Past events
SOLD OUT: Manchester Literature Festival presents Lady Hale and Lara Feigel
Lady Hale, the first female President of the UK Supreme Court and author of the Women’s Prize long...
Manchester Literature Festival presents The Observer Book Club with Min Jin Lee
Acclaimed Korean American author Min Jin Lee, internationally celebrated for the bestselling Pachink...
SOLD OUT: Manchester Literature Festival presents Sufiyaan Salam and Monika Radojevic
Discover two fresh and uncompromising voices from Stormzy’s #Merky Books as Sufiyaan Salam and Mon...
WCLC: Tom Hicks
Guernsey-born pianist Tom Hicks, hailed for his magnificent pianism and engaging personality, is a Y...
Mark Ravina (University of Texas at Austin), Interactive Cartography: Saving the World one Map at a Time
Mark Ravina (University of Texas at Austin), Interactive Cartography: Saving the World one Map at a...
Manchester Literature Festival presents The Observer Book Club with Yann Martel
Booker Prize-winning author Yann Martel, internationally acclaimed for the modern classic Life of Pi...
SOLD OUT: Manchester Literature Festival presents Patrick Radden Keefe
A gripping evening with Patrick Radden Keefe, bestselling author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing....
Manchester Literature Festival presents Paul Mason: Reds
A decade after PostCapitalism, Paul Mason returns to Manchester Literature Festival to discuss REDS:...
Manchester Literature Festival presents The Observer Book Club with Deborah Frances-White
Author, comedian and host of The Guilty Feminist podcast, Deborah Frances-White joins us for a livel...
SOLD OUT: Manchester Literature Festival presents Sarah Hall: Burning Snowflake – The 2026 Faber Lecture
Award-winning author Sarah Hall delivers the 2026 Faber Lecture: Burning Snowflake. The natural...