Join journalist, Brian Groom, for a rich and vivid walk through of the history of Britain’s second city (some say first city) through the people who have made it.

About the Book
‘Made in Manchester’ is the tale of England’s second city; a metropolis that exported industry and commerce to all others and whose culture is celebrated globally. Like Brian Groom’s bestselling book, ‘Northerners’, this definitive history expertly combines pacey narrative with vividly drawn portraits.

About Brian Groom
Brian Groom is a journalist and a leading expert on British regional and national affairs. His career was spent mainly at the Financial Times, where he was assistant editor and worked in various capacities. He is also a former editor of Scotland on Sunday, which he launched as deputy editor and which won many awards. Originally from Stretford, he returned to live in the north – in Saddleworth, in 2015.

Tickets available on Eventbrite from Monday 1st April at 8am.

A free Festival of Libraries event.