What's On
‘One of the most inimitable and distinct voices in contemporary American fiction’ Percival Everett is in conversation at Central Library.
Blackwell’s present George the Poet in conversation with Okechukwu Nzelu for the launch of the ground-breaking new memoir Track Record.
An evening with DJ Paulette in conversation with Afrodeutsche celebrating Welcome to the Club: The Life and Lessons of a Black Woman DJ.
Blackwell’s Bookshop and Manchester Libraries are excited to host the Manchester launch of award-winning poet Andrew McMillan’s PITY.
Metro Mayors Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram discuss their groundbreaking new book ‘Head North: A Rallying Cry for a More Equal Britain’.
Carcanet Press is celebrating 50 years of poetry from around the world with readings from Gregory O’Brien and others.
A revelatory evening celebrating the launch of ‘Welcome to the Club: The Life and Lessons of a Black Woman DJ’ by DJ Paulette.
Shirley May will support participants in creating poetry to celebrate the contributions of Black women to the infrastructure of Manchester.
Rosa Grindon’s journey from modest beginnings in a Derbyshire village to becoming a leading figure in literary and theatrical circles in Manchester, a ground-breaking Shakespearean scholar and, as a Suffragist, an outspoken champion of women’s rights.
The UK’s biggest music-literary Festival returns for its eleventh year with a huge line-up, from Will Sergeant (Echo and the Bunnymen) to Nick Banks (Pulp), Napalm Death’s Shane Embury, and Penetration’s Pauline Murray.
An evening of live performance art about the ways we perform for love and acceptance, mixing opera, poetry, and art instructions.
At MLF23, Simon Armitage discusses his love of language, compositions and his collaborations with musicians.
Part of Manchester Literature Festival
One of our most fearless voices on nature, climate change and the environment, George Monbiot visits Manchester Literature Festival.
Part of Manchester Literature Festival
Karl Ove Knausgaard makes his Manchester Literature Festival debut to discuss his dazzling new novel The Wolves of Eternity.
Part of Manchester Literature Festival
Cities Untold provides lyrical, surprising, sensual, and sometimes surreal impressions of the three cities through fresh lenses.
Part of Manchester Literature Festival