Books Archive
3rd December 2013
Literary daytrip: John Rylands Library
Elizabeth Linsley heads to Deansgate to explore one of Manchester’s most treasured buildings
3rd December 2013
The Embassy of Cambodia by Zadie Smith – review
Zadie Smith’s The Embassy of Cambodia is a unique, thought-provoking novel, which shows how the small things in life can raise big questions, says Books Editor Esmé Clifford Astbury
25th November 2013
Review: My Mother’s Castle by Marcel Pagnol
My Mother’s Castle is a gem of French literature and probably the most beautiful tribute Marcel Pagnol could give to his mother, says Shanda Moorghen
25th November 2013
Doris Lessing – the death of a literary icon
Doris Lessing will be remembered for pushing the boundaries in every aspect of her life, says Elizabeth Mitchell
25th November 2013
Dysfunctional families in American literature
As Americans look towards spending quality family time together during Thanksgiving, Katie Myerscough examines some of the most dysfunctional families in American literature
18th November 2013
Classics digested: Sense and Sensibility
As Joanna Trollope releases her updated version of Jane Austen’s novel, Elizabeth Mitchell examines the original work
18th November 2013
Simon Singh: The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets
As part of the Manchester Science Festival 2013, James Jackman caught up with Simon Singh, author of the bestselling Fermat’s Last Theorem, to discuss his latest book, The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets.
18th November 2013
Editor’s picks: winter reads
As the weather turns cold and the days grow short, Books Editor Esmé Clifford Astbury reveals her favourite winter reads
17th November 2013
Classics digested: Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights is the perfect book to curl up with on the sofa on a cold winter’s day and devour in a sitting, says Elizabeth Linsley
17th November 2013
On almost bumping into someone when walking around a corner
The Everyday Analysis Collective apply critical theory to everyday occurrences
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17th November 2013
Ian McMillan and Owen Sheers: a passion for sport
Shanda Moorghen heads to The Green, one of Manchester’s finest sports bars, to hear Ian McMillan and Owen Sheers discuss the growing dichotomy between sports and the arts
17th November 2013
Audrey Niffenegger and Jeanette Winterson discuss myths, wonder and the nature of time
Katie Myerscough spends an evening at the Martin Harris Centre listening to these two master storytellers
17th November 2013
Two Catalan poets
Tamara Stanton heads to Instituto Cervantes in Deansgate to hear Catalan poets Josep Lluίs Aguiló and Manuel Forcano read from their newly published anthology
5th November 2013
Elaine Feinstein: Memoirs of a Poet
Elaine Feinstein sparkles in the Manchester Jewish Museum, says Annie Muir
5th November 2013
Poets & Players: two Michaels and a Quartet
Annie Muir took a walk to Ancoats to see this year’s Poets & Players event: featuring Michael Symmons Roberts, Michael Schmidt and the Nat Birchall Quintet
4th November 2013
In conversation with Audrey Niffenegger
Bianca Boorer talks to American writer, artist and academic Audrey Niffenegger
3rd November 2013
‘If I could take beautiful photos, I wouldn’t write short stories’
Sarah Hall and Deborah Levy discuss their latest collections of short stories at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation
3rd November 2013
Writing a Path Through Palestine
London-based writer, critic and broadcaster Bidisha discusses her new book Beyond the Wall: Writing a Path Through Palestine
3rd November 2013
“I have a dream”: Lemn Sissay & Manchester Camerata
Annie Muir feels truly privileged to have witnessed Lemn Sissay and the Manchester Camerata’s tribute to Martin Luther King’s famous “I have a dream” speech
3rd November 2013
American Smoke and intellectual osmosis
Kate Pleydell manages to enjoy Ian Sinclair’s discussion of his new book American Smoke despite having a pint split on her