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UPCOMING
#MLF24
events!
1. Olivia Laing: The Garden Against Time
🗓️Fri 10 May, 7pm
📍Central Library
In her compelling new work of non-fiction, Olivia explores gardens as political spaces and how they survive war and bring joy during difficult times.
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🗓️Wed 11 Oct, 8pm
📍
@The_Lowry
Award-winning actor Richard Armitage is indeed a jack of all trades. Geneva is his page-turning debut novel, guaranteed to get you hooked as Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sarah Collier finds herself in a web of secrets.
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Delighted to announce that Manchester has been designated a UNESCO City of Literature. More news in due course!
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Greetings from Richard Armitage to
#MLF23
audiences👋🏻 There are limited tickets left to see him in discussion with
@AlexClark3
about his career, storytelling, and his debut novel Geneva. Grab them here🎟️
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NEW EVENT: Nigella Lawson in conversation w/ Jeanette Winterson, 20 October. Members book NOW, public booking 7 July
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#MLF20
IS LIVE! 3 days, 17 events. Incredible writers, inspiring activists, superb in conversations and brilliant showcases. Tickets are available for Free or on a Pay What You Can £6 / £12 / £20 basis.
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We've got a new look and some exciting announcements on the way. Keep your eyes on our feed...👀👀📚🎙️
#MLF20
is coming.
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Activist. Thinker. Campaigner. Leader. Icon. The phenomenal ANGELA DAVIS in conversation with Scottish Makar JACKIE KAY. Sun 25 Oct, 6pm. Tkts are Free or Pay What You Can £6 / £12 / £20
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🚨Full programme announced for
#MLF23
🚨
MLF is back from 7 – 22 October 2023 and we’re thrilled to finally share our programme of events with you. We believe literature has the power to connect us, entertain us, challenge us and show us new ways of navigating the world.🧵
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POETRY KLAXON: Head to Victoria Station & you will see a beautiful sequence of poems written by
@HelenMort
and commissioned by
@McrLitFest
& Northern. Keep an eye on the MLF website the next fortnight to see a short film of Helen reading the whole sequence of There & Back.
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Guess whose in the building? The incredible
@LaEnriquez1973
and
@maxjohnporter
are here browsing the impressive book shelves in chief librarians office
@MancLibraries
@GrantaBooks
before our event. 🧵
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The
@McrLitFest
brochure is here and looking swoonsome. Another great job by
@markstudio
Copies will be posted to our MLF Members this afternoon ready for when we announce our full programme this Friday. Can’t wait to share with you all!
#MLF18
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We’re sad to announce that due to Covid 19 we’ve made the difficult decision to postpone
#MLF20
The good news is, we’ll be moving online with a weekend of digital treats – full details to be announced in Sept
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Victoria
Moston
Mills Hill
Walsden
Todmorden
Hebden Bridge
The audience listen rapt as
@HelenMort
reads her beautiful poems responding to different Northern locations.
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IT'S HERE! We're delighted, excited and absolutely thrilled to present our
#MLF19
line-up.
You can view all our events here:
You can download a copy of our 2019 brochure here:
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Tickets now on general sale for our exciting and rare UK event with Valeria Luiselli. Valeria will be in conversation with Kamila Shamsie, winner of The Women's Prize for Fiction, 2018. Wed 20 March, IABF, 7pm. Tickets £7/5:
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Worried about the planet and the future? So are we, and we’ve decided we’re not giving into doom and anxiety. Meet
@WanderingGaia
and
@GeorgeMonbiot
at
#MLF23
this year, to discuss practical solutions to the climate emergency.
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📣FULL MLF22 PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED📣
Welcome back, fellow book lovers and Festival friends! We’re thrilled to share our full programme for
#MLF22
. We hope you’ll join us 7-23 October to listen to incredible stories and discover new favourite writers 👇👇👇
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The countdown has begun! Lovely to see our
#MLF19
street posters brightening up walk into the office this morning. Please tweet us if you see any more around town.
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We're thrilled to commission the brilliant ROGER ROBINSON to create a new sequence of poems exploring Black Lives Matter & how it pertains to the Black British experience. Hear Roger perform & discuss 7.30pm, Thurs 25 March.
TKTS:
£6/£12/£20/Free
#MLF21
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Knowing Georgian London, how does Charles Ignatius Sancho meet the King, write and play music, become the first Black person to vote in Britain and lead the fight to end slavery?
@ignatius_sancho
tells the story. [Sun 9 Oct, 7pm, Central Library]
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@WanderingGaia
@GeorgeMonbiot
@ward_esme
@McrMuseum
@librarylivemcr
@PenguinUKBooks
@UoMCreativeMCR
@GM_Culture
@MCRCityofLit
@WaterstonesMCR
@ace_thenorth
🗓️Mon 16 Oct, 7.30pm
📍
@HOME_mcr
How do we grow more food with less farming, and work as a 🌏 community to reconnect with our planet?
@GeorgeMonbiot
shows us how, through innovating thinking and new ways of growing. Join the discussion with
@sarahbridle
!
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We’re delighted to be part of the
@ace_national
NPO portfolio and look forward to showcasing & commissioning amazing and diverse writers from across the globe & inspiring and upskilling CYP from some of Greater Manchester’s poorest communities through creativity.
#LetsCreate
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Our full
#MLF17
programme is live! General booking opens Friday Aug 11, become an MLF member to book NOW. Sign up:
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We're delighted to be hosting the brilliant JHUMPA LAHIRI & KAMILA SHAMSIE in Conversation. Jhumpa will discuss her superb new novel WHEREABOUTS. Her first to be written in Italian & self-translated into English.
20-27 May Tickets £6 / £12 / £20
#MLF21
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And that's a wrap! Thanks to all our Festival writers, poets, guest speakers, event partners, sponsors, venues, supporters & audiences 👏🏻👏🏽📚
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YES. The
#MLF19
brochure is finally here and will be winging its way to MLF Get Closer Members the next 24 hours.... General mailout is early next week and our full programme is announced this Friday!
#Fiction
#Poetry
#Culture
#NewCommissions
#WorldLiterature
#YoungReaders
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Hello from
@robdelaney
👋
We’re delighted to host the Manchester leg of his UK book tour📚 All tickets include a copy of Rob’s memoir, A Heart That Works. Book on 0343 208 0500 or on our website now!
🗓 Wednesday 19 October 2022
📍RNCM
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Four stunning, innovative poets whose work speaks to the times we're living in JERICHO BROWN, RACHEL LONG, RAYMOND ANTROBUS & SAFIYA SINCLAIR perform their poetry. Hosted by Jackie Kay. Sun 25 Oct, 8pm. Tkts are Free or Pay What You Can £6 / £12 / £20
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We’re thrilled to receive support from
#CultureRecoveryFund
to help McrLitFest survive the current pandemic, continue showcasing and commissioning inspirational & diverse writers from across the globe, and support children & young people’s creativity
#HereForCulture
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We're delighted to welcome to
#MLF21
KAZUO ISHIGURO & JACKIE KAY in Conversation. Kazuo will be discussing his superb new novel Klara & the Sun, his work, his characters, & his love of music. Mon 19 April, 7.30pm.
TKTS:
£6/£12/£20
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We have been championing
#TheGoodImmigrant
for months. Since the U.S election results we now think it's damn ESSENTIAL READING for everyone.
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🎟 NEW
#MLF22
EVENT 🎟
🎤 An Evening with Warsan Shire
🎤 Hosted by
@Malikabooker
🎤 Monday 14 March 2022, 8pm
🎤 Contact, Manchester
Presented in partnership with
@newwritingMCR
Creative Manchester
@WaterstonesMCR
TICKETS ON SALE NOW.
Book here:
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If you haven't pre-ordered
#TheGoodImmigrant
yet, it feat 21 brilliant, raw & essential essays on race & identity.
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26 HOURS until we launch
#MLF17
with the brilliant
@SarahMillican75
Then 17 DAYS & NIGHTS of inspiring poets, novelists & great writers!
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Are you ready? We're back LIVE in October. We're announcing 5 of our fabulous headliners throughout the day 👀📚🎙️🎶
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Historical fiction lovers!
#BookerPrize
shortlistee Maaza Mengiste talks to
#WomensPrize
winner Kamila Shamsie about The Shadow King and writing female soldiers back into history. Fri 23 Oct, 4pm. Tickets are Free or Pay What You Can £6 / £12 / £20
#MLF20
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On Monday we welcome KAZUO ISHIGURO to
#MLF21
to discuss his brilliant new novel Klara and the Sun, his characters and his love of music with writer and MLF Patron Jackie Kay. Available to watch until 17 May. Captioned.
Tickets:
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25 years ago Lemn Sissay & Henry Normal launched the first Manchester Poetry Festival. On Wed 16 Oct, they reunite at
#MLF19
.
Tickets £14/£12:
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“Is it true?” Gaspar had asked. “Is it true that the dead travel fast?” Argentinian mistress of dark literature,
@LaEnriquez1973
joins us to discuss her superb, brutal novel Our Share of Night. Hosted by
@maxjohnporter
[Thur 20 Oct, 7pm, Central Library]
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Thanks
@RCArmitage
@AlexClark3
for a great event discussing acting, writing &
#Geneva
last night. And thanks to our lovely MLF volunteers for helping us deliver exciting events! 🏔️ 🎤 🎤 📚
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Calling all early risers: you can hear HELEN MORT on
@BBCRadio4
between 9-10am tmrw (Sunday) talking about her new sequence of poems inspired by travelling from
#Manchester
to
#HebdenBridge
She will also be reading her MLF & Northern commission on our special Poetry Train tmrw!
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☀️
#MLF23
HEADLINERS ANNOUNCEMENT☀️
We're back with some great news to make your summer even brighter; the first four headline events of MLF23 to add to your diary! 🧵
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Thank you to everyone that joined us last night for a sublime event with
@warsan_shire
&
@Malikabooker
at Contact. It was a joy to finally welcome Warsan and her life-affirming poetry to Manchester. We recommend everyone reads
#BlessTheDaughterRaisedByAVoiceInHerHead
🔥🎤🎤
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1/2 Excited to announce U.S author & activist
#RebeccaSolnit
will be in conversation w
@Wintersonworld
on 31 Oct
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GO, GO, GO! Tickets for all 80+ of our
#MLF18
events are ON SALE NOW! You can view and buy here: and download our new brochure here:
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Our deepest condolences to everyone who knew and loved Gboyega Odubanjo — his family, friends, publishers and the poetry community. ❤️
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Look at the wonderfully photogenic book covers of the
#MLF23
fiction strand📚 There’s nothing better than getting lost in a good novel as the colder months creep on us. Are you ready to meet some brilliant storytellers this October?🧵
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Who's looking forward to Angela Davis & Jackie Kay later? Here's a glimpse of Angela being incredibly modest about her impact on the world
#MLF20
Angela Davis & Jackie Kay in conversation, 6pm
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MLF DIGITAL starts today! Viewing extended until 30 Nov so you have a whole month to watch Bernardine Evaristo & Jackie Kay, Rebecca Solnit, Jeanette Winterson, Elif Shafak and many more. A digital pass for all events is £20. £7.50 for single events
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Tickets are now on sale for How to Be Champion: An Evening with Sarah Millican on Friday 6 Oct
#MLF17
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#MLF18
IS LIVE! You can see all of our 80+ events here: and download our new brochure here: MEMBERS TICKETS ON SALE NOW! General sale starts Wed 15 August
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Sunshine
Coffee
And a special advance copy of
#ArundhatiRoy
long-awaited new novel
#SundayBliss
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This year we have a LIVE programme & a DIGITAL programme. Today we're announcing the LIVE events and tickets are available to buy for MLF Members. General sale starts Friday. Throughout the day we're going to be spotlighting FICTION and CULTURE LIVE events
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📚 An Evening with Ian Rankin (
@Beathhigh
), Hosted by
@JackieKayPoet
: ‘But here’s the thing – we’re not the Met, nothing like the Met. We do things differently up here.’ The master of Tartan Noir returns to MLF with A Heart Full of Headstones, his most explosive Rebus novel yet.
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We’ve just been celebrating the 50th anniversary of influential PN Review with sublime poetry from Will Harris, Sasha Dugdale & Anthony Vahni Capildeo in the gothic splendour of
@TheJohnRylands
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We're thrilled to be partnering with
@MCRCityofLit
on two Virtual Writers Residencies as part of the first ever
#FestivalOfLibraries
. Writers from any UNESCO City of Literature are eligible to be hosted at one of Manchester's four historic libraries. Info:
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Look out for our lovely
#MLF18
posters around town & send us a pic if you spot one
@markstudio
@MancLibraries
@city_literature
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Manchester. Music. Culture. Television.
#FactoryRecords
Architecture
#Hacienda
Dancing. Ecstasy. Culture. Disruption. More music. The long-awaited biography of
#TonyWilson
by
#PaulMorley
is finally here! See Paul discuss it with
@LoneLadyHQ
on Sat 9 Oct:
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40 years after Unknown Pleasures, drummer STEPHEN MORRIS discusses the impact of Joy Division on the musical landscape, New Order and his memoir RECORD PLAY PAUSE with acclaimed critic
@JonSavage1966
. Sun 20 Oct, 7.30pm. £18/£16
#MLF19
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‘But here’s the thing – we’re not the Met, nothing like the Met. We do things differently up here.’ The master of Tartan Noir
@Beathhigh
returns with A Heart Full of Headstones, his most explosive Rebus novel yet. [Wed 12 Oct, 7.30pm
@rncmlive
]
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We are loving the fact that
@Beathhigh
has his own 1,000 piece jigsaw 🧩 now. Even better, it comes with a playlist of some of Rebus’s favourite records! You can see Ian discuss crime writing, music & Edinburgh with
@JackieKayPoet
on 12 Oct 🎟
Something very exciting for
@Beathhigh
fans...
The World of Ian Rankin is a 1000-piece jigsaw packed with references to every book in the series, so you can explore Rebus's Edinburgh as you've never seen it before 🧩
Available 1 November! Pre-order from
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We are deeply saddened to hear the news about
#HilaryMantel
She was a magical writer and a masterful storyteller whose work resonated with thousands of book lovers. She was also a passionate reader, a wonderful performer & a generous champion of literature festivals & writers.
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Guy Garvey & Simon Armitage take the stage to huge applause for our special event tonight.
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Thrilled to have the ultra-talented and award-winning LGBTQ+ poets Mark Doty & Andrew McMillan at
@anthonyburgess
for our special
#MLF18
#Bookend
event.
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📢We've just released a handful of tickets for Maggie O'Farrell in conversation with
@kamilashamsie
about her stunning new novel The Marriage Portrait on Thurs 24 Nov
@HOME_mcr
sponsored by
@Weightmans
Grab one while you can!
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Jeanette Winterson gives a fantastic introduction for Viv Albertine and all the barriers she's pushed through with her new memoir.
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⭐FIRST 2024 EVENT ANNOUNCED⭐
Is it possible to dismantle and rebuild our broken political and economic systems? Senator Bernie Sanders visits MCR to discuss with Gary Younge what transformational change looks like.
🗓️Tue 16 Jan, 7.30pm
📍
@HOME_mcr
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Don't miss comedian Susan Calman with frank & funny new memoir Cheer Up Love 19 Oct
#MLF16
:
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“Is it true that the dead travel fast?” Join us TONIGHT at Central Library to see Mariana Enriquez
@LaEnriquez1973
&
@maxjohnporter
discuss horror, Latin American fiction & her epic new novel
#OurShareofNight
(translated by
@meganalimcd
) Tickets on door 🎟
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Calling all historical fiction fans! We're delighted to present AN EVENING WITH HILARY MANTEL, hosted by
@kamilashamsie
on Sun 19 April 2020
@RNCMvoice
Tickets on sale now for MLF Members, general sale opens Friday 17 Jan:
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Beautiful to have
@Doug_D_Stuart
&
@JackieKayPoet
on stage together for our special MLF22 Spring event. After a lovely intro from Jackie and a hearty welcome from our audience, they begin by talking about the incredible reception to Douglas’s debut novel
#ShuggieBain
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The fabulous Tracey Thorn takes to the stage for tonight's event after a brilliant introduction from tonight's host, Jeanette Winterson.
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Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Jackie Kay take the stage. Jackie introduces Patrisse in a line of amazing black women who've changed the world, including Angela Davis who wrote the forward of the book.
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We're thrilled to commission new work from NATALIE DIAZ. Radixes and Formations is a series of poetic sensualities exploring the words ‘origin’, ‘migration’, ‘freedom’ & ‘love’. Natalie will perform the poems & discuss them with Mary Jean Chan 22-29 April.
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Jackie Kay and three of her selection of Britain's best BAME writers: Diana Evans, Imtiaz Dharker & Nadine Aisha Jassat - ready for our
#LitShowcase
event in conjunction with the
@WritersCentre
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Tickets were free for Kerry Hudson: Lowborn last night but we asked anyone who could to bring a donation for
@ReachOut_Com
and there was an overwhelming response. Thank you to everyone who came to the event 💗
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Our second commission is rising star of the poetry scene CALEB FEMI. Caleb will explore the impact of solitude during the pandemic. He will perform & discuss his new work with Vanessa Kisuule, Thurs 8 April, 7.30pm.
TKTS:
£6/£12/£20/Free if needed
#MLF21
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ALI SMITH chronicled our times in the Seasonal Quartet. We have a v.special, one-time only, screening of a film created by Sarah Wood, inc audio of Ali in conversation with Kamila Shamsie. Sun 25 Oct, 2pm. Tkts are Free or Pay What You Can £6 / £12 / £20
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A rapturous sea of applause welcomes Chile’s beloved author Isabel Allende and Manchester’s finest Jeanette Winterson as they take to the stage for our special event at
@thedancehouse
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Also joining us for
#MLF20
is the amazing poet, spoken word performer and writer
@kaetempest
. They will be talking about their first work of non-fiction
#OnConnection
, creativity and awe with host
@maxjohnporter
on 24 Oct. Further info & tickets avail on our website from 30 Sept.
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If there’s one thing that keeps us perky despite this awfully predictable weather, it’s the fact that
#MLF23
STARTS IN A WEEK!
Can’t wait to see all your lovely faces - don’t forget to book your tickets in advance, many events are sold out already!
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Wonderful to be in the Chief Librarian’s office chatting with the amazing
@Elif_Safak
&
@EricaWgnr
before tonight’s event
@MancLibraries
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Mary Wollstonecraft
Emmeline Pankhurst
Margaret Thatcher
Mary Quant
Jane Austen
Nicola Sturgeon & more
@whjm
9 Oct
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Start your weekend with some inspiring poetry readings and conversation with our MLFxPicador event. Watch superstars Jericho Brown, Rachel Long, Raymond Antrobus and Safiya Sinclair with host Jackie Kay. Now available on our YouTube:
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See you at
@The_Lowry
TONIGHT at 8pm! If you haven’t yet, grab your 🎟️🎟️🎟️ here:
Where did the idea for the story of Geneva come from? Here's
@RCArmitage
talking about the inspiration behind his debut novel, out tomorrow in hardback.
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We’re delighted to be partnering w
@McrPoetryLib
on an event celebrating the 90th anniversary of
#SylviaPlath
See
@RomalynAnte
Moniza Alvi
@gosspoems
Carola Luther
@IanHumphWriter
perform poems inspired by Nature🍁 Womanhood 🔥Rebirth 💫 Magic on 18 Oct 🎟
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New Event: SARAH MILLICAN launches
#MLF17
6 Oct w/ How to be Champion. MLF Members book now, public booking 31 July:
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Lovely to see all the posts from our
@RCArmitage
event
@The_Lowry
last night. Hope everyone enjoys reading
#Geneva
Just spent the evening with Richard Armitage and even got to talk about Sound City & the art of analogue production with him.
Incredible night. Lovely human. Inspiring conversations & just a wonderful connection over diversifying career portfolios & possibilities. Exciting!
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Fantastic to have
@BrettAndersonHQ
back at
@thedancehouse
for another sold out event at
#MLF19
This time, we have Suede singer, frontman and author in conversation with host
@ktpop
about his blistering new memoir Afternoon’s With the Blinds Drawn.
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Two rising stars of the UK literary scene, DAISY JOHNSON & SOPHIE MACKINTOSH join us to discuss their novels
#Sisters
and
#BlueTicket
. They will be in conversation with Jeanette Winterson. Fri 23 Oct, 12pm. Tkts are Free or Pay What You Can £6 / £12 / £20
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Book Klaxon: We can’t wait to read this brilliant anthology edited by
@jesmimi
Envisaged as a response to
#JamesBaldwin
groundbreaking essay collection,
#TheFireThisTime
features essays & poems from a new generation of writers & thinkers inc
@jerichobrown
& Claudia Rankine 1/2
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Following an excellent conversation with
@JanCarson7280
and
@KennedyLoulou
at the Central Library…
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Fancy a sneak peek of the
#MLF16
brochure?
We have 4 covers this year by those cool kids
@markstudio
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