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  • Tue 14
    October 14 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Manchester Literature Festival presents Alice Vincent

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    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, […]

  • Wed 15
    October 15 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Manchester Literature Festival presents Elizabeth Alker

    Performance Space

    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 […]

  • Fri 17
    October 17 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Manchester Literature Festival presents Elizabeth Day

    Performance Space

    ‘One of Us is intelligent, darkly humorous and brilliantly written. It is a story for our time.’ Stanley Tucci Join award-winning author and broadcaster Elizabeth Day as she discusses her […]

  • Fri 17
    October 17 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Manchester Literature Festival presents Kimberly Whittam: Quiet Storm

    Performance Space

    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.  Presented by Manchester […]

  • Sat 18
    October 18 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Manchester Literature Festival presents Sayaka Murata

    Performance Space

    Sayaka Murata, the internationally acclaimed author of Convenience Store Woman and Earthlings, joins us to discuss her provocative and visionary new novel, Vanishing World. In a society where sex, love […]

  • Sun 19
    October 19 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Manchester Literature Festival presents Jung Chang

    Performance Space

    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. Fly, […]

  • Sun 19
    October 19 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Manchester Literature Festival presents Marcus du Sautoy

    Performance Space

    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 […]

  • Mon 20
    October 20 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Manchester Literature Festival presents How to Get Published with Kate Mosse

    Performance Space

    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 […]

  • Mon 20
    October 20 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Manchester Literature Festival presents Feminist History with Kate Mosse

    Performance Space

    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 […]

  • Tue 21
    October 21 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Manchester Literature Festival presents Hannah Ritchie

    Performance Space

    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.   In her surprisingly […]

  • Fri 24
    October 24 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Manchester Literature Festival presents WritersMosaic: Mona Arshi, Karen McCarthy Woolf & Roger Robinson

    Performance Space

    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?  In this thoughtful reading […]

  • Sat 25
    October 25 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Manchester Literature Festival presents John Murray Proof Party

    Performance Space

    DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES LIV LITTLE IS NO LONGER ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT. You’re invited to our first proof party with John Murray Press and Dialogue Books!   Be […]

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