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Damon Galgut in conversation
Manchester Central Library | 10 October 2022

Winner of the 2021 Booker Prize, Damon Galgut discusses his masterpiece ‘The Promise’, a gripping, beautifully written family saga.

Inua Ellams & Yomi Sode
Contact | 11 October 2022

Two electrifying performers, Inua Ellams and Yomi Sode return to MLF to share work from their acclaimed poetry collections.

Monica Ali
Manchester Central Library | 11 October 2022

The bestselling and much-loved author of ‘Brick Lane’, Monica Ali visits MLF to celebrate her brilliant new novel ‘Love Marriage’, her first book in a decade.

2022 Anthony Burgess Lecture: Robert Crawford
International Anthony Burgess Foundation | 12 October 2022

For the 2022 Anthony Burgess Lecture, and in the centenary year of TS Eliot’s poem ‘The Waste Land’, we are delighted to welcome the acclaimed poet and critic Robert Crawford to deliver a specially commissioned talk on TS Eliot and literary biography. TS Eliot was a formative influence on Anthony Burgess, who returned to Eliot’s […]

A. M. Homes in Conversation
Martin Harris Centre for Music & Drama | 8 October 2022

A.M. Homes joins Manchester Literature Festival to discuss her new novel ‘The Unfolding’ about how that night led us to where we are now.

An Evening with Kamila Shamsie
Martin Harris Centre for Music & Drama | 8 October 2022

BBC Presenter Razia Iqbal hosts an evening with prize-winning writer Kamila Shamsie.

Manchester Literature Festival
Various Venues | Until 22 October 2023

Manchester Literature Festival is a celebration of imagination, ideas, stories, and voices from around the world.

David Olusoga in Conversation
Martin Harris Centre for Music & Drama | 15 October 2022

A special in conversation with David Olusoga, the British historian, broadcaster, presenter and author of ‘Black and British: A Forgotten History’.

Ted Kessler and Jude Rogers in conversation with Terri White
Blackwell's Bookshop | 22 September 2022

Join music journalists and writers Ted Kessler and Jude Rogers in conversation with Terri White at Blackwell’s.

Kehinde Andrews in conversation
Blackwell's Bookshop | 28 September 2022

Kehinde Andrews will be talking about how genocide, slavery and colonialism are the key foundation stones upon which the West was built.

Thea Lenarduzzi in conversation with Kaye Mitchell
Blackwell's Bookshop | 29 September 2022

Join Thea Lenarduzzi in conversation with the Centre for New Writing’s Kaye Mitchell at Blackwell’s this September.

Word Central with David Viney
Manchester Central Library | 30 August 2022

Manchester Libraries and Flapjack Press present Word Central, a free monthly event at Central Library. With special guest David Viney.

Maggie O’Farrell in Conversation
HOME | 24 November 2022

Kamila Shamsie hosts and in conversation with much-loved author Maggie O’Farrell as part of Manchester Literature Festival.

Secondhand Book Sale August 2022
Elizabeth Gaskell's House | 14 August 2022

This book sale is held regularly on the second Sunday of every month at Elizabeth Gaskell’s House. Described as ‘Manchester’s best second-hand book sale’ by one visitor it is a popular and favourite destination for book lovers.

When Our Worlds Collided Danielle Jawando in conversation with Liz Flanagan
Blackwell's Bookshop | 16 August 2022

When Our Worlds Collided author Danielle Jawando joins writer and lecturer Liz Flanagan in conversation at Blackwell’s.

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