Upcoming author events at Blackwell's
15 Feb 2022
The bookshop on University Green has a programme of events coming up
Monday, 21 February: Queer Gothic Horror
Leon Craig and Alison Rumfit discuss their delightfully dark debuts Parallel Hells and Tell Me I'm Worthless with host Rosie Garland.
Thursday, 24 February: Memoir and Mental Health
Nick Blackburn, Sam Mills and Horatio Clare chat to Jenn Ashworth about their latest books The Reactor, Fragments of My Father and Heavy Light - three memoirs which explore grief, psychosis and breakdown.
Thursday, 3 March: The Cuckoo Cage Book Launch
The Cuckoo Page is the latest anthology from Comma Press - a collection of twelve specially commissioned stories which seek to challenge the Americanised concept of "the superhero". Contributors Pete Kalu and Karline Smith will be chatting to editor and Comma Press founder Ra Page.
Wednesday, 9 March: Wendy Erskine and Guests
To celebrate the release of her new short story collection Dance Move, Wendy Erskine has invited special guests Adelle Stripe, Heidi James and Graham Caveny to read alongside her and chat with host David Gaffney.
Thursday, 10 March: Okechukwu Nzelu - Here Again Now Book Launch (Manchester Central Library)
Okechukwu Nzelu chats to host Andrew McMillan about latest book Here Again Now - a heart-breaking and immensely uplifting novel about lovers, fathers and sons which shows the power of family - both the one into which we are born and those we choose for ourselves.
Thursday, 17 March: Julia Armfield (Our Wives Under The Sea) and Missouri Williams (The Dolariad)
We're thrilled to be welcoming Julia Armfield and Missouri Williams to the shop to celebrate the release of Our Wives Under The Sea (Picador) and The Dolariad (Dead Ink) - two beautifully strange and unsettling debut novels which are set to be among the most talked about books of the year.
Tuesday, 22 March: Jim Al-Khalili - The Joy of Science
Quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili will be here discussing his new book - eight life lessons on how to unlock the clarity, empowerment, and joy of thinking and living a little more scientifically.
Monday, 28 March: Grace Lavery - Please Miss Book Launch
Grace Lavery will be chatting to host Andrew McMillan about her brilliant new book - an incredible, genre-defying memoir of gender transition and recovery from addiction which is unlike anything you’ve ever read before.
Staff can get a 50% discount on paid tickets by entering the code XUOMSTAFF.