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Rosie Garland launches her latest book, the poetry collection What Girls Do In The Dark, with readings and support from poets Tania Hershman and Ian Humphreys.

The Stars Above Us sees literature and reading organisation The Reader showcase some of the most exciting writers from the North West (and beyond).

Evan Jones reads from his brand-new translation of CP Cavafy, The Barbarians Arrive Today: Poems & Prose, and own third collection, Later Emperors.

Head to the mouth of the Mersey for a Homotopia special of Liverpool’s most eclectic spoken word night A Lovely Word, featuring actor and writer Jade Anouka on headline duties.

Join Flapjack Press for a special live stream book launch of Rose Condo’s innovative and inspirational debut collection, After the Storm.

Altrincham Word Fest Online rounds off October with the launch of Comma Press’s new horror anthology The New Abject in an event featuring readings by contributors Lara Williams and Sarah Schofield. Free entry

This November, Manchester Writing School tutor Rachel Genn launches her second novel, What You Could Have Won, talking about it to Andrew McMillan.

Manchester-based Carcanet Press continues its programme of online book events broadcast live via Zoom, with this very special event to celebrate the launch of the final collection of poetry from Irish poet Eavan Boland, who died earlier this year.

As part of the Working Class Movement Library’s busy programme of online live-streamed talks, Andy Croft takes up the Invisible Histories virtual mic to speak about his biography of radical English poet Randall Swingler.

Join Comma Press at the launch of The New Abject, an anthology just in time for Halloween, featuring contributing authors Ramsey Campbell, Matthew Holness and Lucie McKnight Hardy.

Featuring leading writers alongside the literary stars of tomorrow, Manchester Literature Festival heads online for a weekend celebration of words, running Friday 23 to Sunday 25 October.