blackwellsmcr.bsky.social
Your friendly neighbourhood bookshop on Oxford Road, Manchester 📚 Bookchat, events and silly things. Bleets (?!) by @rednewsom.bsky.social
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glad you're enjoying it! 🥰
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THURSDAY 3RD APRIL: We will be launching Rozie Kelly's outstanding debut novel Kingfisher, where she will be in conversation with @adamjfarrer.bsky.social! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kingfisher...
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THURSDAY 27TH MARCH: The authors of Culture Is Bad For You will join The White Pube's Gabrielle de la Puente to discuss the revised and updated version of their tremendous book on inequality in the creative industries. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/culture-is...
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WEDNESDAY 19TH MARCH: Heather Parry will be in conversation with Lara Williams about her second novel, a claustrophobic gothic tale about a young woman locked in the attic of her home, gradually unravelling.. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/carrion-cr...
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TUESDAY 18TH MARCH: Writer Angelo Tijssens and translator Michele Hutchison will discuss THE EDGES, Angelo's heartachingly beautiful story of grief, first love and returning. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-edges-...
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MONDAY 17TH MARCH: A night of queer fiction with Alex Allison and Curtis Garner in conversation with Lara Williams, discussing their fantastic coming of age stories about toxic relationships, masculinity and longing! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queer-fict...
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THURSDAY 13TH MARCH: Ruth Lamont, Eloise Moss and Charlotte Wildman will be discussing their book FRIENDLESS OR FORSAKEN, which looks at child emigration and social change in the late 19th century! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/friendless...
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TUESDAY 11TH MARCH: Neil Campbell, Jim Gibson and Wayne Dean-Richards will be in conversation with Danny Moran, discussing their story collections which focus on the working class experience! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/working-cl...
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Tue 18 March - @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social Blackwell's Manchester
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26 February. In conversation with @jesswhite.bsky.social @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social. Tickets and information here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/perfection...
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On February 27th, PUBLICATION DAY, I’ll have the official Broken Biscuits launch at @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social, where I’ll be in conversation with the brilliant comedian Justin Moorhouse. Very special biscuits are being made for this one. Who doesn’t like very special biscuits?
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love a surprise (forgotten) preorder! enjoy!
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On 27/2 we are celebrating the publication of BROKEN BISCUITS - the second essay collection by the inimitable @adamjfarrer.bsky.social. Join us for the launch of this outstanding, tender, hilarious collection with Adam in conversation with Justin Moorhouse! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/broken-bis...
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This event will indeed be PERFECTION! Vincenzo Latronico will be here on 26/2 talking to Jess White about his novel which follows a restless couple's struggle for authenticity amidst the emptiness of contemporary existence. @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/perfection...
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We'll be celebrating two stellar @commapress.bsky.social short story collections by Gaia Holmes and Jane Rogers on 24/2! If you like tales around activism and struggle, the climate crisis and Earth's decay then you'll love both of these! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gaia-holme...
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Journey into the murderous mind of a Victorian governess on 19/2 when Virginia Feito will be in conversation with Xavier Aldana Reyes discussing her tremendous new novel, VICTORIAN PSYCHO. For fans of dark, female-driven fiction- it's got bite! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/victorian-...
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Join us on 13/2 for the launch of Susan Barker's OLD SOUL, about a mysterious woman who never grows old and the bodies she leaves in her wake... Utterly gripping and a bookseller favourite; we're so excited for Sue's conversation with Zoe Li! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/old-soul-s...
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On 12/2 @bradleybooks.bsky.social and Rachel Bower will be discussing their latest works which share themes of quiet heroism, resilience and community. Impossible not to read the blurbs of both books and not be drawn in! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/s-j-bradle...
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Honoured to welcome @profkeonwest.bsky.social to the shop on 11/2 to discuss THE SCIENCE OF RACISM with @nelsabbey.bsky.social. Prof West exposes the data behind discrimination, cutting through divisive racist rhetoric with hard facts. Not to be missed! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-scienc...
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On 6/2 we're going feral, with @lucyrosecreates.bsky.social and @katalicedunn.bsky.social discussing hunger, desire and all things gothic/folk horror with Emma Hinds. Two absolutely stunning debuts that are going to be big this year. Cannibals, vampires, oh my! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/insatiable...
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On 4/2 Sam Mills will be in conversation with @stuhennigan.bsky.social about her fascinating cultural history of bisexuality which spotlights the lives of 9 artists, and celebrates the resilience, diversity and spirit of the lgbtq+ community through the ages! 🏳️🌈 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uneven-sam...
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well this looks excellent!
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I finished my advance copy yesterday, hiding in the cupboard at work way past my lunch hour because it was so tense and I *needed* to see how the story ended. It's official: a real page-turner!!