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In the ordinary, there is always the extraordinary

Ground Floor (Oculus Area)

As a working-class artist and photographer, Tricia Ashworth has always been fascinated by what society deems ordinary. The beauty, the nuances, humour, strength and steeliness of everyday life in the […]

Manchester Literature Festival presents Willy Vlautin

Performance Space

Join acclaimed musician, songwriter and novelist Willy Vlautin for a special evening celebrating his powerful new novel, The Left and the Lucky. Set in Portland, Oregon, the novel tells the story of […]

Manchester Literature Festival presents M. John Harrison

Performance Space

Spend an evening with one of Britain’s greatest contemporary writers as M. John Harrison discusses his remarkable new novel, The End of Everything, with acclaimed writer Helen Mort.   Set in a fractured near-future where […]