delve deeper

As we edge eagerly towards LIFI23, we are excited to announce the continuation of our collaboration with British book retailer Waterstones. 

To celebrate, the book-selling giant has announced it will open a pop-up shop at the venue of the festival. Here, books will be sold to guests that relate to the broad range of topics available at LIFI23, including books from speakers. This continues the successful pop-up at last year’s festival.

LIFI Book Club 

Alongside the pop-up shop at LIFI23, you can see the festival being celebrated within the Waterstones branch in Leeds. The Albion Street Waterstones has decorated its high street window with the LIFI23 artwork, adding to the overall buzz of the festival seen throughout the city. 

We asked the team at the shop to recommend a list of books ahead of the festival. From George Ronibot’s ‘Regenesis’, to Val McDermid’s ‘Forensics – Anatomy of Crime’; Guy Shrusbole’s ‘Who Owns England?’, to Bessel Van Der Kolk’s ‘The Body Keeps The Score’, you can be sure to prolong your fix of the thought-provoking conversations on offer. With current themes including True Crime, Politics, Women’s Health and Climate Change all on the table, you’ll not be short of interesting reads to satisfy your deepest curiosities.

For a full list of books hitting the Waterstones shelves this year, and the talks they are in relation to, please see below. 

Women’s Health

You are Not a Before Picture – Alex Light

It’s Probably Your Hormones – Mary Ryan

Green Living

Earthed – Rebecca Schiller

Regenesis – George Monbiot

Rooted- Sarah Langford

True Crime

When the Dogs Don’t Bark – Angela Gallop

Forensics – Val McDermid

The Devil You Know – Dr Gwen Adshead and Eileen Horne

Grief

This is Not a Pity Memoir – Abi Morgan

Salt Path – Raynor Winn

The Body Keeps the Score – Bessel Van Der Kolk

Political Systems

Chums – Simon Kuper

How Britain Really Works – Stig Abell

Who Owns England – Guy Shrubsole