Manchester Literature Festival events at Manchester Museum
08 Oct 2013
Authors and performers at your Museum on 15 and 16 October
Shackleton’s Man Goes South: Tony White in conversation with Gregory Norminton
Tuesday, 15 October (7.30pm)
Book on 0843 208 0500 or Manchester Literature Festival, £6/£4
Acclaimed author Tony White was commissioned by the Science Museum to write a new work of fiction exploring the potential political, social and cultural impacts of climate change.
The resulting novel, Shackleton’s Man Goes South, was inspired by a little known science fiction story written in 1911 by polar explorer and meteorologist George Clarke Simpson, and tells the story of Emily and Jenny, refugees who are fleeing to the safety of a post-melt Antarctica.
Tony’s previous publications include the novel Foxy-T and non-fiction work Another Fool in the Balkans.
He will discuss his bold and gripping new novel-cum-manifesto with Gregory Norminton, author and editor of Beacons: stories for our not so distant future.
Free e-book:
A Science Museum Project, as part of the Manchester Literature Festival.
The Palace of Curiosities: Rosie Garland & Victorian sideshow act
Wednesday, 16 October (7.30pm)
Book on 0843 208 0500 or Manchester Literature Festival, £6/£4
Join author Rosie Garland and Victorian sideshow performers for an evening of mystery and excitement in the atmospheric Fossils gallery at Manchester Museum.
Rosie will read from her startling debut novel which follows the fortunes of Eve and Abel - cast out by Victorian society, they become The Lion Faced Girl and The Flayed Man, star performers in The Palace of Curiosities.
Rosie has performed in previous incarnations as the singer in cult goth band The March Violets and as twisted alter-ego Rosie Lugosi the Vampire Queen. She has published five collections of poetry and last year won the Mslexia Novel Competition which landed her a publishing deal with HarperCollins.
A circus troupe, also called The Palace of Curiosities, will provide further entertainment with the aid of fabulously inventive props and razor sharp wit. Prepare to be amazed!