MLF Chapter & Verse
The Manchester Literature Festival Blog
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Review: Kerry Hudson: Lowborn
October 18, 2019
Our Young Digital Reporter, Rosie Hilton, considers action via conversation at Kerry Hudson: Lowborn. Kerry Hudson’s event for Manchester Literature Festival, in conversation with Naomi Frisby on her book Lowborn, is free of charge, asking only for donations to local foodbanks from those who can provide them. This choice, taking an active approach to improve accessibility whilst […]
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Review: Naomi Wood: The Forgotten Women of the Bauhaus
October 18, 2019
Our Young Digital Reporter, Lily Ball, finds much to admire in Naomi Wood’s view of the Bauhaus. Naomi Wood’s talk The Forgotten Women of the Bauhaus explored the lives of a selection of female artists from the Bauhaus art school who Wood described as being “left in the shadows”, whilst male artists such as Walssily Kandinsky and […]
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Review: Cathy Newman
October 18, 2019
Our Young Digital Reporter, Maygen Senior, finds Cathy Newman inspiring. Cathy Newman’s book, Bloody Brilliant Women, tells the stories, plights and profound achievements of many women throughout history who are lesser known, whilst also highlighting the lives of more renowned historical figures. The book is a homage to the women that have shaped our nation, […]
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Review: Elif Shafak
October 11, 2019
Centre for New Writing student Probert Dean finds hope for humanity at Elif Shafak. When Elif Shafak finished her talk, I looked back on the event – an intimate gathering at Manchester Central Library – and reflected on her aesthetic turns of phrase, the lingering visions of her lively prose, and the sobering inevitability with […]
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Review: Caroline Criado Perez: Invisible Women
October 11, 2019
Our Young Digital Reporter Camila Florencia Rusailh finds food for thought at Caroline Criado Perez: Invisible Women. Caroline Criado Perez rounded off Manchester Literature Festival’s opening weekend at the Central Library talking to Alex Clark about her latest book, Invisible Women, which exposes “data bias in a world designed for men”. Criado Perez took her […]
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Review: Take 2: David Nicholls
October 11, 2019
Our Young Digital Reporter Helen Worrall finds a writer who can’t stop editing. Picture the scene: I’m lying on a sunbed, beverage in hand, crying. This is how I read the final 50 pages of David Nicholl’s One Day. And I wasn’t alone. I can hear two women in front of me here tonight at […]
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Review: Legna Rodríguez Iglesias, Abigail Parry & Serafina Vick
October 11, 2019
Centre for New Writing student Charlotte Wetton finds joy in poetry in translation. ‘A Little Body Are Many Parts / Un Cuerpecito Son Muchas Partes’ is one of those rare and lovely things: a poetry book with the original language and the English translation side by side. Poems from Legna Rodríguez Iglesias’ eight collections, written […]
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Review: Isabel Galleymore & Stephen Sexton
October 11, 2019
Centre for New Writing student Kathryn Tann finds two distinct new voices in poetry. Introduced to Blackwells on a chilly October evening are poets Isabel Galleymore and Stephen Sexton, along with their shining debut collections. Both with previously published pamphlets, both lecturers in Creative Writing, yet both with a unique and distinctive voice; each takes […]
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Review: Take 2: Jonathan Safran Foer
October 11, 2019
Centre for New Writing student Erin McNamara is inspired by Jonathan Safran Foer’s collective call to action. Jonathan Safran Foer has a plan to tackle climate change – but he wants you to come up with your own. In conversation with Erica Wagner, former literary editor of The Times, the writer discussed his latest book […]
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Review: Jonathan Safran Foer
October 11, 2019
Centre for New Writing student Joss Areté Kelvin finds small changes can make a significant difference at Jonathan Safran Foer. Acclaimed novelist and non-fiction writer Jonathan Safran Foer is sharing his own vulnerabilities in an effort to get his audience to question our own. His new book, We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Starts […]