Blackwell's Manchester
@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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Excited to show you our September events lineup! We've got poetry, short stories and novels. Proud to support indies, excited for new and established voices to shine ✨
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/blackwells...
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/blackwells...
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Had an amazing evening at @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social talking with @ceciliarikap.bsky.social and Eleanor Drage about AI, political economy and the political imagination necessary for a better tech future to a packed out audience
October 7, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Had an amazing evening at @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social talking with @ceciliarikap.bsky.social and Eleanor Drage about AI, political economy and the political imagination necessary for a better tech future to a packed out audience
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(Rare) public appearance from me, and (quite frequent) one from @lukekennard.bsky.social talking about black bags, poems, novels, and maybe Strindberg and Slint. @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social - a week on Thursday. Come along!
October 5, 2026 at 7:48 AM
(Rare) public appearance from me, and (quite frequent) one from @lukekennard.bsky.social talking about black bags, poems, novels, and maybe Strindberg and Slint. @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social - a week on Thursday. Come along!
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BOOK LAUNCH: 'Andrea Levy's Novels'
Michael Perfect in conversation with special guests Bill Mayblin & Gary Younge
📅 Tues 3 Nov 2026, 6.45pm–8.30pm
📌 @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social
Readings, discussion, Q&A, books!
🎫 Register on Eventbrite
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/andrea-lev...
Michael Perfect in conversation with special guests Bill Mayblin & Gary Younge
📅 Tues 3 Nov 2026, 6.45pm–8.30pm
📌 @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social
Readings, discussion, Q&A, books!
🎫 Register on Eventbrite
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/andrea-lev...
Andrea Levy's Novels
Michael Perfect, author of a new book on Levy's novels, in conversation with special guests Bill Mayblin and Gary Younge.
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October 1, 2026 at 9:41 AM
BOOK LAUNCH: 'Andrea Levy's Novels'
Michael Perfect in conversation with special guests Bill Mayblin & Gary Younge
📅 Tues 3 Nov 2026, 6.45pm–8.30pm
📌 @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social
Readings, discussion, Q&A, books!
🎫 Register on Eventbrite
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/andrea-lev...
Michael Perfect in conversation with special guests Bill Mayblin & Gary Younge
📅 Tues 3 Nov 2026, 6.45pm–8.30pm
📌 @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social
Readings, discussion, Q&A, books!
🎫 Register on Eventbrite
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/andrea-lev...
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Looking forward to this one! Natalie Adler in conversation with @mbpearl.bsky.social, 9th October @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social. Natalie will be discussing her debut novel, Waiting For A Friend, set amidst the AIDs crisis in 1980s New York. Tickets: buff.ly/whu6suu
September 18, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Looking forward to this one! Natalie Adler in conversation with @mbpearl.bsky.social, 9th October @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social. Natalie will be discussing her debut novel, Waiting For A Friend, set amidst the AIDs crisis in 1980s New York. Tickets: buff.ly/whu6suu
We've got a packed schedule of events next week! See you there?
23rd: Mathias Enard w Ian McGuire
24th: Stacey Yu w Hannah MacDonald
25th: @coolniceghost.bsky.social w Jodie Matthews
@uomsalc.bsky.social @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social @uomenglish.bsky.social
@newwritingmcr.bsky.social
23rd: Mathias Enard w Ian McGuire
24th: Stacey Yu w Hannah MacDonald
25th: @coolniceghost.bsky.social w Jodie Matthews
@uomsalc.bsky.social @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social @uomenglish.bsky.social
@newwritingmcr.bsky.social
September 18, 2026 at 11:57 AM
We've got a packed schedule of events next week! See you there?
23rd: Mathias Enard w Ian McGuire
24th: Stacey Yu w Hannah MacDonald
25th: @coolniceghost.bsky.social w Jodie Matthews
@uomsalc.bsky.social @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social @uomenglish.bsky.social
@newwritingmcr.bsky.social
23rd: Mathias Enard w Ian McGuire
24th: Stacey Yu w Hannah MacDonald
25th: @coolniceghost.bsky.social w Jodie Matthews
@uomsalc.bsky.social @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social @uomenglish.bsky.social
@newwritingmcr.bsky.social
Tonight at the shop: @carcanet.bsky.social poets Jay Gao and Padraig Regan, reading and discussing their new work with Andrew McMillan!
Tickets via Eventbrite or on the door: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jay-gao-pa...
@newwritingmcr.bsky.social @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social @mcrwritingschl.bsky.social
Tickets via Eventbrite or on the door: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jay-gao-pa...
@newwritingmcr.bsky.social @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social @mcrwritingschl.bsky.social
September 14, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Tonight at the shop: @carcanet.bsky.social poets Jay Gao and Padraig Regan, reading and discussing their new work with Andrew McMillan!
Tickets via Eventbrite or on the door: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jay-gao-pa...
@newwritingmcr.bsky.social @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social @mcrwritingschl.bsky.social
Tickets via Eventbrite or on the door: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jay-gao-pa...
@newwritingmcr.bsky.social @mcrcityoflit.bsky.social @mcrwritingschl.bsky.social
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You haven't read a Latvian Noir before. So why not meet Dzena and her translator Žanete at Blackwell's Manchester this November - and learn about a remote town, where for 4 months of the year, there is only darkness and snow...
Tickets
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Tickets
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September 7, 2026 at 4:44 PM
You haven't read a Latvian Noir before. So why not meet Dzena and her translator Žanete at Blackwell's Manchester this November - and learn about a remote town, where for 4 months of the year, there is only darkness and snow...
Tickets
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ice-flower...
@blackwellsmcr.bsky.social
Tickets
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ice-flower...
@blackwellsmcr.bsky.social
We'll be exploring the future of AI with Eleanor Drage and @ceciliarikap.bsky.social on 7/10! In conversation with @thelitcritguy.bsky.social, we'll explore how corporations wield their power using AI and how to re-determine what AI should be for.
🎟️: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-future...
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September 4, 2026 at 1:33 PM
We'll be exploring the future of AI with Eleanor Drage and @ceciliarikap.bsky.social on 7/10! In conversation with @thelitcritguy.bsky.social, we'll explore how corporations wield their power using AI and how to re-determine what AI should be for.
🎟️: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-future...
🎟️: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-future...
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We're thrilled to announce that @griffski.bsky.social will be on tour this autumn to celebrate STRANGE IS THE LIGHT ✨
A childhood game of wild imagination takes a frightening turn in this moving tale of intense friendship, tangled secrets and betrayal.
🎟️ Tickets: bit.ly/4qfmbCV
A childhood game of wild imagination takes a frightening turn in this moving tale of intense friendship, tangled secrets and betrayal.
🎟️ Tickets: bit.ly/4qfmbCV
August 13, 2026 at 4:04 PM
We're thrilled to announce that @griffski.bsky.social will be on tour this autumn to celebrate STRANGE IS THE LIGHT ✨
A childhood game of wild imagination takes a frightening turn in this moving tale of intense friendship, tangled secrets and betrayal.
🎟️ Tickets: bit.ly/4qfmbCV
A childhood game of wild imagination takes a frightening turn in this moving tale of intense friendship, tangled secrets and betrayal.
🎟️ Tickets: bit.ly/4qfmbCV
Thank you @mhtaylor.bsky.social for dropping off proofs of his upcoming book, 'Illuminati: A History of a Conspiracy Theory' today! Very excited to learn about the origin story of this bizarre society and all the mad rumours it has spawned! @vintagebooks.bsky.social
August 13, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Thank you @mhtaylor.bsky.social for dropping off proofs of his upcoming book, 'Illuminati: A History of a Conspiracy Theory' today! Very excited to learn about the origin story of this bizarre society and all the mad rumours it has spawned! @vintagebooks.bsky.social
Excited to show you our September events lineup! We've got poetry, short stories and novels. Proud to support indies, excited for new and established voices to shine ✨
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/blackwells...
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/blackwells...
August 4, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Excited to show you our September events lineup! We've got poetry, short stories and novels. Proud to support indies, excited for new and established voices to shine ✨
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/blackwells...
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/blackwells...
Looking forward to launching Emily Midorikawa's stylish mystery A Tiny Speck Of Black And Then Nothing - tonight! Head down to the shop for 6.30pm to hear her in conversation with Susan Barker!
@mcrcityoflit.bsky.social @uomenglish.bsky.social
@newwritingnorth.bsky.social
@mcrcityoflit.bsky.social @uomenglish.bsky.social
@newwritingnorth.bsky.social
July 23, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Looking forward to launching Emily Midorikawa's stylish mystery A Tiny Speck Of Black And Then Nothing - tonight! Head down to the shop for 6.30pm to hear her in conversation with Susan Barker!
@mcrcityoflit.bsky.social @uomenglish.bsky.social
@newwritingnorth.bsky.social
@mcrcityoflit.bsky.social @uomenglish.bsky.social
@newwritingnorth.bsky.social
We've tallied up staff submissions and collated the data. John of John and Transcription are staff favourites - who do you share the most @thebookerprizes.com longlist predictions with?
July 23, 2026 at 7:42 AM
We've tallied up staff submissions and collated the data. John of John and Transcription are staff favourites - who do you share the most @thebookerprizes.com longlist predictions with?
TOMORROW EVENING!
Up next, we can't wait to hear @thomasdlee.bsky.social discuss his second novel, The Knight Watch with @caimhmc.bsky.social! TKW is a "queer, Nazi-killing, WWII Arthurian romp". Oh yes. This is going to be a fun one.
July 2, 2026 at 8:47 PM
TOMORROW EVENING!
Up next, we can't wait to hear @thomasdlee.bsky.social discuss his second novel, The Knight Watch with @caimhmc.bsky.social! TKW is a "queer, Nazi-killing, WWII Arthurian romp". Oh yes. This is going to be a fun one.
June 25, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Up next, we can't wait to hear @thomasdlee.bsky.social discuss his second novel, The Knight Watch with @caimhmc.bsky.social! TKW is a "queer, Nazi-killing, WWII Arthurian romp". Oh yes. This is going to be a fun one.
A fantastic evening yesterday with icon Brandon Taylor and (also icon) @savidgereads.bsky.social. A great conversation about beauty, art and classics topped off with a rant about scrambled eggs! Perfect way to spend a summer evening!
June 25, 2026 at 7:58 PM
A fantastic evening yesterday with icon Brandon Taylor and (also icon) @savidgereads.bsky.social. A great conversation about beauty, art and classics topped off with a rant about scrambled eggs! Perfect way to spend a summer evening!
So very excited for our event with BRANDON TAYLOR this coming Wednesday! He'll be talking to @savidgereads.bsky.social about Minor Black Figures and more. Tickets available via the link below!
June 22, 2026 at 7:35 AM
So very excited for our event with BRANDON TAYLOR this coming Wednesday! He'll be talking to @savidgereads.bsky.social about Minor Black Figures and more. Tickets available via the link below!
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Join us for an event with author and Centre for New Writing PhD student @thomasdlee.bsky.social as he launches his new novel The Knight Watch at @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-knight...
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THE KNIGHT WATCH: Thomas D. Lee in conversation
Join us for the launch of Thomas D. Lee's fantastic second novel, The Knight Watch!
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June 18, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Join us for an event with author and Centre for New Writing PhD student @thomasdlee.bsky.social as he launches his new novel The Knight Watch at @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-knight...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-knight...
Tonight! 🎉
Tuesday, 16 June: Makenna will be in conversation with Lara Williams @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social. Tickets and details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/helen-of-n...
HELEN OF NOWHERE: Makenna Goodman in conversation with Lara Williams
Join us to hear Makenna Goodman discuss her novel Helen of Nowhere with Lara Williams!
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June 16, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Tonight! 🎉
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So many thanks to @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social for hosting the launch of New York: A Literary Anthology last night & to my brilliant colleague @mbpearl.bsky.social for a delightful conversation about this book & the city that inspired it.
June 13, 2026 at 7:54 AM
So many thanks to @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social for hosting the launch of New York: A Literary Anthology last night & to my brilliant colleague @mbpearl.bsky.social for a delightful conversation about this book & the city that inspired it.
Next up.. tomorrow!
An evening of readings and discussion! Pocket-sized and packed with literary giants, New York: A Literary Anthology has been masterfully selected and arranged by Michelle. Join us at 6.30pm!
@uomenglish.bsky.social @newwritingmcr.bsky.social
@mcrcityoflit.bsky.social
An evening of readings and discussion! Pocket-sized and packed with literary giants, New York: A Literary Anthology has been masterfully selected and arranged by Michelle. Join us at 6.30pm!
@uomenglish.bsky.social @newwritingmcr.bsky.social
@mcrcityoflit.bsky.social
June 11, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Next up.. tomorrow!
An evening of readings and discussion! Pocket-sized and packed with literary giants, New York: A Literary Anthology has been masterfully selected and arranged by Michelle. Join us at 6.30pm!
@uomenglish.bsky.social @newwritingmcr.bsky.social
@mcrcityoflit.bsky.social
An evening of readings and discussion! Pocket-sized and packed with literary giants, New York: A Literary Anthology has been masterfully selected and arranged by Michelle. Join us at 6.30pm!
@uomenglish.bsky.social @newwritingmcr.bsky.social
@mcrcityoflit.bsky.social
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Tuesday, 16 June: Makenna will be in conversation with Lara Williams @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social. Tickets and details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/helen-of-n...
HELEN OF NOWHERE: Makenna Goodman in conversation with Lara Williams
Join us to hear Makenna Goodman discuss her novel Helen of Nowhere with Lara Williams!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
June 9, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Tuesday, 16 June: Makenna will be in conversation with Lara Williams @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social. Tickets and details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/helen-of-n...
Super excited for an evening of queer, feminist retellings tonight with @katalicedunn.bsky.social, Elle Machray and Emma Hinds! Grab a ticket via Eventbrite or head down to the shop for 6.30pm!
June 3, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Super excited for an evening of queer, feminist retellings tonight with @katalicedunn.bsky.social, Elle Machray and Emma Hinds! Grab a ticket via Eventbrite or head down to the shop for 6.30pm!
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🏡Tuesday, 16 June 🏡 Join Makenna Goodman, author of HELEN OF NOWHERE, in conversation with the writer Lara Williams at @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social. Tickets and details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/helen-of-n...
HELEN OF NOWHERE: Makenna Goodman in conversation with Lara Williams
Join us to hear Makenna Goodman discuss her novel Helen of Nowhere with Lara Williams!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
June 2, 2026 at 2:42 PM
🏡Tuesday, 16 June 🏡 Join Makenna Goodman, author of HELEN OF NOWHERE, in conversation with the writer Lara Williams at @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social. Tickets and details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/helen-of-n...
TONIGHT! We can't wait to hear @lauren-j-joseph.bsky.social discuss her novel of art and obsession with Gareth Gavin of @newwritingmcr.bsky.social Tickets via Eventbrite or on the door: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lean-cat-s...
May 18, 2026 at 12:38 PM
TONIGHT! We can't wait to hear @lauren-j-joseph.bsky.social discuss her novel of art and obsession with Gareth Gavin of @newwritingmcr.bsky.social Tickets via Eventbrite or on the door: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lean-cat-s...