Alongside the growing popularity of the app ‘Goodreads’, we explore the effects that reading goals and endless tracking within the app really have on reading.

65 years since ‘A Bear Called Paddington’ first hit the shelves, Paddington Bear has become a national treasure. But why does he mean so much to Brits?

We’ve used Gilmore Girls’ constant bookish references as inspiration for some autumnal book recommendations. Read on for five cozy Rory book recommendations!

The Mancunion sat down with one of the Judges of the International Booker Prize, Frederick Studemann, to discuss the importance of translated fiction and the diversity of this prize

Should students be made to fork out hundreds of pounds each year for course books? We explore the social and financial implications of the prices of university books.

Take a look at these non-conventional, light-hearted reads. These recommendations are easy to read, empowering for women and fab to read for some self-love!

Looking for the perfect, relaxing spot to enjoy your winter read this weekend? Here are a few cosy reading cafes to take a look at!

In recent years, Jacqueline Wilson and her books have become a topic of dispute and controversy. From death, grooming and foster care – did Wilson go too far?

Holly Bourne’s new adult fiction novel Pretending was a five-star feminist read for one of our English literature students

Ava Innes explores Literary Friction, a podcast perfect for those who need a break from books, but not the ideas behind them

WIM is coming up fast, so here are a few tote essentials you’ll need to make the most of WIM’s jam-packed weekend.

Searching for some exciting new non-fiction? Ava Innes looks at four books that offer new ways of viewing the world

David Baddiel’s new book is a must-read for any progressive thinking person who considers themself to be on the right side of history when it comes to racism

We all need a bit of magic every now and then – now more than ever. Click to find out which HP spell matches your star sign!

Chloe Tenn explores the benefits of reading science books and their importance in communicating science

The BBC adaptation of Sally Rooney’s ‘Normal People’ has recently burst on to our screens and gifted the nation with the perfect escape from the monotony of lockdown

Will Stonier reviews Jonathan Coe’s Brexit novel, Middle England

HOME’s latest “Adaptation: Impossible Novels” season champions adaptations of books that stand toe-to-toe with their source materials, against all odds

The Reading Agency is a charity that has a host of projects which could do with your support

Mancunion books editor Shaheena collects recommendations from the Mancunion Books team for gifts and reads this Christmas and New Year