Elizabeth Linsley heads to Deansgate to explore one of Manchester’s most treasured buildings

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

As Americans look towards spending quality family time together during Thanksgiving, Katie Myerscough examines some of the most dysfunctional families in American literature

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

Doris Lessing will be remembered for pushing the boundaries in every aspect of her life, says Elizabeth Mitchell

As Joanna Trollope releases her updated version of Jane Austen’s novel, Elizabeth Mitchell examines the original work

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.

As the weather turns cold and the days grow short, Books Editor Esmé Clifford Astbury reveals her favourite winter reads

Katie Myerscough spends an evening at the Martin Harris Centre listening to these two master storytellers

Tamara Stanton heads to Instituto Cervantes in Deansgate to hear Catalan poets Josep Lluίs Aguiló and Manuel Forcano read from their newly published anthology

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

The Everyday Analysis Collective apply critical theory to everyday occurrences

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

Elaine Feinstein sparkles in the Manchester Jewish Museum, says Annie Muir

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

Bianca Boorer talks to American writer, artist and academic Audrey Niffenegger

Helen Fielding discusses her latest novel, Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre

Sarah Hall and Deborah Levy discuss their latest collections of short stories at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation

London-based writer, critic and broadcaster Bidisha discusses her new book Beyond the Wall: Writing a Path Through Palestine

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