Articles relating to: Manchester Literature Festival
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley talks to Northern Soul
The telephone purrs ominously in my hand. I swirl the last dregs of lukewarm coffee at the bottom of the cup while sitting cross-legged on my desk chair, and stare at the pile of press releases and hand-written notes in scratchy blue biro on my desk.
Review: Kate Mosse, Manchester Literature Festival
I am sitting in the spectacular Living Worlds gallery in Manchester Museum. It is one of those cold autumnal nights where darkness is drawing in, winter coats have come out of hibernation and everything is a little bit eerie.
Lyricism and Lyrics: Sylvia Plath and Kathryn Williams
Northern Soul’s Poetry Correspondent, Wendy Pratt, talks to singer/songwriter Kathryn Williams about Hypoxia, an album written to mark the 50th anniversary of Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar. Williams will be performing at the Manchester Literature Festival this weekend.
Now is the Time: Melvyn Bragg talks to Northern Soul
I have a bone to pick with Melvyn Bragg.
Screenwriter Andrew Davies talks to Northern Soul
Down the decades, British television has thoroughly enjoyed a good literary adaptation.
“Write every single day” Kate Mosse talks to Northern Soul
I’m sitting at my desk in pyjamas and waiting for the call to connect. It’s a Tuesday morning, the dog is staring at me from the doorway, and it’s all a little bit nerve-wracking.
Review: David Mitchell at the Manchester Literature Festival
The word ‘epic’ is one of those overused words that publishers bring out for every book more than 500 pages long. But it’s easy to believe that this word was coined for the work of David Mitchell.
John Lahr talks to Northern Soul about Tennessee Williams
When it comes to the performing arts, you’d have to say that John Lahr is steeped in them.
Review: Afternoon Tea with Olivia Laing
One of the many things we forget as adults is how truly wonderful it is to have a good story read out loud.
Review: Frank Cottrell Boyce and Sean O’Brien at the MLF
The plucky short story has had a long and eventful history.
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