What’s On

Manchester City of Literature is inspired by the possibilities from our city to bring people together to celebrate stories. You’ll find everything that’s going on here, whether you’re a reader, a writer, you want to support independent publishers or are looking for something to entertain you or young children. Don’t forget that you can add your own events here too, if you’re an organiser. 

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I’ve Never Read Elizabeth Gaskell: Didsbury Library

Location: Didsbury Library
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The Observer Anthony Burgess Prize for Arts Journalism

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Online Reading Course: The Gothic – Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey

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FORBIDDEN WATERS: Rob Parker in conversation with Luca Veste

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An Evening with Lisa Jewell

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Long-running Events

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Online Talk: Elizabeth Gaskell’s Short Stories – An Introduction

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PALAVER: Bryan Washington in conversation with Tawseef Khan

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An Evening with Alex Goldie

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An Evening with Robert Rutherford

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An Evening with David McCloskey

Location: Waterstones Deansgate
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An Evening with Rachel Joyce

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An Evening with Jennifer Niven

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An Evening with Jennette McCurdy

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Online Talk: Elizabeth Gaskell’s Fairy Stories

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PLASTIC: Matthew Rice in conversation with Andrew McMillan

Location: Blackwell's Bookshop
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Online Reading Course: The Gothic – Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

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ELIZABETH & RUTH: Livi Michael in conversation

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ADRIFT: Will Dean in conversation with Neil McRobert

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THE STORY OF THE DEER WOMAN: Heidi Hinda Chadwick in conversation

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MAY WE FEED THE KING: Rebecca Perry in conversation

Location: Blackwell's Bookshop
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An Evening with Tanya Sweeney

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Online Talk: Elizabeth Gaskell- An Introduction

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An Evening with LJ Ross

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SUPER NINTENDO: Keza MacDonald in conversation

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Michael Stewart & Yvonne Battle-Felton in conversation

Location: Blackwell's Bookshop
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Online Reading Course: The Gothic – Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

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HOME IS WHERE THE HAUNT IS: Tobi Coventry and Róisín Lanigan

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Tim Harford – How To Make The World Add Up

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Online Talk: Blame the Mother

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Online Reading Course: The Gothic – The Nurses’ Story and The Poor Clare by Elizabeth Gaskell

Location: Online
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An Evening with Siân Hughes

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LIKE A CAT LOVES A BIRD: James Bailey in conversation with Jenn Ashworth

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Online Talk: Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell- A Friendship

Location: Online
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Online Talk: Cranford – A TV Classic

Location: Online
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Online Talk: Cranford For Beginners

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