Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at 1:16PM March 18, 2015 — On the cusp of springtime, LDM teamed with The Borough Press to put a bunny-hop in your wintry step at The Phoenix on Cavendish Square, and what a night it was, as Andrea Bennett outlasted Rosie Garland in a back-and-forth battle of Literarary Spelling Bee II to win LDM by a final score of 30-28.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at 6:30PM February 24, 2015 — To warm up your chilly February, Picador brought their best new releases from their hottest young authors to LDM at Century Club for a knee-quaking gem that saw David Whitehouse topple Molly McGrann in a Literary Booze finale (less inebriating than it sounds) that won Whitehouse the London, Ep. 45 crown.
Monday, December 15, 2014 at 2:09PM December 15, 2014 — In a literary event masquerading as our Xmas party, Literary Death Match pulled out all the stops with a respite from the mindless, booze-fueled holiday shindigs for a mindful, booze-fueled holiday-themed literary and comedic celebration that ended with Isley Lynn blurting out the final answer in a Literary 20 Questions finale to narrowly topple co-finalist Alex Christofi and win Lynn the LDM London, Ep. 44 crown.
Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 3:16AM October 25, 2014 — After way too many moons away, our return to the Emerald Isle for the Bram Stoker Festival was a gem in every direction as the stonking line-up stole hearts and minds, and in a wild One Star Wonder finish that won Dave Rudden the LDM Dublin, Ep. 8 crown.
Thursday, July 3, 2014 at 2:55PM July 3, 2014 — On a perfect summer night in Jolly Ol', Literary Death Match partnered with Independent Bookseller's Week to present a special Windmill Books spectacular at the brand-spanking-new Foyles that went down to the wire, as John Boyne outdueled co-finalist Anthony Anaxagorou in a Literary Pictionary finale by a 2-1 score to win Boyne the LDM London, Ep. 42 crown.
Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 8:41AM May 15, 2014 — On a perfectly-weathered Thursday, Literary Death Match headed east to the gorgeous environs of The Proud Archivist for a pitch-perfect night presented by Social Book Week that ended when Heather O'Neill narrowly toppled Lloyd Shepherd in a Literary Pictionary finale in sudden death to win O'Neill the LDM London, Ep. 40 crown.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 9:42PM May 14, 2014 — To celebrate all that is amazing about UNESCO's Cities of Lit, Literary Death Match returned to Norwich for the Norwich & Norfolk Festival, for a night wealthy with whimsy. In the end it was Isley Lynn who beat out D.W. Wilson in a One Star Wonder finale by a score of 47 to 31, winning Lynn the LDM Norwich, Ep. 2 crown.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 10:36AM May 13, 2014 — On a cool night in central London, Literary Death Match heated up Soho House by teaming with Unbound (the crowdfunded publishers) to bring a cavalcade of brilliance that finished with Salena Godden outdueling co-finalist Zoe Pilger in a One Star Wonder finale by a final score of 39.5 to 24 to win Godden the LDM London, Ep. 39 crown.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at 2:02PM April 22, 2014 — Literary Death Match returned to London to present the first ever show at the gorgeous Century Club, and what a night it was! The grand finish came as Natalie Young outlasted Dixe Wills in a Literary Blank Match finale by a score of 4-1 to win Young the LDM London, Ep. 38 crown.
Saturday, March 29, 2014 at 11:42AM March 29, 2014 — In what's become an annual tradition, Literary Death Match returned to brilliant Helsinki (and more specifically Korjaamo) for a night of lavish lit and rib-tickling judging as part of the Korjaamo Book Market for an event that saw Harri Hertell outduel Venla Hiidensalo in a wild game of Literary Book Bowling to win Hertell the LDM Helsinki, Ep. 4 crown.