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Diaries at the ready – autumn is officially upon us… If you haven’t done so already, make sure you sneak a peek at the packed programme for Manchester Literature Festival 2017 and get clicking for tickets for the October-fest now – events are selling out so get on it! And that’s not the only festival on our radar – the fifth annual Lakes International Comic Art Festival is worth checking out for words and pictures, Orbit at HOME features performance poet and local legend Lemn Sissay (he of the new bird-adorned mural in Old Trafford), while Manchester Gothic Festival is back for a second year and welcomes award-winning author and poet Rosie Garland plus journalist and muso John Robb. Books and art collide at the Bound Art Book Fair on 7 and 8 October and we’ll also be bringing you news of some of the many regular live literature and spoken word nights going on in the region. It’s National Poetry Day 2017 on Thursday 28 September, and Libraries Week 9-14 October, so there’s plenty to keep reading and writing top of your to-do list!
Here are our picks
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1. Manchester Literature Festival 2017 at various venues
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2. Verbose at Fallow Cafe
Author Lisa Harding. Verbose at Fallow Cafe, Manchester, 25 September 2017, free entry - Visit now
Live literature night Verbose is back after a break, with a theme, two new hosts and a full-female line-up stepping into the headline slots: Lisa Harding, Alex Keelan and Valerie O’Riordan.
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3. The Northern Fiction Alliance Roadshow at Waterstones Deansgate
Nathan Connolly, publisher Dead Ink. The Northern Fiction Alliance Roadshow at Waterstones Manchester Deansgate, City Centre, 26 September 2017, from £3.00 - Book now
Newbie collective the Northern Fiction Alliance rocks up with its first-ever roadshow to demonstrate that the North is a creative stronghold for innovative indie publishing. Talks! Networking! Drinks! Freebies!
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4. Revolution Retrospective at The Stoller Hall
Actor Timothy West at Manchester Literature Festival. Revolution Retrospective at The Stoller Hall, 10 October 2017, from £15.00 - Book now
We love a bit of words-and-music action, and this Russian mash-up of poetry and classical at the brand-new Stoller Hall sounds most promising. Music to our ears, you might say.
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5. Lemn Sissay: Something Dark at HOME
Lemn Sissay. Lemn Sissay: Something Dark at HOME Manchester, Manchester, 13 October 2017, from £15.00 - Book now
A rare chance to catch poet Lemn Sissay perform his powerful one-man show exploring identity, Something Dark, on home turf.
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6. Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2017 at various venues
Artist Oliver East. Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2017 at Brewery Arts Centre, Cumbria, 13–15 October 2017 - Book now
This international meeting of comic book artist and graphic novelist minds is back for a fifth year – and we’re looking forward to the latest book by Manchester-based storyteller Oliver East.
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7. John Robb as part of Gothic Manchester Festival at Three Minute Theatre
Author and musician John Robb. Gothic Styles: Dr Claire Nally In Conversation with John Robb at Three Minute Theatre, Manchester, 26 October 2017, from £0.00 - Book now
Join music and Gothic culture aficionados John Robb and Dr Claire Nally for a chat about all things Goth – including the influence of Gothic literature on mainstream culture.
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8. Rosie Garland as part of Gothic Manchester Festival at John Rylands Library
Poet Rosie Garland. Credit Absolut Queer Photography. Rosie Garland – The Night Brother at The John Rylands Library, City Centre, 27 October 2017, from £0.00 - Book now
Victorian edifice John Rylands Library is the backdrop to this reading from award-winning author Rosie Garland’s spooky third novel, The Night Brother, as part of this year’s Gothic Manchester Festival.
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This month’s top picks all share a notably political emphasis – using art to highlight the many vast divisions that have underpinned society over the last 100 years.
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