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SUMMARY:Manchester Literature Festival presents Satoshi Yagisawa & Emi Yagi
DESCRIPTION:A celebration of contemporary Japanese fiction\, this special event brings together Satoshi Yagisawa and Emi Yagi to discuss storytelling\, love and loneliness. From the tender life-affirming novel Days at the Morisaki Bookshop\, to the joyful\, queer love story of When the Museum Is Closed\, hear two of Japan’s most exciting writers. Presented by Manchester Literature Festival. Supported by Library Live. \nBook tickets at manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk or click on ‘Book Now’ below
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-literature-festival-presents-satoshi-yagisawa-emi-yagi/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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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\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.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/crime-central-22/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Crime Central
DESCRIPTION:Bringing the best from all over!\n\nFeaturing the best and brightest crime writing talent both locally and from around the country – the big names are all coming to Manchester! \n\n\n\n\n\nGo behind the scenes!\n\nShowcasing blockbuster bestsellers\, emerging talent and industry insiders\, Crime Central will share the real story of what goes on in the crime world. \n\n\n\n\n\nMeet your favourite authors!\n\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. \nTickets are on a ‘pay what you can’ offer.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/crime-central-21/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Talks
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SUMMARY:K-Queer: Intimacies of the Invisible
DESCRIPTION:Join South Korean queer writer Kim Bong-gon for a talk and Q&A exploring themes of intimacy\, invisibility and queer life through contemporary Korean literature. \nKim Bong-gon emerged at a moment when previously marginalised voices were reshaping South Korean literature. In 2016\, the same year Han Kang’s The Vegetarian and Cho Nam-joo’s Kim Ji-young\, Born 1982 ignited global conversations about gender and power\, Kim Bong-gon became South Korea’s first openly gay novelist\, introducing semi-autobiographical fiction that centred around the everyday life\, desire\, and interiority of a gay man. \nHis debut Auto won the Dong-A Ilbo New Writer’s Prize in 2016 and led to nominations for the Lee Hyo-seok Literary Award and the Munhakdongne Young Writer’s Award. \nFree- booking required by emailing your full name\, phone number\, email address and number of seats required to k.queer.org@gmail.com
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/k-queer-intimacies-of-the-invisible/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260115T193000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Forbidden Waters by Rob Parker
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate publication of the second in Rob Parker’s Cam Killick series: Forbidden Waters!\n\n\n\nWe are thrilled to celebrate the launch of Rob Parker’s Forbidden Waters on the 15th of January at Manchester Central Library! Rob will be in conversation with Luca Veste\, author of The Bone Keeper. \nDoors: 5.30pm\, starts: 6pm. \nTickets are £4. Admission is free when purchasing a copy of the book in advance. \nAbout Forbidden Waters: \nIt starts with the knife. Found at the bottom of a hidden lake in the Norfolk Broads\, covered in blood and heart tissue so fresh the water hasn’t yet washed it all away. What salvage diver Cam Killick has found is a murder weapon from a very recent crime – but how do you solve a murder without a body? \nThe remoteness of the setting is itself a clue. Only a handful of people know the location of the lake\, let alone how to access it. But no sooner have Cam and DS Claire Rogers started working through this ready-made suspect pool than one of them disappears. \nThe ripples from Cam’s discovery have disturbed a dangerous predator\, one who knows the water even better than Cam himself. The question now is what they want – and how many more people will die before Cam can stop them? \nAbout the author: \nRob Parker is the author of Far From The Tree\, the No. 1 bestselling thriller for Audible Original and the first instalment in the Thirty Miles trilogy\, as well as eight novels for independent publishers. He is the host of both Crime Central Manchester\, a monthly showcase of emerging crime writing talent and blockbuster bestsellers\, and the Blood Brothers podcast. Rob lives in Warrington with his wife\, three children and their dogs\, and was inspired to write The Troubled Deep by years of holidays in the Norfolk Broads – during which he has never\, he is pleased to say\, found a dead body. Forbidden Waters is the second in the Cam Killick series. \nIf you cannot make the event but would like a dedicated copy of the book\, please email events.manchester@blackwell.co.uk or call 0161 274 3331.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/crime-writer-rob-parker-in-conversation-with-luca-veste/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Crime Central
DESCRIPTION:Bringing 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. \nTickets are on a pay-what-you-can basis from £2-£6 and can be booked here or click on the ‘book now’ link at the bottom of the page.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/crime-central-20/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251105T193000
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SUMMARY:Crime Central
DESCRIPTION:Bringing 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. \nTickets are on a pay-what-you-can basis from £2-£6 and can be booked here or click on the ‘book now’ link at the bottom of the page.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/crime-central-19/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:An Evening with TJ Klune
DESCRIPTION:Queer Lit and Manchester Libraries present a truly special evening as we welcome T.J. Klune – the international bestselling author and legend in queer literature – for an intimate conversation at Manchester Central Library.\n\n\n\nExpect: \n Thoughtful discussion about his iconic books \nBook signing opportunities \nMeet & greet and photo ops \nA warm\, welcoming space to celebrate queer storytelling \nWhether you’re a long-time fan of The House in the Cerulean Sea\, Under the Whispering Door\, or just discovering his work\, this is your chance to hear from one of the most celebrated voices in LGBTQ+ fiction. \nDon’t miss this unforgettable night of queer joy\, community\, and literary magic.  \nNew sprayed edged books will be available for purchase on the night!
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-author-tj-klune/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Manchester Literature Festival presents John Murray Proof Party
DESCRIPTION:DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES LIV LITTLE IS NO LONGER ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT. \nYou’re invited to our first proof party with John Murray Press and Dialogue Books!   \nBe among the first to hear from three exciting new voices as they give us an exclusive sneak peek into their 2026 novels and writing. Then take home a goody bag with two exclusive proofs\, a sampler and John Murray fiction zine.   \nYoung Irish writer Djamel White introduces All Them Dogs\, a darkly atmospheric queer thriller set in the underworld of West Dublin\, where old loyalties and dangerous new attractions collide. Djamel White is the recipient of a Literature Bursary Award and an Agility Award from the Arts Council of Ireland.   \nAshani Lewis\, acclaimed author of Winter Animals and Everest\, presents Suckerfish\, a sharp\, intimate exploration of a mother-daughter relationship complicated by identity\, chaos\, and ambition. Ashani Lewis is a novelist\, short story writer and remarkably won both the Betty Trask Prize and a Somerset Maugham award in 2025.    \nLiv Little\, founder of gal-dem and author of Rosewater\, shares Bitter Melon\, a lyrical father-daughter road trip through Jamaica\, infused with grief\, memory\, and unexpected reconnection. Liv Little is an author\, creative director\, and broadcaster whose work spans television\, film\, and editorial.   \nPresented by Manchester Literature Festival and supported by Library Live.  \nBook tickets here or click ‘Book Now’ below
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-literature-festival-presents-john-murray-proof-party/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Manchester Literature Festival presents WritersMosaic: Mona Arshi\, Karen McCarthy Woolf & Roger Robinson
DESCRIPTION:Nature writing has seen a powerful resurgence in recent years\, but we must ask—whose voices are being heard? And who is being welcomed into the landscape?  \nIn this thoughtful reading and conversation\, John Siddique of WritersMosaic hosts acclaimed poets and co-editors Mona Arshi and Karen McCarthy Woolf and T.S. Eliot Prize-winner Roger Robinson. Together\, they reflect on Nature Matters\, the new Faber anthology\, and explore the deep connections between earth\, spirit\, and the human experience—from a perspective too often underrepresented in the genre.  \nThis event offers a chance to listen differently\, to hear how nature lives in language beyond the usual frames\, and to be in conversation with writers who bring a vital\, expansive gaze to the page.  \nMona Arshi’s poetry collections include Small Hands\, Dear Big Gods and Mouth. She was poet in residence at Cley Marshes\, Norfolk in 2020 and is co-editor of Nature Matters: Vital Poems from the Global Majority.   \nKaren McCarthy Woolf is the author of two poetry collections and editor of numerous anthologies including Mapping the Future and Nature Matters: Vital Poems from the Global Majority. Her verse novel Top Doll was shortlisted for the T S Eliot and Jhalak Prizes and she is the winner of the Jerwood Prize for Poetry 2025.  \nRoger Robinson is a writer and educator who has taught and performed worldwide. He was chosen by Decibel as one of 50 writers who have influenced the black-British writing canon. He won the T.S. Eliot Prize with A Portable Paradise and collaborated with Johny Pitts on Home Is Not A Place.  \nPresented by Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with WritersMosaic. Supported by Library Live. \nBook tickets here or click ‘Book Now’ below
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-literature-festival-presents-writersmosaic-mona-arshi-karen-mccarthy-woolf-roger-robinson/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Manchester Literature Festival presents Hannah Ritchie
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an energising and empowering evening with bestselling author and data scientist Hannah Ritchie\, one of the most refreshing new voices in the climate conversation.   \nIn her surprisingly hopeful new book\, Clearing the Air: A Hopeful Guide to Solving Climate Change in 50 Questions and Answers\, she answers big climate questions with clarity and the right dose of optimism. From “Is it too late?” to “Are we too polarised?” Hannah uses clear data and practical information to cut through the noise and misinformation. With her lively\, engaging style\, she’ll guide us through the facts and show that while the challenges are real\, so too are the solutions.  \n“Let’s get this book into the hands of as many policy makers\, politicians and fellow citizens as possible.” – Rutger Bregman  \nHannah Ritchie is a Senior Researcher at the Oxford Martin Programme in Global Development at the University of Oxford and Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher at Our World in Data. In 2022\, she was named Scotland’s Youth Climate Champion and in 2024 she was selected as one of Prospect magazine’s ‘Top 25 Thinkers’. Her debut book\, Not the End of the World\, was praised by Rutger Bregman\, Bill Gates and Margaret Atwood. Sponsored by Weightmans. Presented by Manchester Literature Festival and supported by Library Live.  \nBook tickets here or click ‘Book Now’ below
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-literature-festival-presents-hannah-ritchie/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251020T080000
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SUMMARY:Manchester Literature Festival presents Feminist History with Kate Mosse
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an inspiring evening with internationally bestselling author and Founder Director of the Women’s Prizes Kate Mosse\, as she shares insights from her groundbreaking new non-fiction book\, Feminist History for Every Day of the Year.  \nThis richly illustrated collection celebrates 366 remarkable women and girls – one for every day of the year – whose courage\, creativity and vision have shaped history. From the trailblazers you know – Mary Wollstonecraft\, Malala Yousafzai\, Simone Biles and Sophie Scholl – to warrior queens\, pioneers\, activists and unsung heroes\, Kate will share empowering stories from across the globe and throughout history.  \nKate Mosse is a bestselling novelist\, playwright\, and non-fiction writer\, including the multimillion-selling Languedoc Trilogy\, The Joubert Family Chronicles and The Taxidermist’s Daughter. Her highly-acclaimed non-fiction includes Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries: How Women (Also) Built the World. A champion of women’s stories\, Kate founded the Women’s Prize for Fiction and Non-Fiction\, as well as the global #WomanInHistory campaign.  \nSponsored by Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce. Presented by Manchester Literature Festival and supported by Library Live.  \nBook tickets here or click ‘Book Now’ below
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-literature-festival-presents-feminist-history-with-kate-mosse/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Manchester Literature Festival presents How to Get Published with Kate Mosse
DESCRIPTION:Have you dreamed of a writing career but don’t have the confidence to give it a go? Or feel that there are too many barriers to the publishing world to getting your work published? Join bestselling novelist and Discoveries Chair of Judges Kate Mosse for an inspiring talk about her journey and the Women’s Prize Discoveries writing programme and prize\, designed to address the specific challenges women writers face. Presented by Manchester Literature Festival and supported by Women’s Prize Trust and Library Live.  \nFree – booking advised. Book tickets here or click ‘Book Now’ below
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-literature-festival-presents-how-to-get-published-with-kate-mosse/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Manchester Literature Festival presents Marcus du Sautoy
DESCRIPTION:In this fascinating talk\, celebrated mathematician and leading scientist Marcus du Sautoy invites us to explore his new book Blueprints: How Mathematics Shapes Creativity and rethink the boundaries between art and mathematics.  \nFrom prehistoric stone circles to Zaha Hadid’s sweeping curves\, to Shakespeare’s rhythms and Radiohead’s musical experimentation\, Marcus discusses how symmetry\, prime numbers\, fractals and hyperbolic geometry have inspired artists\, architects\, writers and musicians across the ages. Hear how creativity and logic are not opposing forces\, but deeply interconnected ways of understanding the world and why a creative mindset is vital for discovering new mathematics.   \nMarcus du Sautoy is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford. In 2008 he was appointed to the university’s prestigious professorship as the Simonyi Chair for the Public Understanding of Science\, a post previously held by Richard Dawkins. He works extensively with a range of arts organisations bringing science alive for the public\, from the Royal Opera House and Glastonbury Festival to Complicité theatre company.  \nPresented by Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester and supported by Library Live.  \nBook tickets here or click ‘Book Now’ below
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-literature-festival-presents-marcus-du-sautoy/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251019T170000
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SUMMARY:Manchester Literature Festival presents Jung Chang
DESCRIPTION:International bestselling author Jung Chang brings us Fly\, Wild Swans\, the long-awaited sequel to her iconic memoir Wild Swans—a book that defined a generation and remains banned in China. \nFly\, Wild Swans picks up where Wild Swans left off\, tracing Chang’s life and China’s transformation from the end of the Mao era to Xi Jinping’s authoritarian rule today. Chang explores how the political and cultural shifts of the last five decades have shaped her life and that of her mother\, offering an immersive and deeply moving account of what it is like to live in a communist dictatorship and the threats modern China poses to the international world order. \nJung Chang is the bestselling author of Wild Swans\, which has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. Her acclaimed works on Chinese history have been translated into over 40 languages and she holds a CBE for services to literature. \n‘Wild Swans made me feel like a five-year-old. This is a family memoir that has the breadth of the most enduring social history.’  Martin Amis\, Independent on Sunday \nPresented by Manchester Literature Festival and supported by Library Live \nBook tickets here or ‘Book Now’ below
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-literature-festival-presents-jung-chang/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251018T170000
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SUMMARY:Manchester Literature Festival presents Sayaka Murata
DESCRIPTION:Sayaka Murata\, the internationally acclaimed author of Convenience Store Woman and Earthlings\, joins us to discuss her provocative and visionary new novel\, Vanishing World. \nIn a society where sex\, love and parenting have been reimagined\, Amane—born from a taboo act of love—struggles to conform. As an adult\, she explores anime relationships and sanctioned extra-marital sex\, until she and her husband join Paradise-Eden: a utopian experiment of mass insemination\, artificial wombs\, and collective child-raising. But can this bold experiment build the brave new world Amane desires\, or will it push her to breaking point? \nPresented in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester. Supported by The Japan Foundation and Japan House. Sponsored by The Edwardian Manchester. \nSayaka Murata has sold over two million books worldwide and won many of Japan’s literary prizes including the Akutagawa Prize and Mishima Yukio Prize. A literary phenomenon\, her work has been translated into more than 30 languages. She has been named Vogue Woman of the Year. \n‘Murata’s skill is in turning round the world so that the abnormal\, uncivil or savage paths appear – if momentarily – to make sense’ Financial Times \nPresented by Manchester Literature Festival and supported by Library Live \nBook tickets here or ‘Book Now’ below
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-literature-festival-presents-sayaka-murata/
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CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Manchester Literature Festival presents Kimberly Whittam: Quiet Storm
DESCRIPTION:Author Kimberly shares her journey writing Quiet Storm and how she found her voice. A powerful event about confidence\, friendship and being yourself. For Year 7 students.  \nPresented by Manchester Literature Festival and supported by Library Live.  \nFree – book tickets by emailing miriam@manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-literature-festival-presents-kimberly-whittam-quiet-storm/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Manchester Literature Festival presents Elizabeth Day
DESCRIPTION:‘One of Us is intelligent\, darkly humorous and brilliantly written. It is a story for our time.’ Stanley Tucci \nJoin award-winning author and broadcaster Elizabeth Day as she discusses her gripping new novel\, One of Us. Set against a backdrop of politics and scandal\, One of Us follows Martin\, once the best friend of rising political star Ben Fitzmaurice\, as he’s drawn back into the inner circle. As their stories intertwine\, a family – and a nation – unravels under the weight of its secrets. \n‘Funny\, sharp\, sophisticated\, this is Elizabeth Day’s writing at its finest.’ Dolly Alderton \nElizabeth Day is an award-winning writer whose novels include The Party\, Scissors\, Paper\, Stone and the Sunday Times bestseller Magpie. Her non-fiction books include How to Fail\, Failosophy and Friendaholic: Confessions of a Friendship Addict. She is also a celebrated \njournalist\, broadcaster and creator of the chart-topping How to Fail podcast. Each week\, she sits down with a guest author\, artist or actor to discuss what they have learned from failure. \nSponsored by The Edwardian Manchester. \nPresented by Manchester Literature Festival and supported by Library Live \nBook tickets here or click on ‘Book Now’ below
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-literature-festival-presents-elizabeth-day/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Manchester Literature Festival presents Elizabeth Alker
DESCRIPTION:From Paul McCartney to Pierre Henry\, Nils Frahm to John Cage\, Radiohead to Polish Sonorism\, Donna Summer to Stockhausen via 70s Kosmiche. In her fascinating new book\, Everything We Do is Music\, BBC Radio 3 broadcaster Elizabeth Alker explores how visionary classical composers helped shape the sound of modern pop and rock.   \nSee Elizabeth uncover surprising connections between the genres\, bringing a fresh and innovative perspective to music history and some of the songs that have inspired generations of musicians\, producers and listeners. Hear about her exclusive interviews with iconic figures Sir Paul McCartney\, Steve Reich\, Jonny Greenwood and Soweto Kinch\, as she reveals a rich\, genre-blurring tapestry of influence and innovation.   \n Hosted by BBC6 Music broadcaster and DJ Deb Grant.  \n‘Revelation after revelation. Passionate and absolutely fascinating. I love music more for reading it.’ – Guy Garvey  \nElizabeth Alker is a presenter for BBC Radio 3\, where she hosts Unclassified and the afternoon show\, Classical Live. She grew up learning the clarinet\, recorder and piano\, and curates and hosts a series of cross-genre concerts at the Southbank Centre with the BBC Concert Orchestra. Presented by Manchester Literature Festival and supported by Library Live.  \nBook tickets here or click ‘Book Now’ below
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-literature-festival-presents-elizabeth-alker/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Manchester Literature Festival presents Alice Vincent
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy an evening with acclaimed writer and podcaster Alice Vincent as she discusses her new book Hark: How Women Listen – an intimate\, lyrical exploration of what women listen to\, what their worlds sound like\, and how it feels to be expected to listen in a world of noise made by men.  \n Alice returns to her roots as a music journalist to examine the role of sound in women’s lives\, from the overwhelming noise of motherhood to the quiet power of nature. Prompted by the birth of her child and the sensory overload of modern life\, Hark traces her journey to rediscover listening as a restorative\, grounding force. Alice invites us to hear more deeply\, from nightingales to phantom cries\, and to consider sound as a way of reclaiming presence\, identity\, and connection.   \n “I loved this exploration of the way sound lands in female bodies. Alice Vincent is on song” – Katherine May  \n Longlisted twice for the Wainwright Prize\, Alice Vincent is a bestselling author\, Guardian columnist\, and host of the Why Women Grow podcast. Her books include Rootbound: Rewilding a Life and Why Women Grow. Presented by Manchester Literature Festival and supported by Library Live.  \nBook tickets here or click ‘Book Now’ below
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-literature-festival-presents-alice-vincent/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Manchester Literature Festival presents Stories From Sweden: Lisa Ridzén & Agnes Lidbeck
DESCRIPTION:Explore the work of two of Sweden’s most acclaimed contemporary writers\, Lisa Ridzén and Agnes Lidbeck\, as they discuss their powerful debut novels and the shared themes of care\, memory and emotional resilience.   \nIn When the Cranes Fly South (translated by Alice Menzies)\, international bestseller and Swedish Book of the Year winner Lisa Ridzén offers a moving and quietly devastating portrait of ageing and autonomy. As Bo faces the end of his life\, the looming loss of his dog and fractured relationship with his son trigger a tender reflection on love\, regret\, and fatherhood.   \n“The kind of book you give to someone when you’re really trying to say\, “I’ve been thinking about you” but don’t know how.” – Fredrik Backman\, author of A Man Called Ove  \nIn Supporting Act (translated by Nichola Smalley)\, Agnes Lidbeck explores female identity with razor-sharp precision. As Anna devotes herself to motherhood and caregiving\, she loses sight of her own desires – until an affair challenges the roles she’s accepted and forces her to confront her true self. Agnes Lidbeck is one of Sweden’s most prominent and versatile contemporary writers.   \nSupported by the Swedish Arts Council in collaboration with the Embassy of Sweden\, UK\, as part of the Stories From Sweden programme. Presented by Manchester Literature Festival and supported by Library Live.  \nBook tickets here or click ‘Book Now’ below \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-literature-festival-presents-stories-from-sweden-lisa-ridzen-agnes-lidbeck/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Manchester Literature Festival presents Jennie Godfrey & Andrev Walden
DESCRIPTION:MLF are sorry to announce that due to unavoidable personal reasons Jennie Godfrey is now unable to take part in this event. The event will however still be going ahead with Andrev Walden in conversation with Naomi Frisby. \nSee debut authors Jennie Godfrey and Andrev Walden discuss their brilliant\, best-selling novels\, The List of Suspicious Things and Bloody Awful in Different Ways\, at this intimate event. From 1980s Yorkshire to 1980s Sweden\, both novels offer rich portraits of communities seen through the eyes of unforgettable young narrators\, navigating secrets\, shifting relationships and growing up in a changing world.   \n A Sunday Times bestseller\, Jennie Godfrey’s The List of Suspicious Things follows 12-year-old Miv and her best friend Sharon as they investigate a string of disappearances in their Yorkshire neighbourhood.  \nAndrev Walden’s vivid and tender coming-of-age story\, Bloody Awful in Different Ways (translated by Ian Giles)\, follows young Andrev as he grows up surrounded by a rotating cast of ‘fathers’ – seven in seven years. His debut novel was winner of the prestigious August Prize and a runaway bestseller in Sweden. Presented by Manchester Literature Festival and supported by the Swedish Arts Council\, the Embassy of Sweden\, UK and Library Live.  \nBook tickets here or click ‘Book Now’ below
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-literature-festival-presents-jennie-godfrey-andrev-walden/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Manchester Literature Festival presents Sarah Hall & Daisy Johnson
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a captivating afternoon with two of Britain’s most original literary talents\, Sarah Hall and Daisy Johnson\, as they discuss their haunting new books exploring nature\, myth\, folklore and the female body.  \nIn Helm\, Sarah Hall (twice Booker Prize–nominated\, winner of the BBC National Short Story Award) conjures a ferocious wind in the Eden Valley into a living\, ancient force -worshipped\, feared\, and now under threat from human interference. It’s a story of obsession\, ecology\, and our enduring connection to the natural world.   \nIn The Hotel\, Daisy Johnson (Booker-shortlisted author of Everything Under) invites us into a gothic\, mysterious building in the Fens\, built on cursed land and steeped in strange power. Women enter and emerge changed — or never leave at all.   \nTogether\, these two acclaimed writers explore the elemental forces that shape both landscape and self.   \nPresented by Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester. Supported by Library Live. \nBook tickets here or click ‘Book Now’ below.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-literature-festival-presents-sarah-hall-daisy-johnson/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Manchester Literature Festival presents Simon Armitage
DESCRIPTION:Poet Laureate and Festival favourite Simon Armitage returns to Manchester Literature Festival to read from his two new collections\, Dwell and New Cemetery.   \n In Dwell\, inspired by the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall\, Armitage brings to life the fragile homes of animals and insects\, blurring the lines between human and creature\, nature and artifice. Rich with riddle\, folklore and environmental insight\, the poems are a vibrant celebration of life’s ingenuity\, beautifully complemented by illustrations from Beth Munro.   \n New Cemetery\, written during lockdown walks near his West Yorkshire home\, is a lyrical and often wry reflection on mortality\, loss and landscape\, beginning with the transformation of a local beauty spot into a graveyard and reflecting the changing world.   \n Born in West Yorkshire\, Simon is Professor of Poetry at the University of Leeds\, a celebrated translator\, novelist\, playwright\, and recipient of the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry. His collections include Seeing Stars\, The Unaccompanied and Magnetic Field.  \n Don’t miss this chance to hear one of Britain’s most beloved poets live. Presented by Manchester Literature Festival and supported by Library Live. \nBook tickets here or click ‘Book Now’ below
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-literature-festival-presents-simon-armitage/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250924T193000
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SUMMARY:Crime Central Returns!
DESCRIPTION:Get it in your diaries!! \n\n\n\n\nCrime Central returns 24th September with a monster! Jo Furniss\, Louisa Scarr\, KJ Whitle and Michael Wodd will all be joining Rob Parker at Manchester Central Library. Don’t miss it! \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.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/11517/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250826T190000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with A.F. Steadman
DESCRIPTION:Join us for what promises to be a brilliant Q&A event with internationally bestselling author A.F. Steadman to celebrate the release of Skandar and the Spirit War\, the fifth and final book in the blockbuster Skandar series! Join us to hear all about the Skandar series and there will also be a Q&A so you can put your burning questions to the author herself! \nThe blockbuster hit series about bloodthirsty unicorns\, epic sky battles and elemental magic was crowned Waterstones Children’s Book of the Year in 2022. The series has been translated into 47+ languages and a film produced by Sony Pictures is in the works.  \nCome and celebrate the publication of Skandar and the Spirit War\, the highly anticipated fifth and final book in the Skandar series at this exclusive and unforgettable family event. \nA.F. Steadman will be signing and dedicating copies of the Skandar series after the event\, but due to time limitations A.F. Steadman will sign and dedicate one copy of Skandar and the Spirit War plus one other book per child. The book and ticket option includes a pre-signed copy of the hardback exclusive edition of Skandar and the Spirit War (RRP. £14.99) which will be available for collection at the event. \nPlease note that ticket holders 16 years of age and under must be accompanied by an adult (who must also purchase a ticket) in order to gain entry to the venue and to remain in the venue for the duration of the performance. The venue reserves the right to refuse entry to unaccompanied ticket holders who are 16 years of age and under. \nThe event may be filmed and photographed\, as an attendee you consent to footage of you being used for promotional purposes.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-bestselling-author-a-f-steadman/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Book Launch
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250726T193000
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SUMMARY:LOVE STORIES etc FESTIVAL 2025
DESCRIPTION:Love Stories Etc… launched in 2024 with a one-day festival held at Manchester Central Library\, with panels\, workshops and book signings\, aimed at encouraging romance readers to discover new authors. \nFor 2025\, there will be events across two days\, with an impressive mix of bestselling brand authors\, emerging stars and debuts writing in the romance space\, including Taylor Dior-Rumble\, Beth O’Leary\, Mike Gayle\, Mhairi Macfarlane\, Alexandra Potter\, Suzan Holder\, Sareeta Domingo\, Laura Wood\, Justin Myers\, Lizzie Huxley-Jones and Jendella Benson confirmed to appear. \nHERE ARE THE WORKSHOPS ON FRIDAY 25TH JULY. \n \nWe’re delighted to announce that after Claire’s workshop she will be available for mini Author Brand photo shoots. This includes a 25 minute brand shoot with Claire 10 edited digital images. Find out more information and pre-book here.  \n\nAND HERE ARE THE AUTHOR PANELS OVER THE WEEKEND. \nTHE FIRST TWO ARE ON THE FRIDAY NIGHT AFTER THE WORKSHOPS. THE REST ARE ALL ON SATURDAY 26TH JULY. ENJOY!! \n  \n\n \nTHERE IS A RANGE OF TICKETS AVAILABLE.  \n\nFRIDAY 25TH TICKET\nSATURDAY 26TH TICKET\nFULL WEEKEND TICKET\nVIP TICKET (BOTH DAYS + SATURDAY EVENING MEET AND MINGLE)\n\nCONCESSIONARY TICKETS FOR STUDENTS\, OVER 60’S\, PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY OR ACCESS ISSUES\, CITY COUNCIL STAFF AND PEOPLE ON A LOW INCOME. \nCLICK ON THE ‘BOOK NOW’ LINK BELOW FOR FULL DETAILS \n\n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/10019/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Book Fair
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SUMMARY:Attica Locke
DESCRIPTION:This is the best kind of thriller: as literate and thoughtful as it is fast-moving. Attica Locke has bags of style\, and sings the blues on every page’ – Mick Herron (Slow Horses) \nWe’re thrilled to welcome American crime writer Attica Locke to Manchester Literature Festival for a rare UK event. In Guide Me Home\, the latest of her gripping\, politically charged crime novels\, Texas Ranger Darren Matthews is in trouble: he might be about to stand trial in front of a Grand Jury; his difficult and destructive mother is back in his life\, and a young Black woman from an all-white sorority appears to be missing\, although her sorority sisters and her family deny she has disappeared. With his job\, relationship and possibly his life on the line\, Darren is forced to grapple with the realities of living in Trump’s America. \nAttica Locke is an author\, screenwriter and producer who was born in Houston\, Texas. She is the author of six novels including Heaven\, My Home\, a Waterstones Thriller of the Month; Bluebird\, Bluebird\, winner of the CWA Steel Dagger; Pleasantville\, longlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction\, and Black Water Rising\, shortlisted for the Orange Prize. Her screenwriting/producer credits include When They See Us\, Empire\, and the Emmy-nominated Little Fires Everywhere\, for which she won an NAACP Image award for television writing. \nPresented by Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester. Supported by Library Live. \nImage credit: Victoria Will \nTickets: Book here or click on the green ‘Book Now’ button below\, or phone the box office on 0161 876 2015
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/10675/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250715T193000
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SUMMARY:John Robb: 'Live Forever: The Rise\, Fall\, and Resurrection of Oasis' - Oasis Week Q&A
DESCRIPTION:For those in the mood for a Talk Tonight\, on 15th July\, expect to find esteemed Northern music journalist and frontman of the Membranes / Goldblade JOHN ROBB in-conversation about his brand new book ‘Live Forever: The Rise\, Fall\, and Resurrection of Oasis’ at Manchester Central Library. \nPart of “Oasis Week” at Central Library\, John will be appearing in-person for an intimate talk and Q&A with local tour guide and Oasis expert Joe Feeley about the book in the Henry Watson Music Library. \n‘Live Forever…’ promises a rollercoaster ride through the Gallagher brothers’ turbulent lives and the music that defined a generation. And John Robb was there every step of the way. \nIn this\, the definitive book on Britain’s biggest band\, he peels back the layers of Manchester’s best-known musical export\, revealing a tale of ambition\, ego\, talent and a whole lot of attitude. From the estates of South Manchester to the dizzying heights of global stardom\, Live Forever is a rollercoaster ride through the Gallagher brothers’ turbulent lives and the music that defined a generation. But it is also a portrait of Britain around the turn of the millennium and the cultural forces and places that shaped\, and were shaped by\, two cocksure upstarts from Burnage – from art to fashion\, and from football to politics. \nPlayful\, funny and irreverent\, and drawing on dozens of interviews and first-hand stories\, this book puts Oasis squarely in the pantheon of music royalty as the last great rock ’n’ roll stars. \nThe Q&A will be chaired by local tour guide Joe Feeley. Alongside his expert tours of Manchester city centre\, Joe also leads the legendary Rock And Goal Tour and has recently launched the Wonderwalk Oasis Tour. A musician and guide with real Oasis pedigree\, Joe grew up with the Gallaghers\, was in school with Liam and Noel\, and their families in Ireland also share history. His Wonderwalk tour offers a deep dive into Oasis’s roots and the wider Manchester music scene\, and his personal connection to the band means he has insights and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. \n \nJoe and John will be chatting about ‘Live Forever: The Rise\, Fall\, and Resurrection of Oasis’ and more at Manchester Central Library on Tuesday 15 July. \nCopies will be available at the event courtesy of Blackwells\, and John will be available for signings after the event. \nTickets are free\, but any donations to the library warmly welcomed. \nTickets available from 10AM on Friday 20 June:\nJohn Robb: ‘Live Forever: The Rise\, Fall\, and Resurrection of Oasis’ Q&A Tickets\, Tue\, Jul 15\, 2025 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite\n \n \n****** \n“Oasis Week” at Central Library is part of the Manchester City Council ‘MCR Live 25‘ – a summer of music\, art\, markets\, and unforgettable vibes all summer long. It includes: \n\nmusic-themed markets\npop-up shops\na festival bar\nimpromptu performances\na fabulous guitar-themed trail\nartworks and exhibitions across the city.\n\nFor full details\, go to visitmanchester.com/mcrlive25. \nThis event is part of “Oasis Week” at Central Library\, kindly supported by Manchester Libraries Trust.\nFor more information\, and to secure your tickets for some of the limited-capacity events of “Oasis Week” at Central Library head to: librarylive.co.uk
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/john-robb-live-forever-the-rise-fall-and-resurrection-of-oasis-oasis-week-qa/
LOCATION:Henry Watson Music Library
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Music,Signing,Talks
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SUMMARY:Jo Hamilton: The Post Office Scandal
DESCRIPTION:Blink Publishing and Manchester Libraries present an evening with Jo Hamilton at Central Library. \n‘My first big discrepancy came in the shape of a £2\,000 shortfall that just made no sense at all. Of all the things that kept me awake once in the thick of the nightmare that unfolded\, it was being stuck in that truly incomprehensible moment where the mere touch of a button suddenly turned £2\,000 into £4\,000 within three minutes on that cold December night in 2003.’ \nJo Hamilton was one of more than 700 sub-postmasters prosecuted between 2000 and 2014 based on information from the Post Office’s faulty Horizon accounting system. She was told to put right a wrong she hadn’t committed and pushed to the very brink of her existence – remortgaging her house\, borrowing from anyone she could in order to repay money that she hadn’t taken\, and questioning her own sanity. \nImmortalised in ITV smash hit drama\, Mr Bates v The Post Office\, this is Jo Hamilton’s extraordinary first-hand account of how she built a Post Office that was at the very heart of her community and lost it all through no fault of her own. For the first time\, beyond the headlines and the corridors of the High Court and the UK’s political institutions\, we will finally hear Jo’s full story and the human side of this scandal as well as the untold struggle she faced during the biggest miscarriages of justice in modern history. Ultimately\, this is a story of hope and the strength of community and the ability of a few to fight back against the odds. \nTickets for this event are on a pay what you can basis. All tickets have the same access\, the pricing is to make the event more accessible to people on all incomes.  \nBook tickets here or click the ‘Book Now’ button below
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/jo-hamilton-the-post-office-scandal/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Book Launch
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