Sayaka Murata’s latest novel to be translated into English, Vanishing World, is a bizarre and often deeply troubling novel. As one of the stars of this year’s Manchester Literature Festival, she came to Manchester Central Library to talk about the book. If anyone went to the event hoping for clarity on the novel, or indeed the […]
Jung Chang is back with Fly, Wild Swans; a follow-up to 1991’s monumental Wild Swans. She attended Manchester Literature Festival to discuss the book, and her family histories, with Erica Wagner
An enthusiastic panel of poets and professors sat down in the Martin Harris Centre this Monday to recite and discuss the incomparable work of the revered and beloved Irish poet in the wake of an extensive new collection of his poetry being released.
At Manchester Literature Festival, I listened to Kate Mosse talk everything from writing fiction, to social media, to the pressures of querying your debut novel
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 […]
As part of the Manchester Literature Festival, Jeanette Winterson came to HOME cinema at the launch of her new book, Night Side of the River, to talk everything supernatural, ghostly, and technological
Dame Sheila Hancock DBE took part in an in conversation at the RNCM Theatre as part of Manchester Literature Festival – where she was interviewed by Alex Clark
Amy Hagan reviews Terrance Hayes’ ‘American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin’, after he performed at this year’s Manchester Literature Festival.
As part of the Manchester Literature Festival, the Martin Harris Centre welcomed writers Sasha Dugdale and Nick Laird to read from their latest poetry collections
