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SUMMARY:Crime Central Halloween Special!
DESCRIPTION:Rob Parker and Manchester Libraries invite you to a CRIME CENTRAL SPOOKTACULAR!! \nWith Jo Callaghan\, Graeme Cumming and Steve Kedie!  \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 \n \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/crime-central-halloween-special/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Talks
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SUMMARY:Daisy Johnson & Andrew Michael Hurley
DESCRIPTION:Two masters of folk horror join us to discuss their chilling\, atmospheric new books\, both set in a single location over a significant period of time. The Hotel by Daisy Johnson begins with a hotel built on a possessed plot of land – its origins evident when a woman is accused of witchcraft – and ends with students disappearing whilst making a film. Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley begins when a group of marsh-folk are forced from their homes and find a new place to settle and ends in a near-future flood zone where humans and the climate catastrophe have ravaged the planet. \nDaisy Johnson is the youngest ever author to be shortlisted for the Booker Prize with her debut novel Everything Under. She is the author of Fen and Sisters. Her debut play\, Viola’s Room\, was produced by immersive theatre company Punchdrunk and she was a writer on the play Robin/Red/Breast starring Maxine Peake. Andrew Michael Hurley is the author of three novels. The Loney won the Costa Best First Novel Award and the Book of the Year at the British Book Awards. Devil’s Day won the Encore Award. Starve Acre is soon to be released as a film starring Matt Smith and Morfydd Clark. Presented by Manchester Literature Festival and supported by Library Live. \nTickets: ‘Book Now ‘below\, phone 0161 876 2015 or visit the MLF website
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/daisy-johnson-andrew-michael-hurley/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Andrew O’Hagan & Dave Haslam
DESCRIPTION:‘Andrew O’Hagan has made more than a great book – he has made a social miracle.’ Joshua Cohen \nScottish author Andrew O’Hagan joins us to discuss his gripping new state-of-the-nation novel Caledonian Road with host Dave Haslam. Art historian and celebrated critic Campbell Flynn is beguiled by his provocative student Milo Mangasha who leads him to question everything he thinks about the world. Set against a backdrop of disgraced peers\, human traffickers\, rappers and a disgruntled sitting tenant\, the novel asks questions about wealth\, capitalism\, the climate crisis and if it’s time for a new world order. \nAndrew is a novelist and editor-at-large of the London Review of Books. Three of his novels – Our Fathers\, Be Near Me and The Illuminations – were nominated for the Booker Prize. His previous novel\, Mayflies\, was a Guardian\, Sunday Times and Financial Times Book of the Year and was made into an award-winning BBC TV drama starring Martin Compston and Tony Curran. \nDave Haslam is an author\, broadcaster and DJ. His books include Life After Dark; Sonic Youth Slept on My Floor; Manchester\, England and the Art Decades series. Sponsored by The Edwardian Manchester. Presented by Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester. Supported by Library Live. \nImage credit: Christina Jansen \nTickets: ‘Book Now’ below\, phone 0161 876 2015 or visit the MLF website
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/andrew-ohagan-dave-haslam/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Susanna Clarke: My Life in Books
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT. \n‘Some stories sink down into your bones.’  \nAward-winning novelist Susanna Clarke (Piranesi) joins us to discuss how writing and reading have shaped her life. From her worldwide bestseller Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell\, which celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year\, to her enchanting new story The Wood at Midwinter. Discover the writers who’ve inspired Susannah to become such a magical storyteller including Ursula Le Guin\, Jorge Luis Borges\, Charles Dickens and Kate Bush. \n‘One of our great living authors’ (New York Magazine)\, Susanna lives and writes in Derbyshire. She is the author of two novels and a short story collection. Her debut novel Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell was longlisted for the Booker Prize and won British Book Awards Newcomer of the Year\, the Hugo Award and the World Fantasy Award. Her last novel\, Piranesi\, won the Women’s Prize for Fiction and was shortlisted for the Costa Novel of the Year Award. Presented by Manchester Literature Festival and supported by Library Live. \nImage credit: Sarah Lee \nTickets: ‘Book Now’ below\, phone 0161 876 2015 or visit the MLF website
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/susanna-clarke-my-life-in-books/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Joe Boyd
DESCRIPTION:“New technologies may divert our attention\, but music created in the moment can still be found where it always has been\, in the feet\, fingers\, voices and spirits of musicians in every corner of the world.”  \nLegendary music producer Joe Boyd (White Bicycle: Making Music in the 1960s) invites you to open your ‘minds and ears to a wider\, richer musical world’ via his engrossing book And the Roots of Rhythm Remain: A Journey Through Global Music. Joe follows the circular flows of musical influence across history and the globe\, discovering why so many artists ended up in prison because of their music\, how Afrobeat began with a subscription to an American jazz magazine\, and why Frank Sinatra owed his career to a French tango singer from Buenos Aires.    \nJoe is a record producer and writer. Over the course of his 60-year career\, he has produced Pink Floyd\, Nick Drake\, R.E.M.\, Fairport Convention\, ¡Cubanismo!\, Toots and the Maytals\, Toumani Diabaté and Taj Mahal\, amongst many others. Presented by Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester. Supported by Library Live. \nTickets: ‘Book Now’ below\, phone 0161 876 2015 or visit the MLF website
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/joe-boyd/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Rumaan Alam in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:‘This is what governs all of life. We agree to rules. Most of us. There are some\, though\, you know\, who do not obey\, who are not asked to observe them.’ \nWhen Brooke Orr starts a new job at the Asher and Carole Jaffee Foundation\, helping an 80-year-old billionaire to give away his vast fortune\, she has good intentions. But a glimpse of the lifestyles of the 1% leads to Brooke wanting more for herself. A decision that can only lead to destruction. Rumaan Alam joins us to discuss his fantastic\, insightful new novel Entitlement\, as well as the Netflix adaptation of his gripping international bestseller Leave the World Behind starring Mahershala Ali and Julia Roberts. \nRumaan Alam is the international bestselling and critically acclaimed author of three novels. His last\, Leave the World Behind\, was a Barack Obama Summer Reading Pick\, a Waterstones Fiction Book of the Month\, a finalist for the National Book Awards for Fiction and was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction. Presented by Manchester Literature Festival and supported by Library Live. \nTickets: ‘Book Now’ below\, phone 0161 876 2015 or visit the MLF website
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/rumaan-alam-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Paula Hawkins
DESCRIPTION:‘Reminiscent of du Maurier and extremely hard to put down. The Blue Hour is destined to be a big hit.’ Mick Herron \nWhen a bone at the centre of a famous sculpture is identified as human\, the life the recently deceased artist Vanessa Chapman led with her companion Grace on the remote tidal island of Eris comes under scrutiny. What happened to Vanessa’s husband who vanished without trace twenty years ago? Paula Hawkins’ thrilling new novel The Blue Hour asks questions about the ways in which female artists and their work are framed in a world dominated by male critics and dealers. \nPaula Hawkins is the international bestselling author of three novels\, Into the Water\, A Slow Fire Burning and The Girl on the Train. The latter has sold more than 23 million copies worldwide\, broke the UK record for weeks at number one in the bestseller list and was turned into a hit film starring Emily Blunt. Presented by Manchester Literature Festival and supported by Library Live. \nImage credit: Phoebe Grigor \nTickets: ‘Book Now’ below\, phone 0161 876 2015 or visit the MLF website
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/paula-hawkins/
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Asako Yuzuki
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS CHANGED VENUE FROM WATERSTONES DEANSGATE TO CENTRAL LIBRARY \n\n‘There are two things that I can simply not tolerate: feminists and margarine.’ \nA Japanese bestseller\, Butter is the story of gourmet cook and serial killer Manako Kajii. Convicted of seducing lonely businessmen with her cooking and killing them for their money\, Manako is incarcerated in Tokyo Detention Centre\, refusing visitors. That is until journalist Rika Machida writes to her asking for her beef stew recipe and Manako can’t resist. Rika thinks she’s about to get the biggest scoop of her career but when she begins taking Manako’s cooking advice it seems Rika’s life is about to change in ways she never expected. Funny\, feminist and absolutely mouthwatering\, Butter is inspired by the real-life case of ‘The Konkatsu Killer’. \nAsako Yuzuki is a novelist and short story writer. Her story ‘Forget Me\, Not Blue’ won the All Yomimono Award for New Writers. Her novel Nile Perch Women’s Club won the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize. Several of her books (including Butter) have been nominated for the Naoki Prize and many have been adapted for radio\, film and television. \nHosted by Caroline Magennis\, Associate Professor in Contemporary Literature at the University of Salford and author of Harpy: A Manifesto for Childfree Women. Presented in partnership with The Japan Foundation and 4th Estate. \nSupported by Library Live \nBook tickets: 0161 876 2015\, ‘Book Now’ below or MLF website
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/asako-yuzuki/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Lindsey Hilsum
DESCRIPTION:‘I was standing outside an apartment block that had been split apart by a missile. The words of a poem came to me when I could no longer find my own.’ \nIn the four decades she’s spent as a foreign correspondent\, Lindsey Hilsum has always carried a book of poetry with her. Poetry has helped her to make sense of the world and acted ‘as a vaccination against despair’. In this special event\, Lindsey will reflect on some of the poems collected in her captivating new book I Brought the War with Me and discuss her career\, during which she has interviewed the warlords of Bosnia and Sudan\, met child soldiers in Uganda and given testimony about the genocide in Rwanda. \nLindsey is Channel 4 News’ International Editor. Her book\, In Extremis: the Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin\, won the James Tait Black Prize for biography. She has covered the major conflicts and refugee movements of the past three decades\, including Syria\, Mali\, Iraq\, and Kosovo and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. She has won many awards\, including the Royal Television Society Journalist of the Year and the Royal Geographical Society Patron’s Medal. Presented by Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester. Supported by Library Live. \nTickets: ‘Book Now’ below\, phone 0161 876 2015 or visit the MLF website
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/lindsey-hilsum/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Yuan Yang
DESCRIPTION:UNFORTUNATELY\, THIS EVENT IS NOW CANCELLED \nYuan Yang is no longer able to travel to Manchester due to her new parliamentary commitments and constituency obligations and is very sorry to miss the opportunity to meet our audience. \nQuaytickets will be in touch with all existing ticket holders to offer a refund. \nIn Private Revolutions: Coming of Age in a New China\, British-Chinese journalist Yuan Yang tells the fascinating story of modern China through the lives of four ordinary women. Leiya\, born in a patriarchal rural village\, bluffs her way onto the factory floor; June sets herself a goal to attend university rather than raise pigs; Siyue rebels against her teachers and then remakes the education system for others\, and Sam becomes an activist while her peers are disappearing from the streets. \nYuan Yang was born in China and returned there as an adult as a correspondent for the Financial Times. After the mass expulsion of journalists from China in 2020\, she was one of the few journalists writing in English left in the country. She now lives in London and is the Labour MP for Earley and Woodley. Presented by Manchester Literature Festival and supported by Library Live. \nImage credit: Inigo Blake \nTickets: ‘Book Now’ below\, visit the MLF website or phone 0161 876 2015
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/yuan-yang/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240827T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240827T193000
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SUMMARY:Word Central
DESCRIPTION:Book your open mic slot from noon on Tuesday 13th August via mail@flapjackpress.co.uk \nN.B. Open mic slots are 3 minutes per performer – it is essential that you stay within this timeframe. \nPerformance slots are allocated on a ‘first come first served’ basis from the stated booking time. If they are already filled you will be offered a place on the reserve list. \nAugust’s special guest is Cathy Crabb\, a playwright\, poet\, screenwriter\, journalist and lyricist from Oldham who has written more than thirty plays for the stage. Her works have run at theatres including HOMEmcr\, Oldham Coliseum\, Studio Salford and Manchester’s Library Theatre\, where she was the last living playwright to have a production staged at its original venue. Her playwriting awards include the 24/7 Theatre Festival Manchester Evening News Theatre Award and the Buxton Festival Best Comedy Award\, whilst her poetry features on sculptures by Emma Hunter at the former site of Elk Mill in Chadderton\, the last mill to be built in Lancashire. Cathy’s Selected Plays was published in 2024 by Flapjack Press. \nEvent host Tony Curry is a poet\, playwright\, and workshop facilitator who runs literature-in-the-community projects with a specific leaning towards mental health and wellbeing. His work has been exhibited at Manchester’s museum and art galleries\, and his play\, The Teddy Bear\, was staged at Contact Theatre. Tony’s solo spoken word shows include Brit Boy\, Complicit Relations\, Moving and The Odyssey\, performed at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre. In 2024 he will be touring his new show\, Tall Tales for All Men\, adapted from his collection Tall Tales for Tall Men Who Fall Well Short.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-12/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Performance,Readings
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240822T193000
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SUMMARY:Crime Central
DESCRIPTION:An hour chat with special guests Luke Deckard\, Chris Lloyd and Emma Tallon – followed by a Q & A and book signing!\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. \nPLEASE NOTE: Tickets for this event are on a “pay what you can” basis. They range from £2 – £6 plus the Eventbrite booking fee. \nAll tickets allow the same access to the event. This is a just a pricing system to accommodate for individual financial circumstances. \nSigned books will be available to purchase after the event.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/crime-central-14/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Monthly event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240724T193000
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SUMMARY:Crime Central
DESCRIPTION:Rob Parker welcomes Nilesha Chauvet\, Tony Kent and Trevor Wood to Manchester!\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. \nPLEASE NOTE: Tickets for this event are on a “pay what you can” basis. They range from £2 – £6 plus the Eventbrite booking fee. \nAll tickets allow the same access to the event. This is a just a pricing system to accommodate for individual financial circumstances. \nSigned books will be available to purchase after the event.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/crime-central-13/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240713T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240713T210000
DTSTAMP:20260624T085215
CREATED:20240220T093449Z
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SUMMARY:Love Stories etc Festival
DESCRIPTION:A Celebration of Modern Romantic Fiction.\nWelcome to the first Love Stories etc Festival. \nThe one-day Romance Festival will be held at the stunning Manchester Central Library and will feature 28 bestselling romance authors as part of a huge celebration of modern romantic fiction. \nAuthors and publishers across the UK will be gathering in Manchester for this special festival in July 2024. \nLOOK AT ALL THE AUTHOR’S APPEARING!!\n10am HAPPY EVER AFTER \n \n11.15am LESSONS IN LOVE  \n \n1.15pm HOPE  \n \n2.30 BEACH READ  \n \n4.30pm FUNNY STORY  \n \n5.45pm FEEL  \n \n7.30pm WHAT IS LOVE?  \n \n  \nWEVE SOME AMAZING WORKSHOPS FOR ASPIRING WRITERS TOO!\n10am Introduction to the Publishing Process workshop \n \n10am Introduction to the Publishing Industry \n \n12pm From New Writer to Bestseller \n \n3.30pm Literary Agent workshop \n \n3.30pm Editorial Speed Dating  \n \n  \nTHE ALL DAY PASS IS ONLY £30!*\nTHERE IS ALSO A SPECIAL VIP PASS (WITH EXTRA TREATS) FOR £40.*\nCONCESSIONS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.* \n*Plus booking fee. Tickets give you full access to ALL author panels and workshops. Please note\, capacity on the workshops is limited. We’ll be in touch soon with everyone who has bought tickets for you to select the workshops you want to attend. \n \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/love-stories-etc-festival/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Book Fair,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240611T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240611T170000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Miranda July
DESCRIPTION:Due to unexpected ill health\, Miranda July has been forced to cancel her trip to the UK. This means her MLF event on Tuesday 11 June 2024 has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience. \nManchester Literature Festival\, in partnership with Library Live\, presents Miranda July in conversation. We are thrilled to be joined by the writer\, film maker and artist to celebrate her brilliant new novel All Fours. A semi-famous artist declares her intention to drive from Los Angeles to NYC. Instead\, she checks into a motel thirty minutes from the home she shares with her husband and child and begins a reinvention which has a profound impact on her life. In Miranda’s unique\, funny and tender voice\, All Fours explores the societal boundaries placed on middle-aged women through desire\, sex\, perimenopause and motherhood\, questioning what freedom might look like within those constraints. This is a conversation with a witty and original artist which is not to be missed. \n“A giddy\, bold\, mind-blowing tour de force by one of our most important literary writers. Funny\, honest\, rich with the energy of the mind\, All Fours will jump-start your relation to language and cause you to think anew about the nature of desire.” – George Saunders \nMiranda is the author of four books including the award-winning short story collection No One Belongs Here More Than You and The First Bad Man. She has written and directed three feature films\, while also starring in the first two. The latest is Kajillionaire. The second\, Me and You and Everyone We Know\, won the Camera d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and a Special Jury Prize at Sundance. \nHosted by writer Kate Feld.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-miranda-july/
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240518T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240518T160000
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SUMMARY:Blue Peter Book Club Live at Central Library!
DESCRIPTION:Manchester Libraries\, CBBC and The Reading Agency are excited to announce Blue Peter Book Club Live!  \nBlue Peter\, the BBC’s iconic children’s television series\, is partnering with The Reading Agency and Manchester Libraries on an exciting new initiative called Blue Peter Book Club Live. This ambitious project aims to inspire a love of reading and creativity in primary school-aged children across Greater Manchester and throughout the UK. \n \nBlue Peter Book Club Live Saturday 18th May.  \nJoin the Blue Peter presenters Abby\, Joel and Shini (and Henry the Dog!) for a day celebrating the love of reading. There’ll be guest authors\, creative crafts\, special story times\, masses of books and a chance to meet some magical classic book characters! \nChildren’s Laureate Joseph Coelho and children’s author Eve Ainsworth will be chatting to the Blue Peter presenters about their fantastic books. \nWe’ll ALSO be joined by George and Gyasi from CBeebies Bedtime Stories! \n   \nFREE EVENT. EVERONE WELCOME!! \nBlue Peter Badge Trail \nWe’ll also be launching The Blue Peter badge trail on the day. Grab one of our special trail maps and take up the challenge to discover the massive Blue Peter badges on display in 12 different venues across Manchester. \nHunt for a Book Club Book!  \nFancy getting your hands on a FREE copy of one of the Book Club books? We’ll be hiding them all over Manchester! We’ll also be holding a range of “Book Hunt” events over the summer in Manchester parks and open spaces. \n \nBlue Peter Book Club Live across the UK \nLibraries and schools will be able to participate in The Blue Peter Book Club Live using activity packs and reading resources developed by The Reading Agency to create a nationwide celebration. \nThe Blue Peter Book Club introduces young readers to new writing and encourage a love of reading. In partnership with The Reading Agency an expert panel of librarians\, booksellers and children in library sessions\, chose a list of Blue Peter Book Club recommended reads from awesome authors and fantastic illustrators. \nThe Blue Peter Book Club Live will have a major presence on broadcast and digital. A special episode Blue Peter Book club Live will be shown on CBBC and iPlayer\, 5pm\, Friday 24th May live from Media City UK with authors and local school children taking part. Working in collaboration with BBC Arts\, Blue Peter will also produce book review content\, animations\, digital games and more to engage kids at home and in the classroom. \nThe Blue Peter Book Club Live will take place into Summer 2024 with a series of pop-up events at libraries and schools across the UK. \nThe Blue Peter Book Club Live is supported through funding from Arts Council England’s Project Grants.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/blue-peter-book-club-live/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Family,Party
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SUMMARY:An Evening with David Mitchell
DESCRIPTION:Manchester Literature Festival\, in partnership with Library Live\, is thrilled to welcome author David Mitchell to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his epic\, polyphonic novel Cloud Atlas. \nOriginally published in 2004\, Cloud Atlas quickly became a firm favourite with readers\, critics and booksellers. The Independent called it “a novel of breath-taking ambition and scale” whilst the New York Times raved “Mitchell is\, clearly\, a genius. He writes as though at the helm of some perpetual dream machine.” Gloriously inventive and genre-defying\, Cloud Atlas features six interconnected stories that take the reader on an adventure from the nineteenth century to a post-apocalypse future. The novel also erases the boundaries of time\, genre and language\, to offer an enthralling look at humanity’s will to power\, and where it will lead us. \nDavid Mitchell is the author of 9 novels including number9dream\, Black Swan Green\, The Bone Clocks and Utopia Avenue. He has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize twice and in 2018\, he won the Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence\, given in recognition of a writer’s entire body of work. His screenwriting credits include the TV shows Pachinko\, Sense8\, and the movie Matrix: Resurrections. \nJoin us to see David discuss creating Cloud Atlas; his storytelling techniques and fictional worlds; the film adaptation by the Wachowskis; his screenwriting work and his literary and cultural influences. Hosted by critic and podcast presenter Naomi Frisby. \nNB: A special 20th anniversary edition of Cloud Atlas will be available to buy on the night\, from our bookshop partner Waterstones Deansgate\, featuring a Foreword by Gabrielle Zevin (Tomorrow\, and Tomorrow\, and Tomorrow)\, an Afterword by David and special sprayed edges and endpapers.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-david-mitchell/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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UID:8352-1715367600-1715371200@librarylive.co.uk
SUMMARY:Olivia Laing: The Garden Against Time
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Manchester Literature Festival. \n‘A garden is a time capsule\, as well as a portal out of time.’ \nIn her compelling new work of non-fiction The Garden Against Time\, Olivia Laing brings to life her own slice of paradise: the restoration of a garden designed by Mark Rumary of Notcutts. Alongside her own endeavours\, Olivia explores the idea of paradise and gardens\, real and imagined\, through the work of Derek Jarman\, W.G. Sebald\, John Milton\, John Clare\, William Morris and many others. She considers how gardens are political and how these slices of Eden survive war\, offer a place for rebel outposts and communal utopias\, and and bring joy during difficult times. \nSimply one of our most exciting writers’ – The Observer. Olivia is a widely acclaimed author and critic. She is the author of seven books including The Lonely City\, The Trip to Echo Spring\, Everybody: A Book About Freedom and Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency. Her first novel\, Crudo\, was a Sunday Times bestseller and won the 2019 James Tait Memorial Prize. In 2018 she was awarded a Windham-Campbell Prize for non-fiction and has written extensively about writers\, art and creativity\, including essays and forewords on Virginia Woolf\, David Wojnarowicz\, Cookie Mueller\, Chantal Joffe and Wolfgang Tillmans. \nPresented in partnership with Library Live\, the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/olivia-laing-the-garden-against-time/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Crime Central
DESCRIPTION:Rob Parker continues to spoil you with another perfect panel of authors!  \nJoining him in April will be Judith O’Reilly\, Charlotte Vassell and F.E. Birch!    \n\nBringing the best from all over!\n\n\n\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. \nPLEASE NOTE: Tickets for this event are on a “pay what you can” basis. They range from £2 – £6 plus the Eventbrite booking fee. \nAll tickets allow the same access to the event. This is a just a pricing system to accommodate for individual financial circumstances. \nSigned books will be available to purchase after the event.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/crime-central-12/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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CREATED:20240313T091857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T093038Z
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SUMMARY:George the Poet
DESCRIPTION:TRACK RECORD – George the Poet in conversation with Okechukwu Nzelu \nJoin us for the Manchester launch of TRACK RECORD – the ground-breaking new memoir from acclaimed rapper and podcast host\, George the Poet. \nWe’re thrilled to be hosting the Manchester launch of George the Poet’s ‘Track Record: Me\, Music and the War on Blackness’. Part memoir\, part interrogation of politics\, capitalism and race\, Track Record is a powerful and brutally honest look at the world in which we live and a searing piece of social commentary that radically shifts the conversation around race and power. George will be in conversation with Okechukwu Nzelu (Here Again Now) \nDoors: 6.00\, starts: 6.30 \nTickets are £8 or free when pre-ordering a copy of the book. TRACK RECORD will also be available to purchase on the night and George will be signing copies after the talk. If you would like a signed copy but cannot make the event\, please contact us on 0161 274 3331 or manchester@blackwell.co.uk and we can arrange this for you. \nAbout the book: \n‘When Grime became the soundtrack to our lives\, it gave a voice to the hustle. We were all looking for money\, but it was deeper than that; we were looking for a future.’ \nGeorge the Poet knows better than anybody the importance of understanding your surroundings. \nBorn to Ugandan parents on the St Raphael’s Estate in Neasden\, north-west London\, George Mpanga has always been aware of his community. It was both his teacher and his inspiration – giving him the language\, the experiences\, and the skills to become the person he is today. \nIn Track Record\, George unveils the power dynamics that shape our world\, shedding light on the forces that restrict Black creativity and put limits on Black excellence. By interrogating the history of colonialism and exploring capitalism’s racist legacy\, George offers a fresh perspective on the world around us. \nDelving into the music scene and crucial political and economic moments in history\, this book provides the backstory of where we are today. \nHonest\, thought-provoking\, and passionate\, Track Record is a ground-breaking memoir by one of the UK’s most unique voices.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/george-the-poet/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Book Launch
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SUMMARY:David Nicholls in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT \nPresented by Manchester Literature Festival \nA welcome return to Manchester Literature Festival for one of the UK’s best loved authors. David Nicholls joins us to discuss his witty and engrossing new novel\, You Are Here. The story of two lonely people\, thirty-eight-year-old Marnie and forty-two-year-old Michael\, battered by break-ups and the loss of the futures they’d hoped for. Brought together by a mutual friend\, they embark on the Coast to Coast walk. As they travel through stunning landscapes and pouring rain\, Marnie and Michael are reminded how to open up to new people\, how to have fun in sometimes arduous conditions\, and\, ultimately\, how to love. \nDavid is the best-selling author of five previous novels including Starter for Ten\, which has recently been turned into a musical\, and One Day\, which has been adapted into a new Netflix series starring Ambika Mod and Leo Woodall. He is also a talented screenwriter\, garnering an Emmy nomination and a BAFTA win for best writer for his adaptation of Edward St Aubyn’s Patrick Melrose novels\, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. \nPresented in partnership with LibraryLive\,  the Centre for New Writing\, Creative Manchester and Waterstones Deansgate.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/david-nicholls-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Percival Everett in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Manchester Literature Festival \n‘With my pencil\, I wrote myself into being.’ \nIn James\, Percival Everett’s thrilling retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn\, the enslaved Jim is allowed to tell his story for the first time. While journeying down the Mississippi with Huck\, Jim has a series of adventures and encounters. Often terrifying but hilariously recounted\, they highlight the absurdity of white superiority and the ways in which Jim has been forced to hide his true intellect and abilities. In Hernan Diaz’s words\, James is a ‘canon-shatteringly great book’. \nDescribed by The Washington Post as ‘One of the most inimitable and distinct voices in contemporary American fiction’\, Percival is the author of over thirty books. The Trees was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize. Erasure has been adapted into the Oscar-nominated film American Fiction starring Jeffrey Wright. \nPresented in partnership with LibraryLive\, the Centre for New Writing\, Creative Manchester and Blackwell’s.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/percival-everett-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Book Launch
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240314T193000
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SUMMARY:VULTURE CAPITALISM - Grace Blakeley Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:We’re thrilled to be welcoming author and jounalist Grace Blakeley to Manchester for the launch of her explosive new book VULTURE CAPITALISM – a fresh look at the problems of our late stage capitalism crisis and what we can do to stop it. \nDoors: 6.00\, starts: 6.30 \nTickets are £5.00 or free when ordering a copy of the book. VULTURE CAPITALISM will also be available to purchase on the night and Grace will be signing copies after the talk. If you would like a signed copy but cannot make the event\, please contact us on 0161 274 3331 or manchester@blackwell.co.uk and we can arrange this for you. \nAbout the book: \n‘A galvanising takedown of neoliberalism’s “free market” logic\, one rooted in as much history as it is in current events’ – Naomi Klein \nEverything you know about capitalism is wrong. \nFree markets aren’t really free. Record corporate pro­fits don’t trickle down to everyone else. And we aren’t empowered to make our own choices – they’re made for us every day. \nIn Vulture Capitalism\, acclaimed journalist Grace Blakeley takes on the world’s most powerful corporations by showing how the causes of our modern crisis are the intended result of our capitalist system. It’s not broken\, it’s working exactly as planned. From Amazon to Boeing\, Henry Ford to Richard Nixon\, Blakeley shows us exactly where late-stage capitalism has gone wrong. \nSearing\, explosive and timely\, Vulture Capitalism is the book you need to understand what is happening in the world around you – and what you can do to change it. \nAbout the author: \nGrace Blakeley\, one of the fiercest economic thinkers her generation\, is an author\, journalist\, and political commentator. She attended University of Oxford where she graduated with a first-class honours degree in philosophy\, economics\, and politics. She has written for the Guardian\, Tribune and the New Statesman among others\, and appears regularly on television and radio\, including on ITV Good Morning Britain\, TalkTV and Jeremy Vine on Channel Five. She is the author of Stolen (Repeater) and The Corona Crash (Verso).
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/vulture-capitalism-grace-blakeley-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Crime Central Returns!
DESCRIPTION:Crime Central returns on Wednesday 13th March! \nOur host Rob Parker has been curating some wonderful events over the next few months and he’s relaunching Crime Central with a corking line up! \nRob Parker will be in conversation with Chris McGeorge\, Guy Hale and Marnie Riches!  \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. \nPLEASE NOTE: Tickets for this event are on a “pay what you can” basis. They range from £2 – £6 plus the Eventbrite booking fee. \nAll tickets allow the same access to the event. This is a just a pricing system to accommodate for individual financial circumstances. \nSigned books will be available to purchase after the event. \n \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/crime-central-11/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240227T200000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT. \nWaterstones Manchester Arndale and Manchester Libraries are thrilled to present an evening with bestselling author Tessa Bailey as we celebrate the publication of Fangirl Down. \nThe romcom queen and author of Secretly Yours and It Happened One Summer hits a hole-in-one with this sizzling story of a grumpy golfer and his devoted fangirl that is most definitely above par. Tessa will be in conversation with fellow author Lucy Vine. \n \n#1 New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey can solve all problems except for her own\, so she focuses those efforts on stubborn\, fictional blue-collar men and loyal\, lovable heroines. She lives on Long Island avoiding the sun and social interactions\, then wonders why no one else has called. Dubbed the ‘Michelangelo of dirty talk’ by Entertainment Weekly\, Tessa writes with spice\, spirit\, swoon and a guaranteed happily ever after. Catch her on TikTok at @authortessabailey or check out tessabailey.com for a complete list of books. \nTickets are priced at £14 – which includes a copy of Fangirl Down\, available for collection on the night – or £8/£6 general admission.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-tessa-bailey/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Book Launch
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240215T200000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: PITY by Andrew McMillan
DESCRIPTION:Blackwell’s Bookshop and Manchester Libraries are excited to host the Manchester launch of award-winning poet Andrew McMillan’s PITY – his stunning debut novel which explores community\, masculinity and post-industrialisation in Northern England. \nDoors: 6.00\, starts: 6.30 \nTickets are £5.00 or free when ordering a copy of the book. PITY will also be available to purchase on the night and Andrew will be signing copies after the talk. If you would like a signed copy but cannot make the event\, please contact us on 0161 274 3331 or manchester@blackwell.co.uk and we can arrange this for you. \n \nAbout the book: \nThe town was once a hub of industry. A place where men toiled underground in darkness\, picking and shovelling in the dust and the sleck. It was dangerous and back-breaking work but it meant something. Once\, the town provided\, it was important\, it had purpose. But what is it now? \nBrothers Alex and Brian have spent their whole life in the town where their father lived and his father\, too. Still reeling from the collapse of his personal life\, Alex\, is now in his middle age\, and must reckon with a part of his identity he has long tried to mask. Simon is the only child of Alex and had practically no memory of the mines. Now in his twenties and working in a call centre\, he derives passion from his side hustle in sex work and his weekly drag gigs. \nSet across three generations of South Yorkshire mining family\, Andrew McMillan’s short and magnificent debut novel is a lament for a lost way of a life as well as a celebration of resilience and the possibility for change. \nAbout the author: \nAndrew McMillan was born in Barnsley in 1988. His debut collection of poetry\, physical\, was ‘the sort of once-in-a-generation debut that causes everyone to sit up and take notice’ according to Sarah Crown. physical was the only poetry book to ever win the Guardian First Book Award; it was also awarded a Somerset Maugham award\, an Eric Gregory Award\, the Aldeburgh First Collection Prize and in 2019 was voted as one of the Top 25 Poetry Books of the Past 25 Years by the Booksellers Association. His second collection\, playtime\, won the inaugural Polari Prize. A third collection\, pandemonium\, was published in 2021 and in 2022 he co-edited the acclaimed anthology 100 Queer Poems\, which was shortlisted in the British Book Awards. He is professor of contemporary writing at Manchester Metropolitan University and a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/pity-andrew-mcmillan-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Naomi Alderman in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:The future is coming. The Future is here. \nWhen Martha Einkorn fled her father’s isolated compound in Oregon\, she never expected to find herself working for a powerful social media mogul hell-bent on controlling everything. Across the world\, in a mall in Singapore\, Lai Zhen\, an internet-famous survivalist\, flees from an assassin. Martha and Zhen’s worlds are about to collide while a few billionaires assured of their own safety lead the world to destruction. Martha’s relentless drive and Zhen’s insatiable curiosity could lead to something beautiful or the cataclysmic end of civilization. The Future unfolds at a breakneck speed\, highlighting how power corrupts the few who have it and what it means to stand up to them. \nNaomi Alderman joins to discuss her superb new novel The Future\, creating strong feminist characters on the page and screen\, and her superpowers as a novelist and game writer. Naomi is the author of several novels including The Power\, winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2017 which was adapted into an Amazon Prime series\, and Disobedience\, adapted into a film starring Rachel Weisz. Presented by Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester. \nImage credit: Annabel Moeller
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/naomi-alderman-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Doon Mackichan in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:British actor\, comedian and writer Doon Mackichan joins us to launch her memoir\, My Lady Parts: A Life Fighting Stereotypes. Through the roles she’s played on TV\, in the theatre and in life\, Doon examines the stories we are telling in a culture that profoundly diminishes our power as women. Reflecting on 40 years in showbusiness\, which began when Doon studied drama at Manchester University and started her stand-up career in the city\, she will discuss her career appearing in ground-breaking shows\, including The Day Today and Smack the Pony\, and the feminism that has characterised her career and life. \n‘Incredibly\, irresistibly funny’ and ‘one of the best comedy actresses of her generation’\, Doon is a hugely beloved actor\, comedian and writer. Her comedy credits include Two Doors Down\, Plebs (for which she was nominated for a BAFTA)\, The Day Today\, Brass Eye\, Alan Partridge and the Emmy-winning Smack the Pony. Presented by Manchester Literature Festival in partnership with the Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester. Sponsored by Weightmans. \nImage credit: Ben Meadows
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/doon-mackichan-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Thurston Moore in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:‘This is history—scuffed\, slightly bent\, plenty noisy\, and indispensable.’ – Colson Whitehead \nOne of the founding members of alternative rock band Sonic Youth\, Thurston Moore’s memoir Sonic Life is fuelled by his passion for music and art. It takes us from Thurston’s teen years as a music obsessive in small-town Connecticut\, to New York’s East Village in 1978\, to headlining festivals alongside some of his icons. At this special in conversation\, Thurston will discuss his journey to becoming one of the most influential musicians of his generation and his unwavering love of music. Come along and hear about thirty years of creation\, experimentation and wonder. \nThurston is a founding member of Sonic Youth who recorded fifteen studio albums including Sister\, Goo and Dirty. The band’s album Daydream Nation was chosen by the Library of Congress for historical preservation in the National Recording Registry in 2006. Thurston is involved in publishing and poetry and teaches at the Summer Writing Workshop at Naropa University in Boulder\, Colorado. Presented by Manchester Literature Festival and sponsored by The Midland Manchester. \nImage credit: Vera Marmelo
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/thurston-moore-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:Monica Heisey & Sheena Patel
DESCRIPTION:Two of fiction’s rising stars discuss their brilliant debut novels\, strong women characters\, narrative voice\, the perils of modern love and relationships\, and how we present ourselves in the physical and digital worlds. Monica Heisey is a writer and comedian from Toronto. She has written for television shows including Schitt’s Creek and Workin’ Moms. Her astute and wildly funny debut novel is Really Good\, Actually. Sheena Patel is a writer\, assistant director for the film and TV industry and part of the 4 Brown Girls Who Write collective. Her witty and acerbic debut novel\, I’m A Fan\, won the Discover Book of the Year at the British Book Awards 2023\, and was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction. Presented by Manchester Literature Festival and supported by Sofas & Stuff. \n‘The novel I’ve been waiting for my whole life. Brutal\, sharp as broken glass\, funny\, delusional\, sexy\, troubling. Like Camus went rogue on Instagram.’ Sophie Heawood on Sheena Patel’s I’m A Fan \n‘Really Good\, Actually is a goddamn delight. Heisey doesn’t shy away from any of the hard stuff\, showcasing the myriad ways people turn into little monsters when their hearts get broken and they lose sight of themselves.’ Kristen Arnett on Monica Heisey’s Really Good\, Actually
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/monica-heisey-sheena-patel/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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