Books Archive
6th February 2013
The Pride and Prejudice 200th Anniversary Quiz
Which Pride and Prejudice character are you?
1st February 2013
Our picks of the year ahead
New publications in 2013 suggest there is much to be optimistic about in literature
30th January 2013
Will the libraries survive?
Cuts have left public libraries struggling to survive. Will they make it? And what will it mean if they don’t?
28th November 2012
Comic artists assemble
Following up last week’s contribution from Manchester Uni’s Comic Collective, Tobias Weinald traces the development of a truly collective society
28th November 2012
Top 5 books you wouldn’t want to be seen reading on the Magic Bus
Do you judge people by the covers of their books? If you do you, remember they may return the favour
28th November 2012
Book Club special: Best books of 2012
Check out some of the Books section’s readers’ favourite books of the year
21st November 2012
Top 4 + 1 books in the field of war
Aidan Gregory charts his top war literature picks
21st November 2012
Exercise for your right to read. For fun
Lisa Quirke reminds us that reading is not just a means to a numerically valuated end
21st November 2012
“Collective madness is called sanity”
Author Paulo Coelho’s blog shoots straight to the heart of your internet life
14th November 2012
Anime for beginners
The Comic Collective provides some anime classics, in the form of both film and book, to usher in new fans
Get involved with Books
14th November 2012
Technology gained
As the worlds of dusty books and shiny screens collide, is the future of fiction lost? Twitter suggests not.
14th November 2012
University Creative Writing professor profile: Jeanette Winterson
The Creative Writing Professor is proving a major draw for the University and its Centre for New Writing
7th November 2012
Book Club: Francesca Freeman, 22, archaeology student
A ‘live’ conversation with Book Club turns from fantasy to the very real threat technology poses to reading
7th November 2012
Bond vs Smiley
In the wake of Skyfall’s release, Joelle Jefferis pits two British literary espionage incarnations against one another
30th October 2012
Escape in a children’s story
Remember how fun reading was when you were a kid? Joelle Jefferis advocates reigniting the adventure
30th October 2012
“We got him”: celebrating death isn’t for the faint-hearted, but it is for the American
The politically timed re-release of We Got Him!: A Memoir of the Hunt and Capture of Saddam Hussein rankles
29th October 2012
Portrait of an author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby may be coming to the big screen (again), but the real magic still lies between the pages
17th October 2012
Peruvian author charms Manchester
The Peruvian author, Fernando Iwasaki Cauti, graced Manchester during the Literature Festival, to discuss technology, humour, y amor
16th October 2012
“A good story is a good story!” – Why adapting a book can be for the best
Bringing Literature to Life explored the issues inherent in adapting literature for stage and screen
15th October 2012
Top Five: Scary Classics to prepare you for Hallowe’en
5 seasonal classics that guarantee goosebumps