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Jeffrey Wainwright is in conversation with Helen Tookey as he launches his seventh collection, As Best We Can, in this online Carcanet event.

Join poet, playwright and performer Inua Ellams for a live and interactive poetry reading taking place online as part of the annual Journeys Festival International.

Join Katherine Horrex for the launch of her debut poetry collection, Growlery, which she will read from, alongside onscreen extracts, and discuss with poet and critic Maryam Hessavi. Audience members will also have the opportunity to ask their own questions in the latest of Carcanet Press’s online launch series.

Olivia Laing talks about her new collection of essays about art and culture, Funny Weather: Art In An Emergency, with Fiona Bradley, Director of the Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh, as part of the online Edinburgh International Book Festival.

A Lovely Word is relocating outdoors for a socially distanced special in Liverpool’s pleasant St James Gardens and streamed live online.

Manchester regular Verbose is returning for its third virtual event, featuring emerging queer poets Alice Godliman and Louis Glazzard on headline duties, plus the usual packed bill of performers on the open mic.

Join author James Clarke as he launches his latest release, Sanderson’s Isle, reading from the book and chatting with his editor Luke Brown.

Booking now is a new course of six short story-writing workshop series from Comma Press, held fortnightly via Zoom, and led by writer and editor CD Rose.

Join Manchester-based Comma Press for their latest series of six creative writing workshops, specifically about science fiction short stories, led by Andy Hedgecock.

Join Carcanet online to celebrate the launch of Chris Beckett’s new poetry collection, Tenderfoot, hosted by poet and broadcaster Daljit Nagra.

Get the kettle on, the latest talk in the Working Class Movement Library’s Invisible Histories series comes to us live from Toronto as editor Maria Bloshteyn introduces us to Russia is Burning: Poems of the Great Patriotic War.

Join The Reader for their free sessions of lockdown-inspired literature every Tuesday from 1pm, and every first Thursday of the month at 7pm – it’s free and anyone can join in.