Iโve been looking forward to this delivery from @404ink.bsky.social ๐๐ผ
Iโve been looking forward to this delivery from @404ink.bsky.social ๐๐ผ
Announcing our Spring & Summer events with Satoshi Yagisawa & Emi Yagi, Douglas Stuart, and Tayari Jones!
Advance tickets for these events are now available for MLF Members to buy. Tickets go on general sale on Fri 6 Feb. Can't wait? Get your membership here: www.quaytickets.com/mlf/screenlo...
@mcrlitfest.bsky.social are recruiting for new Trustees, join me on the Board of this brilliant organisation! Find out more on our website: manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/get-involved...
Some of my favourite books Iโve read in 2025 ๐ the romantasy era continues, but also delving into more Maggie after enjoying Hamnet
Iโm so happy I can finally share that I have been promoted to Senior Marketing Coordinator at @manchesterup.bsky.social!
Really nice way to end 2025 and to start my fifth year at the press. ๐ฅณ
Cannot believe we get new Ann Patchett AND new Maggie OโFarrell books on the same day in June 2026, I might have to book the day off!
Check out the brilliant books Iโm going to be working on next Spring and Summer! ๐คฉ
A brilliant closing event for @mcrlitfest.bsky.socialโs 20th anniversary festival listening to lovely Patrick Grant talk about his book Less, and I got my copy signed too โ๐ผ
In my capacity as a trustee I was delighted to be at the launch of the new exhibition to celebrate 20 years of @mcrlitfest.bsky.social. Fantastic photos of authors who have appeared at the festival. The exhibition is on in the Reading Room at #Manchester Central Library until the end of the year. ๐ธ
Accidentally matched my manicure to my current read ๐ ๐ป @hollybourne.bsky.social
Accidentally matched my manicure to my current read ๐ ๐ป @hollybourne.bsky.social
๐๏ธALL TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR #MLF25๐๏ธ
We celebrate 20 years of stories, ideas and inspiration this autumn with an incredible line-up of award-winning authors, cultural icons and bold new voices, plus a host of family fun! www.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk
Highlights include:
Excellent post today! This yearโs @mcrlitfest.bsky.social programme (which is on sale now!), new commissions archive to celebrate the 20th anniversary and my membership card ๐ itโs only ยฃ25 a year to become a member and you get lots of lovely perks: manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/support-us
๐CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF LITERARY MAGIC - FULL #MLF25 PROGRAMME OUT NOW!๐
From internationally acclaimed authors and cultural icons to bold new voices, our 20th edition is set to inspire, challenge and delight anyone who celebrates with us. ๐งต
Just finished Sophieโs powerful book, published by @honnopress.bsky.social - so happy to have come across it when I did, a book I feel Iโve been looking for for a long time and congrats Honno on publishing such an important memoir ๐๐ผ and Sophie for all its success.
Thank you @jennashworth.bsky.social, @adamjfarrer.bsky.social & @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social for a brilliant event discussing grief, grumpiness, care, memoir, northern grit and walking. Congrats on the new book Jenn! #booksky
Anyone I know coming along?
๐๏ธTickets are now on sale for our 4 early-released events of #MLF25!
Head to our website www.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk to grab your tickets๐๏ธ And donโt forget to sign up to our mailing list to get updates about our full programmeโจ
As Bookbanks new Ambassador Iโd like to spread the word about this brilliant charity giving books with food at food banks.
Please share and support if youโre able :)
www.bookbanks.co.uk
Is manchester becoming too much like london? Come with me on a trip around a high rise city of OnlyFans creators, ยฃ6 pints and ever richer overseas students www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
A magical evening with V.E. Schwab to celebrate the publication of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, amazing to see Manchester Central Library so full on a Saturday evening in summer too ๐คฉ
A brilliant event this evening at House of Books and Friends in #Manchester with Sophie Calon discussing her new book with Zoe Lambert and Dr Piers Henriques from @nacoauk.bsky.social - huge thanks to Maria Roberts for organising and making me aware this was happening!
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Iโm a married lady!
We had the most perfect day ๐ฅฐ
A brilliant @mcrlitfest.bsky.social event this evening with @helenmort.bsky.social & Laura Bates, feeling inspired and incensed after hearing their discussion of sexism and misogyny, deepfakes and AI.
#Manchester! Come and celebrate the launch of 'Welcome to the club' by @djpaulette.bsky.social in paperback!
DJ Paulette will be in conversation with Kamila Rymajdo in the @thejohnrylands.bsky.social's Historic Reading Room.
8th May from 6pm
FREE tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/welcome-to...
'This fascinating new biography showcases the ways women have fought to assert themselves in the wild.'
Wildly different by @sarahjlonsdale.bsky.social is this week's One to Read in @thetimes.com Environment newsletter.
Out now, available from all good bookshops. #booksky #nature #biography
Thursday 1st May at the shop! Super excited for this!
Iโm actually furious about how good the West End announcements are at the moment, Bryan Cranston and Paapa Essiedu!? Ncuti Gatwa and Edward Bluemel!? I can barely afford the train tickets never mind the theatre tickets and hotel ๐ญ can it be a rule that these things tour please? #northsouthdivide
first read of the year @nigelslater.bsky.social ๐ coming out the other side of a nasty chest infection, and a tough week or so for various reasons, so this book is a perfect balm ๐งก
Itโs been a busy year ๐ฎโ๐จ but such a pleasure working on these wonderful books. Ready for a rest before hitting the ground running in January with our plans for 2025 ๐๏ธ