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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
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SUMMARY:John Robb: 'Live Forever: The Rise\, Fall\, and Resurrection of Oasis' - Oasis Week Q&A
DESCRIPTION:For those in the mood for a Talk Tonight\, on 15th July\, expect to find esteemed Northern music journalist and frontman of the Membranes / Goldblade JOHN ROBB in-conversation about his brand new book ‘Live Forever: The Rise\, Fall\, and Resurrection of Oasis’ at Manchester Central Library. \nPart of “Oasis Week” at Central Library\, John will be appearing in-person for an intimate talk and Q&A with local tour guide and Oasis expert Joe Feeley about the book in the Henry Watson Music Library. \n‘Live Forever…’ promises a rollercoaster ride through the Gallagher brothers’ turbulent lives and the music that defined a generation. And John Robb was there every step of the way. \nIn this\, the definitive book on Britain’s biggest band\, he peels back the layers of Manchester’s best-known musical export\, revealing a tale of ambition\, ego\, talent and a whole lot of attitude. From the estates of South Manchester to the dizzying heights of global stardom\, Live Forever is a rollercoaster ride through the Gallagher brothers’ turbulent lives and the music that defined a generation. But it is also a portrait of Britain around the turn of the millennium and the cultural forces and places that shaped\, and were shaped by\, two cocksure upstarts from Burnage – from art to fashion\, and from football to politics. \nPlayful\, funny and irreverent\, and drawing on dozens of interviews and first-hand stories\, this book puts Oasis squarely in the pantheon of music royalty as the last great rock ’n’ roll stars. \nThe Q&A will be chaired by local tour guide Joe Feeley. Alongside his expert tours of Manchester city centre\, Joe also leads the legendary Rock And Goal Tour and has recently launched the Wonderwalk Oasis Tour. A musician and guide with real Oasis pedigree\, Joe grew up with the Gallaghers\, was in school with Liam and Noel\, and their families in Ireland also share history. His Wonderwalk tour offers a deep dive into Oasis’s roots and the wider Manchester music scene\, and his personal connection to the band means he has insights and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. \n \nJoe and John will be chatting about ‘Live Forever: The Rise\, Fall\, and Resurrection of Oasis’ and more at Manchester Central Library on Tuesday 15 July. \nCopies will be available at the event courtesy of Blackwells\, and John will be available for signings after the event. \nTickets are free\, but any donations to the library warmly welcomed. \nTickets available from 10AM on Friday 20 June:\nJohn Robb: ‘Live Forever: The Rise\, Fall\, and Resurrection of Oasis’ Q&A Tickets\, Tue\, Jul 15\, 2025 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite\n \n \n****** \n“Oasis Week” at Central Library is part of the Manchester City Council ‘MCR Live 25‘ – a summer of music\, art\, markets\, and unforgettable vibes all summer long. It includes: \n\nmusic-themed markets\npop-up shops\na festival bar\nimpromptu performances\na fabulous guitar-themed trail\nartworks and exhibitions across the city.\n\nFor full details\, go to visitmanchester.com/mcrlive25. \nThis event is part of “Oasis Week” at Central Library\, kindly supported by Manchester Libraries Trust.\nFor more information\, and to secure your tickets for some of the limited-capacity events of “Oasis Week” at Central Library head to: librarylive.co.uk
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/john-robb-live-forever-the-rise-fall-and-resurrection-of-oasis-oasis-week-qa/
LOCATION:Henry Watson Music Library
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Music,Signing,Talks
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SUMMARY:Harlan Coben: SOLD OUT EVENT
DESCRIPTION:We’re delighted to welcome Harlan Coben to Manchester Central Library to celebrate the publication of his new novel I Will Find You.  From the bestselling author of The Match and Tell No One comes a twist-laden page-turner of the highest order as a man wrongly convicted of killing his son escapes from prison to find out the truth. \nWith more than 80 million books in print worldwide\, Harlan Coben is the Number One New York Times author of numerous suspense novels including Win\, The Boy from the Woods\, Run Away\, Fool Me Once and the renowned Myron Bolitar series.  His books are published in 46 languages around the globe and have been number one bestsellers in more than a dozen countries. \nCoben is also the creator and executive producer of many television shows including adaptions on Netflix of Stay Close\, The Stranger\, The Innocent\, Gone for Good and The Woods.  Netflix recently re-upped their overall deal with Coben for several more years \, adding among other books his acclaimed Bolitar series.  His TV series adaption of Shelter for Amazon Studios – starring Jaden Michael and Constance Zimmer and based on Coben’s YA novel of the same name – will be released on Prime Video in 2023. \nPlease note: Book and ticket option includes a copy of I Will Find You for collection on the night. 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-harlan-coben/
LOCATION:Performance Space
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SUMMARY:Sebastian Barry in Conversation with Kit de Waal
DESCRIPTION: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 quiet of his new home\, a Victorian castle overlooking the Irish Sea. For months he has barely seen a soul\, catching only glimpses of his eccentric landlord and a nervous young mother who has moved in next door. But when two former colleagues turn up at his door with questions about a decades-old case\, he finds himself pulled into the darkest currents of his past. \nOne of Ireland’s finest storytellers\, Sebastian Barry is the author of Days Without End\, A Thousand Moons\, A Long Long Way and The Secret Scripture. The Laureate for Irish Fiction from 2018-2021\, Sebastian is also twice winner of the Walter Scott Prize and the Costa Book of the Year. He will discuss his extraordinary writing and his powerful new tale of memory\, love\, mystery and reckoning with host Kit de Waal. Kit is the author of the novels My Name is Leon and The Trick to Time and the memoir Without Warning and Only Sometimes. \n“Old God’s Time is a portrait of a good man facing the failings of his past. It is wonderfully alive because Barry is so attuned to the human condition\, to the poetry in ordinary lives. Full of love and grief and heartache\, this is an unforgettable novel from one of our finest writers.” Douglas Stuart \nMLF Members can book Advance Tickets from Wednesday 1 February. Tickets go on general sale on Friday 3 February. MLF Get Closer Membership starts at £20 pa. To buy an MLF Get Closer Membership and book advance tickets visit here
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/sebastian-barry-in-conversation-with-kit-de-waal/
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CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Signing
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SUMMARY:Crime Central
DESCRIPTION:Crime Central is back with a bang on Thursday 16th February! \nJoining your wonderful host Rob Parker will be… \nLia Middleton\, author of the massive debut thriller ‘When They Find Her’. Her new novel ‘Your Word or Mine’ came out in September 2022 to more rave reviews! \nElliot Sweeney\, who’s debut novel is entitled ‘The Next to Die’. The first in an intended series\, narrated by ex-copper turned P.I. Dylan Kasper. \nSam Tobin\, grew up in Manchester and quickly came to realise he was living in the best city in the world. His second novel in the ‘Manchester Underworld’ series: ‘Pay The Price’ was published in January 2023. \nPLEASE NOTE: Tickets for this event are on a “pay what you can” basis. They range from £2 – £8 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-5/
LOCATION:Performance Space
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Ella Mills
DESCRIPTION:Manchester Libraries\, Waterstones Booksellers and Hodder Books present this special evening with bestselling food writer Ella Mills.\nJoin inspirational bestselling food writer Ella Mills\, founder of Deliciously Ella\, for a special event to celebrate the release of her latest book\, How to Go Plant-Based. \nIn How to Go Plant-Based\, Ella debunks the common myths surrounding a plant-based diet\, shares her experiences of cooking as a family and emphasises the importance of making the plant-based diet accessible for all ages. How to Go Plant-Based is not just a simple cookery book\, but a guide that incorporates scientific research and data to help families put together balanced meals with family friendly recipes.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-ella-mills/
LOCATION:Performance Space
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SUMMARY:Black Britain Writing Back: Bernardine Evaristo
DESCRIPTION:MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL \nCelebrating a landmark new series curated by Booker Prize winning writer Bernardine Evaristo\, Black Britain Writing Back re-introduces lost or hard-to-find books by Black writers who wrote about Black Britain and the diaspora across the Twentieth Century. Joining Bernardine is Jacqueline Roy whose novel The Fat Lady Sings tells the stories of Gloria and Merle\, two women in adjacent beds in the ward of a mental hospital; Judith Bryan whose novel Bernard and the Cloth Monkey is a family psychodrama in which two sisters battle with a shared but suppressed history of secrets\, tensions and betrayals that need reckoning; and Nicola Williams’ Without Prejudice\, a thriller in which Lee Mitchell\, a Black working class barrister\, is succeeding against the odds. \nPlease note: We have reduced the capacity at this venue to increase space between seats so everyone can enjoy the event safely. If you’d like to sit with friends\, please book all seats together in the same transaction. Although masks are no longer mandatory under Government guidance\, we strongly encourage everyone to wear one when in close proximity to others\, particularly when entering and leaving the event. We also encourage everyone to use the sanitation stations and sign in using track and trace when they arrive.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/bernardine-evaristo-black-britain-writing-back/
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CATEGORIES:Author Event,Signing
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Alan Johnson
DESCRIPTION:MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL \nMuch-loved former Labour MP Alan Johnson makes a welcome return to MLF. Following his series of successful memoirs – This Boy\, In My Life\, The Long and Winding Road and Please\, Mr Postman\, Alan has turned to fiction\, joining us to discuss his thrilling debut novel The Late Train to Gypsy Hill. Featuring a Ukranian waitress mixed up in a poisoning plot and an administrator who finds himself on the run from Russian secret agents and the Met\, it’s an enthralling\, smartly written\, page turner. Alan will discuss his passion for plot-twists\, politics and writing with Ellah P Wakatama. \nPlease note: We have reduced the capacity at this venue to increase space between seats so everyone can enjoy the event safely. If you’d like to sit with friends\, please book all seats together in the same transaction. Although masks are no longer mandatory under Government guidance\, we strongly encourage everyone to wear one when in close proximity to others\, particularly when entering and leaving the event. We also encourage everyone to use the sanitation stations and sign in using track and trace when they arrive.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-alan-johnson/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Signing
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SUMMARY:Elif Shafak in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL \nA fig tree with a tale to tell; a grieving teenage girl who wants to know her family’s story; two sets of lovers hiding from society. In her enchanting new novel\, The Island of Missing Trees\, Elif Shafak considers how the story of humans and the natural world are entwined. Set in London and the island of Cyprus\, Elif explores roots\, trauma and how understanding ourselves and our history can be healing. Elif is a British-Turkish novelist\, feminist and activist and we’re delighted to welcome her back to MLF. The author of 19 books\, translated into 54 languages\, Elif’s previous novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World was shortlisted for the Booker Prize\, and The Forty Rules of Love was chosen by the BBC as one of 100 Novels That Shaped Our World. Elif will be in conversation with Ellah P Wakatama. \nPlease note: We have reduced the capacity at this venue to increase space between seats so everyone can enjoy the event safely. If you’d like to sit with friends\, please book all seats together in the same transaction. Although masks are no longer mandatory under Government guidance\, we strongly encourage everyone to wear one when in close proximity to others\, particularly when entering and leaving the event. We also encourage everyone to use the sanitation stations and sign in using track and trace when they arrive.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/elif-shafak-in-conversation/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Signing
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SUMMARY:Monique Roffey & Ingrid Persaud
DESCRIPTION:MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL\n\n\n‘Later I saw that change came as change always comes\, from a chain of events with a long history\, too long to see from back to front\, till it come.’ In The Mermaid of Black Conch\, Monique Roffey’s Costa Book of the Year winner\, the life of David\, one of the island’s fishermen\, is disrupted when he saves Aycayia\, a mermaid\, from her captors. While in Ingrid Persaud’s Love After Love\, Betty Ramdin invites Mr Chetan to lodge with her and her son Solo following the death of her husband/Solo’s father. The creation of a new\, unconventional\, family changes all of their lives.\n\n\n\n\nTwo award-winning Caribbean novelists join us to discuss determined women\, magical writing\, family and place. Monique Roffey is the author of seven books including The White Woman on the Green Bicycle\, which was shortlisted for The Women’s Prize. Ingrid has won both the Commonwealth Short Story Prize and the BBC National Short Story Award. Hosted by writer Kate Feld.\n\n\n\n\n  \nPlease note: We have reduced the capacity at this venue to increase space between seats so everyone can enjoy the event safely. If you’d like to sit with friends\, please book all seats together in the same transaction. Although masks are no longer mandatory under Government guidance\, we strongly encourage everyone to wear one when in close proximity to others\, particularly when entering and leaving the event. We also encourage everyone to use the sanitation stations and sign in using track and trace when they arrive.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/monique-roffey-ingrid-persaud/
LOCATION:Performance Space
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Signing
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SUMMARY:Jeanette Winterson & Mark O’Connell
DESCRIPTION:MANCHESTER LITERATURE FESTIVAL \n‘How did we get here? Where might we go?’ Is the future ‘a screen onto which we project our fantasies and terrors’? What can the past tell us about the future? Are we all doomed? And what’s gender got to do with it? Jeanette Winterson’s latest book 12 Bytes considers our relationship with AI\, how it might develop and what we need to know. In Notes from an Apocalypse Mark O’Connell (To Be a Machine) spends time with preppers\, rewilders and people who want to colonise Mars. Join us for what’s sure to be a fascinating discussion about what humanity might do next. Jeanette is the author of 10 novels for adults\, as well as children’s books\, screenplays and non-fiction\, including the bestselling memoir Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? Mark’s first book To Be a Machine won the Wellcome Book Prize in 2018. \n\n\n\n\n\nPresented in partnership with Centre for New Writing and Creative Manchester and hosted by writer Kate Feld. \nPlease note: We have reduced the capacity at this venue to increase space between seats so everyone can enjoy the event safely. If you’d like to sit with friends\, please book all seats together in the same transaction. Although masks are no longer mandatory under Government guidance\, we strongly encourage everyone to wear one when in close proximity to others\, particularly when entering and leaving the event. We also encourage everyone to use the sanitation stations and sign in using track and trace when they arrive.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/jeanette-winterson-mark-oconnell/
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SUMMARY:Meet Dani Dyer
DESCRIPTION:Come and meet Dani Dyer signing What Would Dani Do? at Manchester Central Library on Saturday 6th April from 3pm. \nABOUT THE BOOK: \nDani Dyer stole the nation’s heart with her genuine warmth and honest personality when she won Love Island this summer. She proves that you don’t need to succumb to peer pressure\, be swayed by all too perfect Insta-images or behave in a way that’s not true to who you are. Her first book shows she is wise beyond her years as she shares her experiences around growing up\, bullying\, relationships\, insecurities and being Danny Dyer’s daughter.\nAnswering questions from ‘why did Danny give you the same name?’ and ‘how do I blow-dry my eyelashes?’ to ‘how can I be more confident?’ and ‘have you ever been to therapy?’\, What Would Dani Do? takes real fan questions and plenty of personal insight\, to offer Dani’s unique take on the world and her guide to living your best\, most authentic life.\nAlways relatable and at times vulnerable\, Dani gives a laugh-out-loud and truly heartfelt account of her journey from Canning Town daughter of Danny Dyer\, to runaway Love Island winner and the nation’s sweetheart. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR: \nDaughter of Eastenders actor and namesake Danny\, Dani won ITV2’s Love Island 2018 with a landslide 80% of the vote and captured the hearts of the nation. Trained as an actor\, Dani has appeared in a number of films\, including Vendetta (2013)\, We Still Kill The Old Way (2014) and featured in Nativity! The Musical alongside her dad at the Eventim Apollo i London from 19-31 December. Since leaving Love Island\, Canning Town-born Dani has launched a best-selling fashion range with In The Style and has just finished filming her own reality show with partner\, and co-Love Island winner\, Jack Fincham. \nTERMS & CONDITIONS \nThis is a ticketed event. The cost of the ticket is the retail price of the book\, £16.99\nYour ticket entitles you to one book and one place in the queue to have your book signed by Dani\nYou will receive your copy of the book at the event\nThe exact time at which the event ends will be determined by the promoters on the day.\nDue to the anticipated high turnout\, please be prepared to queue\nTo avoid disappointment\, we advise you not to arrive any later than the signing start time\nAnyone arriving to the venue before 2pm will be asked to return at or after 2pm\nRefreshments will not be available at the event but facilities are available at nearby outlets\nThere will not be an official photographer present at the event\nA member of staff will be on hand to take a picture for you. Please ensure that your phone/camera is fully charged on the day and has enough storage. Selfie style pictures may not be possible\, depending on scheduling.\nOnly copies of What Would Dani Do? will be signed. No other merchandise will be signed\nPersonal dedications within the book may not be possible\, depending on scheduling.\nAnyone under the age of 14 years must be accompanied by an adult. Accompanying adults will not require a ticket. Due to time and space limitations only one child can be accompanied by one adult\nPlease note the event may be filmed. As an attendee you consent to footage of you being used for promotional purposes\nTickets cannot be resold or transferred and shall not be purchased or obtained from or through any person\, commercial agent\, company or otherwise than directly by the applicant from Ticketmaster UK Ltd. Any tickets advertised for sale will be void\nManagement have the right to refuse entry or remove anyone who does not comply with these rules or who fails to follow reasonable instructions on the day
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/meet-dani-dyer/
CATEGORIES:Signing
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SUMMARY:Ben Thornley & Gary Neville signing Tackled
DESCRIPTION:Come and meet Ben Thornley and Gary Neville who will be signing copies of Tackled at Manchester Central Library on Thursday 6th December from 4pm. \nWho was the standout player when the Class of ’92 won the FA Youth Cup? David Beckham? Paul Scholes? Ryan Giggs? Think again. Ben Thornley: The Class of ’92 Star Who Never Got to Graduate is the compelling autobiography of a teenager who had the world at his feet\, only for one tackle to shatter his knee – and his dreams of playing for Manchester United. A supremely gifted winger with pace to burn\, he played in every round of that Youth Cup run and finished as top scorer. It wasn’t long before Alex Ferguson\, keen to unleash this prodigious talent\, gave him his first-team debut – but just six weeks later came the moment that would change the path of Ben’s career\, and life\, forever. This tale is not only told from Ben’s perspective but also with exclusive insights from those who witnessed him in action first hand. They include family and school friends\, as well as Beckham\, Giggs\, Scholes\, Gary Neville and many more. This is the Class of ’92 as you’ve never heard it before – from a player who was a class apart. \nABOUT THE AUTHOR: \nBen Thornley wrote Tackled with the collaboration of journalist Dan Poole. Dan is now the chief sub-editor of Monocle magazine. He started his career at The Independent and then worked in Sydney for three years\, writing for FHM\, Empire and Rolling Stone. He has also contributed to Manchester United fanzine\, United We Stand. This is his first book. \nTERMS AND CONDITIONS: \nThis is a ticketed event. Purchase price includes one copy of Tackled. \nThe signing will commence from 4pm at Manchester Central Library\, St Peter’s Square\, Manchester\, M2 5PD\nAnyone arriving to the venue before 3.30pm will be asked to return at or after 3.30pm\nDue to the anticipated high turn out\, please be prepared to queue\nRefreshments will not be available at the event but facilities are available at nearby outlets\nThe exact time at which the event ends will be determined by the promoters on the day\nTo avoid disappointment\, we advise you not to arrive any later than the signing start time\nYour ticket entitles you to one book and one place in the queue to have your book signed by Ben Thornley and Gary Neville\nYou will receive your copy of the book at the event\nA member of staff will be on hand to take a picture for you. Selfie style pictures may not be possible on this occasion. Please ensure that your phone/camera is fully charged on the day and has enough storage\nThere will not be an official photographer present at the event\nOnly Tackled will be signed. No other merchandise will be signed\nUnfortunately dedications within the book may not be possible\nAnyone under the age of 14 years must be accompanied by an adult. Any accompanying adults will not require a ticket. Due to time and space limitations only one child can only be accompanied by one parent\nPlease note the event may be filmed\, as an attendee you consent to footage of you being used for promotional purposes\nTickets cannot be resold or transferred and shall not be purchased or obtained from or through any person\, commercial agent\, company or otherwise than directly by the applicant from Ticketmaster UK Ltd. Any tickets advertised for sale will be void\nManagement have the right to refuse entry or remove anyone who does not comply with these rules or who fails to follow reasonable instructions on the day
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/ben-thornley-gary-neville-signing-tackled/
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SUMMARY:Connie Glynn presents the Rosewood Chronicles
DESCRIPTION:Come and join Connie Glynn for a new term at Rosewood Hall at an event in celebration of Princess In Practice\, the hotly-anticipated sequel to Undercover Princess. \nConnie will be talking about the world of THE ROSEWOOD CHRONICLES and modern fairy tales\, her experiences as an author\, and answering your burning questions about the new book. Come along to this intimate event for your opportunity to have an exclusive photo opportunity against the backdrop of Maradova Castle\, receive some delicious Rosewood themed confectionary and be entered into a raffle to be sorted into your school house by Connie herself! \nThis is an exclusive opportunity to meet Connie and get your new copy of the book signed by her. Book now – this event is not to be missed! Tickets 12.99 includes entry and a copy of Undercover Princess (RRP £12.99). *booking fees apply. \nConnie Glynn has always loved writing and wrote her first story when she was 6 with her mum at a typewriter acting as the scribe. She had a love from performing stories from a young age and attended Guildhall drama classes as a teenager. This passion for stories has never left her\, and Connie recently finishing her degree in Film Theory. It was at university that Connie started her hugely successful YouTube channel Noodlerella (named after her favourite food and favourite Disney princess). Here Connie vlogs about her passions including comics\, cartoons\, impressions\, video games\, cosplay and all things cute. Connie has 1m subscribers across her two channels and has over 56 million views. 2016 saw Connie make her first appearance in a cinematic film release as she made a cameo as the voice of Moxie Dewdrop in Dreamworks Trolls. \nTerms and Conditions \nAll tickets include a copy of Connie’s Princess in Practice Alongside the book you will receive on presentation of your ticket\, you may bring or purchase ONE additional copy of the book for Connie to sign (additional copies will be available for sale on the day). Connie will sign a maximum of two books per-person Anyone under the age of 14 years must be accompanied by an adult. Any accompanying adults will not require a ticket. Due to time and space limitations each child can only be accompanied by one adult and accompanying adults may not be permitted into the event space. If you have already pre-ordered a book\, and don’t want additional copies\, we suggest you cancel your pre-order to take advantage of the complimentary book that comes with the event with Connie. You will receive your copy of the book at the venue. A member of staff will be on hand to take a picture of you with Connie. Please ensure that your phone/camera is fully charged on the day and has enough storage No Professional Camera Equipment will be allowed in the venue Please note the event may be filmed\, as an attendee you consent to footage of you being used for promotional purposes The store management reserves the right to refuse admission The store management reserves the right to make essential changes to the published programme or casting Tickets cannot be resold or transferred and shall not be purchased or obtained from or through any person\, commercial agent\, company or otherwise than directly by the applicant from Ticketmaster UK Ltd. Any tickets advertised for sale will be void
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/connie-glynn-presents-book-two-rosewood-chronicles/
CATEGORIES:Signing
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SUMMARY:Meet Giovanna and Tom Fletcher
DESCRIPTION:  \nTHIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT \nCome and meet Tom & Giovanna Fletcher at Manchester Central Library. Purchase price includes one copy of Eve of Man. \nABOUT THE AUTHORS: \nGiovanna and Tom Fletcher are two of the UK’s most successful authors. Tom is the creator of The Christmasaurus\, which was the biggest debut middle-grade novel of 2016\, while Giovanna’s novel\, Some Kind of Wonderful\, was a number four Sunday Times hardback bestseller in 2017. Their books have sold over 1.5 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages. Their social media platforms have a combined following of almost 6 million subscribers. Tom and Giovanna married in 2012 and are parents to two boys\, Buzz and Buddy. Eve of Man is their first YA novel as a writing duo\, and the first in a trilogy. \nABOUT THE BOOK: \nAgainst all odds\, she survived. The first girl born in fifty years\, they called her Eve. All her life Eve has been kept away from the opposite sex. Kept from the truth of her past. But at sixteen it’s time for Eve to face her destiny. Three potential males have been selected for her. The future of humanity is in her hands. She’s always accepted her fate. Until she meets Bram. Eve wants control over her life. She wants freedom. But how do you choose between love and the future of the human race? EVE OF MAN is the first in an explosive new trilogy by bestselling authors Giovanna & Tom Fletcher. \nTERMS AND CONDITIONS: \n· The signing will commence from slot 1: 4pm & slot 2: 5pm at Manchester Central Library \n· Queuing will begin at (slot 1: 4pm & slot 2: 5pm). \n· Due to the anticipated high turnout\, please be prepared to queue \n· Refreshments will not be available at the event but facilities are available at nearby outlets \n· The exact time at which the event ends will be determined by the promoters on the day \n· To avoid disappointment\, we advise you not to arrive any later than the signing start time \n· You will receive your copy of the book at the venue \n· Your ticket entitles you to one wristband and a place in the queue to have Eve of Man signed by Tom & Giovanna \n· Up to three additional Tom or Giovanna Fletcher books may also be signed however only Eve of Man may be dedicated. This will be decided by promoters on the day \n· Those without a ticket will not be permitted to join the queue unless they are a parent or guardian of anyone under 14 years of age \n· A member of staff will be on hand to take a picture of you with Tom & Giovanna\, however unfortunately due to time restrictions no selfie style pictures will be possible on this occasion. Please ensure that your phone/camera is fully charged on the day and has enough storage \n· There will not be an official photographer present at the event \n· Anyone under the age of 14 years should be accompanied by an adult. Any accompanying adults will not require a wristband \n· Uncollected books will be held in WHSmith\, Manchester Arndale for 4 weeks following the event \n· Please note the event may be filmed or photographed\, as an attendee you consent to footage and/ or images of you being used for promotional purposes \n· Tickets cannot be resold or transferred and shall not be purchased or obtained from or through any person\, commercial agent\, company or otherwise than directly by the applicant from Ticketmaster UK Ltd. Any tickets advertised for sale will be void \n· Management have the right to refuse entry or remove anyone who does not comply with these rules or who fails to follow reasonable instructions on the day.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/meet-giovanna-tom-fletcher/
CATEGORIES:Signing
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SUMMARY:Abel Heywood\, Manchester’s Radical Mayor
DESCRIPTION:Meet author Joanna Williams\, whose book Abel Heywood\, the Man who Built the Town Hall\, was published by the History Press on 1 September 2017. \nAbel Heywood (1810-93)\, Mayor of Manchester\, as chair of the New Town Hall Committee was the leading light behind the construction of the ‘municipal palace’ in Albert Square.  Rising from severe poverty\, he had a long and successful career as a newspaper distributor\, publisher\, printer\, and wallpaper manufacturer.  He was especially committed throughout his life to his work on the Manchester Council\, becoming Mayor twice.  He became only the third Freeman of the City\, and was the first from a humble background. \nHe was involved in the major radical causes of his day\, from the free press – for which he went to prison in 1832 – to universal suffrage as a Chartist.  In his eagerness to promote the latter\, he even sought a parliamentary seat for Manchester in 1859 and 1865\, but his working class origins and his radicalism failed to win over the vital middle class vote.  As a radical liberal he espoused causes in Europe\, such as Hungarian\, Italian and German nationalism\, and campaigned about the Crimean War and the Eastern Crisis in the Balkans.  At times of crisis\, notably the Cotton Famine in the 1860s\, he was prominent in fund-raising and otherwise managing the situation\, and very cordial relations were established between Manchester and the USA at this period. \nHe worked tirelessly throughout his life to develop Manchester’s infrastructure\, notably as chair of the Paving and Sewage Committee\, and took a lead in the construction of railways and the tram system.   But his driving force was his own early experiences of squalor in Angel Meadow\, which gave him an acute awareness of the needs of the city’s poorest inhabitants; public health\, education\, co-operation and temperance were all areas in which he laboured to improve their lot.  Nor did he neglect the city’s cultural life; he encouraged the council to take on the Royal Institution as its art gallery\, and was a patron of the College of Art.  He assiduously focused on the development of Manchester to create a great city in every sense. \nAlthough there are no personal papers\, except for his will\, the local press reported his activities in such detail that it is possible to gain an idea of the kind of man he was and what were his aspirations. There are also archives\, such as the records of Manchester Corporation\, private papers of his colleagues\, and Home Office papers which reveal some of the inner workings of local power.  The latter indicate some of the murkier aspects of his dealings with the government\, as it appears that he informed on his fellow Chartists to prevent a violent uprising in 1840\, for example.  Examination of his election campaigns in the general elections of 1859 and 1865 show similarly that he was not above some manipulation in tailoring his choice of topics to his audiences; he was a clever politician. \nThe new Town Hall project was Abel’s overriding preoccupation for at least ten years\, and his worst public humiliation was the refusal of Queen Victoria to open it and bestow a knighthood on him. The reasons for the royal snub remain a matter of conjecture to this day.  But the city honoured him\, and it was he who presided at the opening ceremonies and was acclaimed by the Liberal establishment\, being granted the freedom of the city in 1891. \nThis event is free – no need to book\, just drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/abel-heywood-manchesters-radical-mayor/
LOCATION:Archives+ Ground Floor
CATEGORIES:Signing
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