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Titanic: A Maritime Mistake?

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A thrilling new take on the 1912 tragedy, as those tasked to keep the secret safe go on the run from an elite group of political figures. When Lancashire author […]

Okechukwu Nzelu – HERE AGAIN NOW Book Launch

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Join us at Manchester Central Library for the launch of Okechukwu Nzelu's new book HERE AGAIN NOW. About this event We're delighted to be working with Blackwells Books to host […]

£3.60 – £16.31

Crime Festival

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A CELEBRATION OF THE BEST CRIME WRITERS IN MANCHESTER Wednesday 16th March - Cath Staincliffe, Joseph Knox and Karen Woods. Thursday 17th March - Mandasue Heller, Alex Caan, Chris Simms […]

£2.50 – £4.00

Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan – Workshop and Book Launch

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Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan is a writer, poet, educator and activist, disrupting ideas of history, race, knowledge and violence, co-author of A Fly Girl’s Guide to University  (Verve Poetry Press, 2019) and […]

An Evening with Ella Mills

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Manchester Libraries, Waterstones Booksellers and Hodder Books present this special evening with bestselling food writer Ella Mills. Join inspirational bestselling food writer Ella Mills, founder of Deliciously Ella, for a special event to celebrate […]

£10 – £20

Tsitsi Dangarembga: Black and Female

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Tsitsi Dangarembga will be in conversation with Naomi Frisby. Being categorised as black and female does not constrain my writing. Writing assures me that I am more than merely blackness and femaleness. […]

£5 – £9.99

An Evening with Don Paterson

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Manchester Libraries, Faber Books and Blackwells Bookshop are proud to present An Evening with Don Paterson to celebrate the publication of TOY FIGHTS - an exquisitely sharp, deeply humane and […]

£3 – £16.99

Sebastian Barry in Conversation with Kit de Waal

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Manchester Literature Festival is delighted to welcome Sebastian Barry back to Manchester to discuss his beautifully crafted new novel, Old God’s Time. Recently retired policeman Tom Kettle is settling into the […]

£8 – £10

Gerry Potter Book Launch

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Flapjack Press presents Gerry Potter’s Li’l Book o’ small Poems (or is it?) “You’ll never live more life than wha’ I’m livin’ through right now…” Join Gerry Potter on a […]