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SUMMARY:Manchester Literature Festival presents Tayari Jones
DESCRIPTION:One of the most irresistible voices in contemporary fiction Tayari Jones discusses her highly anticipated new novel Kin. Born days apart\, Vernice and Annie share loss and friendship. Growing up in segregated America\, their paths diverge\, until danger forces Vernice to risk everything. An exploration of love\, loyalty and motherhood\, powerful.  \nPresented in partnership with the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester and supported by Library Live.  \nBooking tickets here  Tayari Jones | Manchester Literature Festival or ‘Book Now’ below
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-literature-festival-presents-tayari-jones/
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SUMMARY:Manchester Literature Festival presents Natalie Haynes
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT \nBestselling author and broadcaster Natalie Haynes returns to Manchester Literature Festival to discuss her powerful new novel No Friend to This House – an extraordinary reimagining of the myth of Medea.   \nBased on Euripides’ classic tragedy\, No Friend to This House explores love\, vengeance\, power and survival\, as Medea faces an impossible choice that will change the course of her and her family’s lives. Known for her bold and compassionate retellings of Greek mythology\, Natalie brings fresh life to this ancient story\, placing one of literature’s most misunderstood women centre stage.  \nJoin us to see experienced broadcaster Natalie Haynes discuss her enduring passion for the classics and why these ancient stories continue to resonate so powerfully today.  \n‘It’s superb: sharp\, funny\, inventive\, powerfully humane…she is one of the most brilliant women in the media.’ Katherine Rundell  \n‘Muse\, sorceress\, high priestess\, Haynes is all of these\, but above all she is the consummate storyteller.’ Adam Rutherford  \n‘an illuminating and often thrilling work of feminist reclamation…Haynes creates an account of her maligned protagonist that is powerfully affecting in its complexity.’ Guardian  \nNatalie Haynes is a Sunday Times bestselling author and award-winning broadcaster. She is the author of novels The Amber Fury\, The Children of Jocasta\, a feminist retelling of the Oedipus and Antigone stories; A Thousand Ships\, a retelling of the Trojan War from an all-female perspective and Stone Blind\, a re-telling of the Medusa story. Her non-fiction books include The Ancient Guide to Modern Life; Pandora’s Jar about the women in Greek myths and Divine Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth.  \nShe has written and presented eleven series of BBC Radio 4’s Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics and is celebrated for bringing Greek myth and classical history to a wide contemporary audience.  \nA Manchester Literature Festival event supported by Library Live.  \nBooking tickets here Natalie Haynes | Manchester Literature Festival or ‘Book Now’ below
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SUMMARY:Crime Central
DESCRIPTION:Crime Central is the monthly crime and thriller fiction event at Manchester Central Library. \n\n\n\n\nAUTHORS APPEARING IN JUNE ARE LIZZY BARBER\, LIV MATTHEWS AND CHARLOTTE DUCKWORTH!\nBringing the best from all over!\nFeaturing the best and brightest crime writing talent both locally and from around the country – the big names are all coming to Manchester! \nGo behind the scenes!\nShowcasing blockbuster bestsellers\, emerging talent and industry insiders\, Crime Central will share the real story of what goes on in the crime world. \nMeet your favourite authors!\nWith giveaways\, audience interaction\, book signings\, the chance to ask questions and more – while bringing a crime fiction buzz back to this great northern city. \nPay what you can tickets can be booked here.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/crime-central-24/
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SUMMARY:Robin Ince: Let the Quiet Ones Rise Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Monday 29th June\, 6.00pm – 7.15pm. Doors open 5.40pm and free entry. \n“It takes insight and empathy to have unpatronising sympathy.” \nLet the Quiet Ones Rise: Poems About Standing Up and Standing Out is a collection of instinctual poetry from the deepest part of a neurodivergent heart\, and considers the sadness of being alone\, but also the happiness of finding people who empower you. \n“Profundity\, fecundity\, brevity and levity\, it’s all here.” Shaun Keaveny \n“Words of empathy and compassion.” Tanita Tikaram \nRobin Ince is a flibbertigibbet. His working life began in stand-up comedy\, but he is excited by too many things to take a single path. He was co-creator and\, for 16 years\, co-host of the multi-award-winning international success The Infinite Monkey Cage. He has written books on the universe (and all the stuff that is in it)\, the neurodivergent mind\, giant killer crab novels\, and his deep love of bookshops and libraries. In 2024 he started writing poetry obsessively and he loves the freedom that comes with it. \nRobin is two-time Bookseller’s Association Author of the Year winner\, a winner of Celebrity Mastermind\, Richard Osman’s House of Games and Pointless Celebrities (twice)\, and his best pointless answers were ‘Alderney’ and ‘Eve Ferret’.
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