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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\nAnother bumper author panel in August! \nWe bring you Natalie Chandler\, Tim Payne\, May Rinaldi and Claire Wilson!! \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-25/
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:LOVE STORIES etc FESTIVAL
DESCRIPTION:#LoveStoriesEtc romance festival is returning for a third year to Manchester Central Library on 17th and 18th July 2026 for two packed days of exciting author panels\, industry expert led workshops\, and creative sessions! \n  \nLAST FEW TICKETS HERE.\nThe schedule for Friday 17th July includes… \n \n \nOn Saturday 18th\, we’re spoiling you with a bumper Author Day \n \n \nLAST FEW TICKETS HERE.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/love-stories-etc-festival-2026/
LOCATION:Performance Space
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Alistair McGowan
DESCRIPTION:Book Launch: Like Never Before by Alistair McGowan. \nMonday 13th July\, 6.00pm – 7.15pm. \nDoors open 5.40pm and free entry. \nComic\, poignant\, and observational\, Alistair’s new poetry collection embraces the theme of a changing world – linguistically\, politically\, and environmentally – and the changes we all experience as we age. This is Alistair – like never before – commenting on a world that is accelerating like never before. \nAlistair McGowan is best known for his impressions\, winning a BAFTA in 2003 for his BBC One series The Big Impression. He has also worked as an actor\, regularly on radio\, occasionally on television\, and nationwide on stage (being nominated for an Olivier Award for his performance as The Dentist in Little Shop of Horrors). \nAlistair has written his own stand-up comedy throughout his 35-year career. He also wrote the stage play Timing (nominated for best new comedy in the WhatsOnStage Awards)\, and three Radio 4 plays about composers Erik Satie and John Field and the first performance of Pygmalion. He wrote the majority of the sketches in four series of The Big Impression and the book A Matter of Life and Death with his former comedy partner\, Ronni Ancona. \nLike Never Before is his second poetry collection. \nPraise for the author’s poetry: \n“All the wit you’d expect and yearn for but with a really surprising and delicious sensitivity.” Joanna Lumley \n“Sometimes just funny\, then melancholic\, occasionally beautifully profound\, always insightful and well observed.” Franny Moyle \n“Verbally adroit\, often witty\, revealing a considered view of the world. Masterly.” Simon Callow \nPresented by Flapjack Press and Manchester Libraries. \nhttps://flapjackpress.co.uk
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-alistair-mcgowan/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260629T193000
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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’.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/book-launch-let-the-quiet-ones-rise-by-robin-ince/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Book Launch
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260624T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260624T193000
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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/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260615T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260615T170000
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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
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/manchester-literature-festival-presents-natalie-haynes/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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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/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260521T190000
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SUMMARY:'Malc's Boy'. Shaun Wilson in conversation with Tony Walsh.
DESCRIPTION:Hailed by David Keenan as “fierce\, funny\, poignant and real”\, Malc’s Boy is being tipped as one of the most exciting debuts of 2026! \n\n\n\n\nBrutal\, beautiful\, and darkly funny – a groundbreaking portrait of fathers\, sons\, and northern masculinity. \nMalc’s Boy charts a son’s struggle and friendship with his father amidst a legacy of toxic masculinity and violence. Shaun grows up in Wigton\, a small market town on the fringes of the Lake District\, as the son of Malc\, a prominent publican with a fearsome reputation. More concerned with establishing himself as an artist than making a name for himself in the town’s hierarchical pub scene\, Shaun rebels against his father’s expectations. But when Malc is attacked by an old enemy\, Shaun is forced to confront his father’s past and escape the life he’s been expected to lead. \nShaun Wilson was born in 1980 and raised in Wigton\, Cumbria. In 2022\, an early draft of Malc’s Boy won a Northern Writers’ Award\, with an excerpt published by Granta. His work featured in Kit de Waal’s working-class anthology Common People published by Unbound\, leading the acclaimed Kerry Hudson to tip him ‘for big things’ in The Observer. \nHe has featured at various book festivals\, on BBC Radio\, and recently completed a placement at Semiotext(e). He holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Northumbria University and is currently an Associate Lecturer in Creative Writing at the Universities of Northumbria and Teesside. \nTony Walsh\, the Longfella\, is one of the UK’s most widely acclaimed professional poets; a writer and performer of remarkable breadth and depth\, whose inspiring words regularly reach and inspire audiences of millions. \nManchester-Irish\, working class and entirely self-taught\, his powerful writing and electrifying performances have made him a regular on television and radio\, much in demand for a huge range of high-profile occasions\, and renowned internationally for the now iconic performance of his poem “This Is The Place” in the wake of the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017. \nTickets are £3 entry or there is a book and ticket bundle for £12.99.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/malcs-boy-shaun-wilson-in-conversation-with-tony-walsh/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260513T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260513T193000
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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 MAY ARE ZOE SHARPE\, SIMON MICHAEL AND DAVID PENNY!!\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-23/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Signing,Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260422T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260422T193000
DTSTAMP:20260824T004248
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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\nAPRIL’S BUMPER GUEST AUTHORS ARE ISABELLE BROOM\, LUCY ANDREW\, HEIDI AMSINCK AND JAMIE WEST!!\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. \nTickets are ‘pay what you can’ and range from £2 to £6 plus booking fee.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/13198/
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260314T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260314T170000
DTSTAMP:20260824T004248
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260304T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260304T193000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260204T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260204T193000
DTSTAMP:20260824T004248
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260131T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260131T163000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260115T180000
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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251126T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251126T193000
DTSTAMP:20260824T004248
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251105T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251105T193000
DTSTAMP:20260824T004248
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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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251028T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251028T200000
DTSTAMP:20260824T004248
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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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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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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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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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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/
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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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