“Above all there was song”: Mimi Khalvati at the annual Rylands Poetry Reading
The acclaimed poet Mimi Khalvati came to the John Rylands Library for a spellbinding night of poetry.
10 spooky reads for Halloween
It’s that frightful time of year again, and that can only mean one thing… It’s time for some Halloween book recommendations. We asked writers from across The Mancunion what their favourite spooky reads are. From short stories to horror classics, we’ve got something for every type of reader. Here are some of the best recommendations […]
Aren’t books supposed to make you intelligent?
Today, it is almost impossible to make a living as an author unless you appeal to the masses, and it is no secret that BookTok has a very tight grip on what it likes and doesn’t
Sarah Hall & Daisy Johnson at Manchester Literature Festival: folklore and new voices
Whose voices are heard? Sarah Hall and Daisy Johnson provide a powerful answer in their new short story collections. In a lovely afternoon at the Manchester Literature Festival, I had the pleasure of seeing Hall and Johnson discuss folklore, the female body, AI, and the possibilities of short stories. In Helm, Hall (winner of the […]
Manchester Literature Festival: must-see events
Discover what amazing literary events are on at Manchester Literature Festival.
Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights will be terrible
Emerald Fennell’s upcoming Wuthering Heights adaptation will be a terrible, superficial adaptation with no reverence for its source material
The 6 best bookshops and libraries in Manchester
Manchester is known all too well for football. But what about its literary scene? Named a UNESCO City of Literature in 2017, Manchester has a rich literary history. So many novelists have found their inspiration here, from John Cooper Clarke to Thomas De Quincy. Anthony Burgess was born and raised here, with the Mancunian dialect […]
Why classic novels are so timeless
Despite all the latest books coming out, there is a reason why certain names, Mark Twain, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Scott Fitzgerald (amongst others) remain some of the most celebrated authors to this day. Why is this? Elizabeth Gray writes in the Medium that not only is it the treasurable insight into history, and window […]
From ‘Pointless’ to plots: are Richard Osman’s books worth the read?
As well as being a prominent TV personality, Richard Osman has been doling out murder mysteries for years, but are his books as good as they say?
Five gentle books to ease you into Semester one
Here are five gentle reads to guide you through the beginning of a new semester.
Words on the dancefloor: The Read Room
Welcome to your new favourite bookclub, where literature meets the dancefloor and connection takes centre stage
Ali Smith’s Gliff: Language, surveillance, and a horse
Ali Smith’s latest novel and modern dystopia, Gliff, unlocks more than just a fear of surveillance and silencing
Unlocking Creativity with EAC Soc
For the EAC society’s first event of the year, UoM creative writing fellows Daisy Hildyard and Padraig Regan graced us with an creative writing workshop: Unlocking Creativity
Dissecting Manctopia: An ode to the voices of Manchester
The readings and ramblings of Manchester authors, gathered to celebrate and criticise what the city was and has become
When was the last time you read a nonfiction book?
With the resurgence of fictional reading in lockdown, it seems that non-fiction is continually blurring into the background
The writing process of Pachinko and student essays
The writing process of Pachinko serves as a reminder that meaningful work arises from the willingness to embrace uncertainty
To say that reading is simply leisure is to insult political fiction
It seems that our consumerist way of reading has led to a rise in the idea that reading is only a leisure activity
BookTok is killing your curiosity
BookTok is doing the thinking for us, and ruining our curiosity in the process
City of Glass: A lost ’90s classic comic
Adapted from a detective novella penned in the ’80s, City of Glass is proof of the potential that graphic novels hold
Interview: Hannah Priest on PhDs and the Manchester Mummy
Talking to Hannah Priest about everything from her education, her influences, and her newest book, Unburied