Books
This new crime thriller is set in Manchester – and getting rave reviews
Manchester isn’t just a backdrop in Ben Belcher’s gripping debut – it’s a main character
Louise Rhind-Tutt
19 March 2021
Books
Books
Charity book celebrates local heroes who helped during pandemic
‘Our humanity and community spirit shone in the darkness and I thought it was important to celebrate that’ says author Anna James
Louise Rhind-Tutt
12 March 2021
Books
Manchester stories of food, family and culture needed for new audio cookbook
Sounds Like Scran is asking the city’s food lovers, home cooks and hospitality industry to share personal stories about their favourite dish
Louise Rhind-Tutt
11 February 2021
Books
Manchester author longlisted for prestigious literary prize
Worth £20,000, the prize celebrates the international world of fiction in all its forms including poetry, novels, short stories and drama
Louise Rhind-Tutt
21 January 2021
Books
Photo book of Manchester life in lockdown to raise money for homeless
Manchester photographer Sushil Nash collected images and emotional stories from people across the city after asking for submissions
Louise Rhind-Tutt
5 January 2021
Books
Read Manchester launches Christmas book appeal to help local children
‘Every child deserves the right to read, learn and explore life, no matter what their start or circumstances’
Louise Rhind-Tutt
23 November 2020
Art & Design
This outsider artist from Gorton has published a book documenting lockdown
A percentage of the royalties from the book will be donated to mental health charity MIND Manchester
Louise Rhind-Tutt
20 November 2020
Books
Marcus Rashford launches book club to promote reading and literacy to children
‘There are 400,000 children across the UK today who have never owned a book, children who are in vulnerable environments. That has to change’
Louise Rhind-Tutt
17 November 2020
Books
11 new Manchester books to read during lockdown and beyond
From music, TV and history books to Manc Noir thrillers and young adult fiction, these new titles will keep Manchester bookworms entertained
Louise Rhind-Tutt
6 November 2020
Books
“We still sell more records than all of the other ‘Manchester bands’ put together” Noel Gallagher interview
New book celebrates Britpop and the 90s with unseen photos of Manc music legends
Louise Rhind-Tutt
30 October 2020
Arts & Culture
Interview: John Cooper Clarke has written a memoir – and it’s a rollicking rock’n’roll rollercoaster
The Bard of Salford tells us about his extraordinary life – from growing up in Higher Broughton and being “unofficial uncle” to Mark E. Smith to why Johnny Depp owes him big time
Louise Rhind-Tutt
16 October 2020
Arts & Culture
The accidental writer: Salford’s Charlotte Levin and a book that wasn’t supposed to be published
Michael Thame
21 August 2020
