Blackwell’s bookshop is thrilled to be welcoming Salena Godden to Manchester for the launch of With Love, Grief and Fury – the stunning new collection full of comfort, vulnerability, rage and inspiration from one of the powerhouses of British poetry. Salena will be supported by Christine Roseeta Walker and Rebecca Hurst who will be reading […]
Come join us for a consciousness-raising evening at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation as we witness the live exorcism of Susan Fox with readings from her spellbinding book ‘The Exorcism of Susan Fox’ published by Incunabula Media. Sue wrote this book during the pandemic from 2020-2023 and in it she captures 108 myofascial trauma-release bodywork […]
Please join Poets & Players on Saturday 23 March 2024, 2.30-4.00 at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation for a wonderful line-up of poets and musicians. You will find all the information you need regarding visiting the IABF on their website here. The event is free and everyone is welcome (no need to book tickets). Performers […]
Launch event of The Rentier City featuring discussion by the author and guests. As the crane capital of Europe, Manchester’s transformation since the financial crisis has been profound. Capital has flooded into the city, transforming its skyline and rocketing rents. At the same time, it remains a city of stark inequalities – home to some […]
Explore the life and work of Anthony Burgess in this special gathering at the author’s archive in Manchester. Burgess was a prolific novelist, composer, journalist and playwright. He grew up above a pub in Manchester, then travelled the world as a solider and teacher before publishing his first novel at the age of 39. He […]
Explore the life and work of Anthony Burgess in this special gathering at the author’s archive in Manchester. Burgess was a prolific novelist, composer, journalist and playwright. He grew up above a pub in Manchester, then travelled the world as a solider and teacher before publishing his first novel at the age of 39. He […]
Explore the life and work of Anthony Burgess in this special gathering at the author’s archive in Manchester. Burgess was a prolific novelist, composer, journalist and playwright. He grew up above a pub in Manchester, then travelled the world as a teacher before publishing his first novel at the age of 39. He was also […]
Join us for a New Year Doctor Who treat as we welcome producer Philip Hinchcliffe to Manchester in conversation with Justin Johnson. A rare chance to meet this legendary Doctor Who producer who made Tom Baker arguably the best loved and acclaimed Doctor of the original run, from 1975 to 1977, from The Ark In […]
Join us for the launch night for the Burgess by Design exhibition. Lots of arty chat and literature talk, with an informal Q&A session with the exhibition’s curator Ben Jones, Senior Lecturer for Illustration with Animation at MMU. We will have, of course, free wine. From bowler hats to toilet seats, Anthony Burgess’s novels have […]
From bowler hats to toilet seats, Anthony Burgess’s novels have boasted a wide selection of striking cover images over the years. A new temporary exhibition at the Burgess Foundation in Manchester takes Burgess’s extensive back catalogue and reinvents those designs. Burgess by Design is a show of reimagined jackets of some of Burgess’s well-known books. […]