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Blackwell’s bookshop events

12 Oct 2023

Events coming up in October

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Blackwell’s bookshop has a host of events coming up in October.

Monday, 16 October 

A Bollywood State of Mind: Sunny Singh in conversation with Nikita Gill (at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation)

Sunny Singh will be talking to host Nikita Gill about her new book A BOLLYWOOD STATE OF MIND - an exhilarating journey through the complex histories of India, performance traditions and cultural history. 

Tuesday, 17 October

The End of August: Yu Miri and Morgan Giles in conversation

Yu Miri and her translator Morgan Giles (the team behind the award-winning Tokyo Ueno Station) are here in Manchester to talk about their latest release The End of August - a ground-breaking, multi-generational novel about a Korean family living under Japanese occupation.

Thursday, 19 October

Listen: On Music, Sound and Us: Michel Faber in conversation with Dave Haslam (at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation)

Michel Faber (author of Under the Skin and The Crimson Petal and the White) talks to host Dave Haslam about his incredible new book LISTEN: ON MUSIC, SOUND AND US - an enlightening and witty exploration into how and why we listen to music.

Wednesday, 25 October

Gunflower: Laura Jean McKay in conversation with Gregory Norminton

Arthur C. Clare Award-winenr Laura Jean McKay talks to Gragory Norminton about her new book GUNFLOWER - a collection of strange and funny stories, some speculative and some more realist, that explore our relationship with nature, the environment, and each other. 

Monday, 30 October

Monstrous Longings: Abi Hynes in conversation with Tania Hershman

We're delighted to be welcoming Abi Hynes to the shop for the launch of her debut collection MONSTROUS LONGING. Exploring themes of desire, womanhood, and obsession, these short stories are sometimes funny, sometimes uncanny, but never too far from the truth. Abi will be in conversation with Tania Hershman.

More information

  • Full listings including November events with Isabel Waider, Camilla Grudova, Nathalie Olah and Karen Powell