Oneiros Books invites you to an evening of challenging readings, film and sound by Sue Fox, Christopher Nosnibor, Craig Podmore and Matt Leyshon with contributions from D M Mitchell and guests. Oneiros relaunched in 2021 as part of the Black Worm Media Kollective. We will be reprinting most of our back catalogue along with new […]
Blackwell’s bookshop is delighted to welcome Sarah Moss back to Manchester for the launch of her new book The Fell — an incredibly tense and darkly funny novel set during the November lockdown. Sarah will be in conversation with Naomi Frisby. About the book: At dusk on a November evening in 2020 a woman slips […]
Join the Centre for New Writing and the graduating masters students as they present IX:The 2021 Manchester Anthology. Students at the Centre For New Writing present The Manchester Anthology IX –the latest edition of Manchester University’s acclaimed collection of student writing – written, edited and produced entirely by MA students. The launch event will take […]
Three brilliant contemporary Vintage poets showcase work from their excellent new collections which all explore themes of grief, lineage, and love. Latinx poet Leo Boix’s Ballad of a Happy Immigrant travels from Buenos Aires to Merseyside to London, focusing on queer experience, family, displacement, and the sea. Kayo Chingonyi’s A Blood Condition tracks an illness […]
Separated by the pandemic and having lost the will to Zoom, MANCASTER ROCKS celebrates the coming together of four distinct voices from Lancaster and Manchester who will read from their work and share their wares before joining you at the bar. Whether you fancy a tipple or not, this free event offers the perfect opportunity […]
Three superb Irish poets showcase their latest collections. In Vona Groarke’s stunning Link, the world is personified, entering a conversation with the narrator, Irish, about what it is to be human and survive, particularly during a pandemic. Victoria Kennefick explores women’s hunger whether for food, acknowledgement, or love, drawing a line between past and present, […]
Join Blackwell’s bookshop at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation as author and comedian Robin Ince launches his new book The Importance of Being Interested Adventures in Scientific Curiosity. About the book: Comedian Robin Ince quickly abandoned science at school, bored by a fog of dull lessons and intimidated by the barrage of equations. But, twenty […]
Supported by The Manchester Poetry Library, the 2021 European Poetry Festival comes to Manchester once again with some of the finest modern poets of the thriving Manchester scene in collaborative pairs with writers from across Europe. New performances made for the night in this unique Camarade event, featuring: Patricia Farrell and Michael Egan JT Welsch […]
The 2021 Anthony Burgess Lecture will be given on 14 October by Laura Tunbridge, Professor of Music at the University of Oxford and author of the award-winning biography, Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces. Laura Tunbridge will cast new light on Ludwig van Beethoven, whose life is shrouded in myths, questioning the image of him […]
“We’ve reserved three graves for you, Mr Burgess. One for your body, one for your books and one for your ego.” Come and celebrate the launch of Three Graves, a novel about Anthony Burgess set in Manchester, Malaya, Malta. London and the USA. When celebrated writer Anthony Burgess arrives in Manchester for a book signing, […]