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17th April 2013

Rivers of London, Ben Aaronovitch – review

Ben Aaronovitch’s fantasy/crime world offers some much-needed respite as dissertation deadlines and exam period draw ever closer
17th April 2013

Review – NW by Zadie Smith

NW may not have the punch of White Teeth, but Zadie Smith’s novels have matured alongside her, and this portrayal of London captures something real
20th March 2013

Diary of a reluctant Kindle user

Now that the e-book apocalyptists have quietened down a bit, Joelle Jefferis turns to the somewhat more measured possibility of peaceful co-existence between books and their e- counterparts
12th March 2013

‘Burning Bright’: Blake at the John Rylands

Annie Muir finds manuscripts worth pressing up against the glass for, at the William Blake exhibition
12th March 2013

The Perks of Being a Wallflower – Review

The film of Stephen Chobsky’s coming of age novel led Mariana back to the world of hormones and ’90s misfits, where she found a lot to relate to
11th March 2013

Surprise and delight at The Castle Hotel

Bad Language’s spoken word event takes an evening in the pub into a realm of uncertainty and suprise
11th March 2013

Book Club is back!

Harriet Hill-Payne, The Mancunion’s own Arts editor, talks to Books about Great Expectations
1st March 2013

How do you choose how to choose your next book?

Online book recommendation sites get away from best-seller lists and towards personally tailored selections
1st March 2013

Review – Isn’t It Pretty To Think So, by Nick Miller

Nick Miller’s debut novel treads familiar, if not unwelcome, territory
1st March 2013

Warrior Poets – poem by student J.J. Goodman

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20th February 2013

Manchester student Alexander J. Allison talks about his first novel

Books editor talks to first-time author, and Manchester student, Alexander J. Allison
18th February 2013

The Bell Jar’s new cover: a necessary facelift?

The new ‘chick-lit’ image undermines the novel’s integrity, but can all be forgiven if it reaches a wider readership?
18th February 2013

Literature in the loo

Although it isn’t a book, and it is not permanent, outdoor writing is a valuable and communal literature
18th February 2013

Do creativity and mental instability really go hand in hand?

The anniversary of Plath’s death is a chance to reflect again on the reciprocity of these two factions
13th February 2013

The Fault in Our Stars (John Green) – Review

The latest release from New York Times bestselling author John Green takes an affectionate and affecting look at teens suffering with cancer
13th February 2013

Vlogbrothers come to Manchester

What is a ‘Nerdfighter’? How do they ‘Vlog’? All was answered when Sam went to author John Green’s book signing…
13th February 2013

Read it again; take a spin on the literary jukebox

Count down your days with a quote and a tune
10th February 2013

See your creative writing printed in the Books section

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6th February 2013

Lost and disenchanted: Murakami and the student experience

Ross Graham explores the parallels between Murakami’s evocation of ‘60s students life in Norweigian Wood and 21st century student life…
6th February 2013

The Art of Tea, Didsbury

Ella Westall recommends curling up for a few hours with coffee, cake, and old books at The Art of Tea