Aileen Loftus reads ‘Muscle and Mouth’ and recommends reading short stories for the summer season

Motherwell was published in 2020 following the death of the Guardian journalist Deborah Orr in 2019. The memoir is a reflection on Orr’s upbringing in Scotland and relationship with her mother.

Aileen Loftus reviews Whereabouts, which Jhumpa Lahiri has translated from her original Italian work Dove mi trovo

Daniel Woods reviews Little Scratch, the debut novel by Rebecca Watson which navigates memory and trauma

We take a look at the Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist, after the online hate directed at the longlist nominee Torrey Peters, author of Detransition, Baby

Comma Press chat to us about their upcoming ‘Publishing Conference’ event, how to pursue a career in publishing and the joys of working at a small press

Connie Eyles reviews Untamed by Glennon Doyle and argues the case for popping this self development memoir at the top of your 2021 reading list

Aileen Loftus reads the 2020 Booker Prize winning novel Shuggie Bain, and considers what the novel will look like on screen

Carmen Maria Machado’s memoir and collection of essays titled In The Dream House charts her own experiences of domestic abuse within a queer relationship.

Check out our five books storage solution ideas which are budget-friendly and suitable for any student home

The books section of the Mancunion have collaborated together to share our tips and recommendations to help you get over a reading slump.

Aesthetics are everything on Instagram but in the bookstagram world they have to the potential to be used for creative Instagram posts, reels and stories

Stormzy curated Merky Books, and We Are All Birds of Uganda by Hafsa Zayyan joint-won the inaugural #Merky Books New Writers’ Prize in 2019. We take a look to see what it’s all about

Books and Instagram are an unlikely match but bookstagrams continue to grow in popularity in the UK. We spotlight another account for the second article in our series on UK based bookstagrams.

Aileen Loftus takes a look at some lockdown children’s titles, as well loved fictional characters face life in lockdown

Burnt Sugar is the debut novel by Avni Doshi. The book has just been recognised by the 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction long list, and it deserves a spot on the shortlist.

Bookstagrams have been on the rise in the past few years and especially over the recent UK lockdowns. To find out more about the trend we chatted with the people behind a recently founded books Instagram account.

Aileen Loftus reads Klara and the Sun, the latest title by Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro

Head Theatre Editor Jay Darcy interviews influencers, models, actors and best-selling authors, the Zakar twins, in the fourth feature of his social media series

The books section have come together to consider the female writers who have inspired us for International Women’s Day