Chorlton Library presents a short season of celebratory events to mark the re-opening of the refurbished library on Tuesday 1 April 2025. Thursday 24 April An Evening with Stairwell Press 6pm Tuesday 29 April James Ellson: Can Perennial Vegetables Save the Planet? at 6pm Join the Celebrations at Chorlton Library Manchester Road, Chorlton, M21 9PN. […]
Chorlton Library presents a short season of celebratory events to mark the re-opening of the refurbished library on Tuesday 1 April 2025. This is the final event of the series. Tuesday 29 April James Ellson: Can Perennial Vegetables Save the Planet? at 6pm Join the Celebrations at Chorlton Library Manchester Road, Chorlton, M21 9PN. Call […]
Chorlton Book Festival presents a free, fun quiz about, all about books! Open to readers, writers, book groups and everyone in-between. Enjoy a drink and some friendly competition - and find out more about the 2025 Chorlton Book Festival and how you can get involved if you'd like to be. Prizes to be won! Starts […]
Comma Press Writers' days are perfect opportunities for writers of all experience levels to experiment with new forms and meet new people! Join us at Chorlton Library for a horror writing workshop led by author Andy Murray, followed by a panel discussion, readings and a Q&A where Andy will be joined by fellow horror authors […]
For over three decades Len Grant documented the regeneration of Manchester and Salford as a freelance documentary photographer. He made books and exhibitions about the construction of key buildings during the 90s and early 2000s and went on to chronicle neighbourhood renewal. particularly in East Manchester. October sees the publication of ‘Len Grant’s Chorlton Sketchbook’, […]
Join us for an evening celebrating the career of this renowned and much-loved poet, playwright, biographer, children’s author and novelist. From her debut poetry collection The Adoption Papers (1991), to her latest, May Day (2024), Professor Jackie Kay CBE’s career has seen her win numerous awards: she has also served as a university chancellor and […]
As well as Radio 4’s The Infinite Monkey Cage, the wonderful Robin Ince is the man behind books including The Importance of Being Interested and Bibliomaniac. His latest, Normally Weird and Weirdly Normal, is a personal exploration of neurodiversity after receiving an ADHD diagnosis the age of 52. He reminds us that it’s okay to […]
When the Beatles burst onto the music scene in 1962, they brought with them a counterculture that was to have far-reaching effects: Beatlemania became the catalyst that unleashed a revolution […]
Jerome K Jerome, (Three Men in a Boat) parodied the Victorian taste for spooky amusements with a series of comic horror stories. Enjoy a portmanteau of tales, told by an unreliable narrator and tied together with nonsense, noise and whiskey-punch... Jackanory for grown-ups, hosted by the amazing storyteller Gav Cross.
Ever loved a book so much you wanted to eat it all up? Now’s your chance to immortalise a literary favourite in cake form. Whether you’ve got cake decorating skills […]
It wouldn’t be a book festival without the ever-popular history walk with Andrew Simpson. Join him to explore the lost hamlet of Martledge, discover the story of our agricultural past and hear a few mysterious tales. Meet outside the library for the walk, then it’s all round to the Dressing Room Cafe at The Edge […]
After a career in politics, law and publishing Marcia Hutchinson MBE presents The Mercy Step, her acclaimed debut novel. A precocious Mercy makes her reluctant entrance into the world, finding herself in a chaotic household that seems to have no place for her. Mercy finds solace in books, and imagination, but escapism has limits, and […]
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