{"id":1170547,"date":"2026-08-26T15:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T15:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1170547\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T15:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T15:00:10","slug":"manchester-literature-festival-returns-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1170547\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester Literature Festival Returns for 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester Literature Festival <strong>returns<\/strong> <strong>from 9-25 October<\/strong>, giving the city\u2019s book lovers the opportunity to come together to share their passion for language, to be entertained, to learn, and to reflect on their connections with place, politics and people.<\/p>\n<p>Creative Manchester and the Centre for New Writing will be supporting an exciting series of events, with highlights including influential and much-loved literary voices, conversations with acclaimed debut novelists, podcast recordings, poetry readings and much more!<\/p>\n<p><strong>The full schedule of partnership events are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.manchester.ac.uk\/event\/event:p3q-msrlocz7-69oo6c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Maggie O\u2019Farrell<\/a> \u2013 Friday 9 October, 7pm, Royal Northern College of Music<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.manchester.ac.uk\/event\/event:s2by-mql00xm3-v1ycl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sarah Hall: Burning Snowflake \u2013 The 2026 Faber Lecture <\/a> (SOLD OUT) \u2013 Saturday 10 October, 6pm, Manchester Museum<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.manchester.ac.uk\/event\/event:s3r-msrlr1dk-lr47xx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Paul Mason: Reds<\/a> \u2013 Sunday 11 October, 2pm, Martin Harris Centre<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.manchester.ac.uk\/event\/event:z3s-msrlvg3o-ywwmwd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Observer Book Club with Deborah Frances-White<\/a> \u2013 Sunday 11 October, 4.30pm, Martin Harris Centre<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.manchester.ac.uk\/event\/event:m2bz-mql05j9r-sqepdq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Patrick Radden Keefe <\/a>\u2013 Monday 12 October, 7.30pm, Royal Northern College of Music<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.manchester.ac.uk\/event\/event:b3t-msrlxs2n-2obzwo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Observer Book Club with Yann Martel<\/a> \u2013 Wednesday 14 October, 7.30pm, Martin Harris Centre<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.manchester.ac.uk\/event\/event:j3u-msrm11bg-3zyxhj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sufiyaan Salam and Monika Radojevic<\/a> \u2013 Sunday 18 October, 5pm, Manchester Museum<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.manchester.ac.uk\/event\/event:c3v-msrm99n2-dijzyi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Lady Hale and Lara Feigel<\/a> \u2013 Wednesday 21 October, 7pm, Central Library<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.manchester.ac.uk\/event\/event:d3w-msrmckhk-lb8zbj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">The Observer Book Club with Min Jin Lee<\/a> \u2013 Wednesday 21 October, 7.30pm, Contact Theatre<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.manchester.ac.uk\/event\/event:j3x-msrmhdhb-4ur660\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Karen Solie: Rylands Poetry Reading<\/a> \u2013 Thursday 22 October, 7pm, John Rylands<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.manchester.ac.uk\/event\/event:g2c0-mql0ai67-hze1aa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">An Afternoon with Elif Shafak<\/a> \u2013 Sunday 25 October, 3pm, Royal Northern College of Music<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information and to book tickets, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Manchester Literature Festival website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                    &#8216;;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester Literature Festival returns from 9-25 October, giving the city\u2019s book lovers the opportunity to come together 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