@MancunionBooks@RobertBoddy Don't know how I failed to 'like'/ retweet this in Oct., @MancunionBooks@RobertBoddy-- correcting the oversight now. Thank you for such a thoughtful review, which appreciates so much of what I was aiming for in Swan Song, particularly paying tribute to #Capote's rich complexity.
"Rankine’s 'The White Card' is a short yet powerful one-act play that shines a light on structural racism and whiteness in contemporary American society."
Amy Hagan reviews Claudia Rankine's 'The White Card': https://t.co/fwk4IT2TZ2
"It is the type of language that swallows you whole, that carries you off to places."
Sadé Omeje reviews Tessa Hadley's 'Late In The Day': https://t.co/s6nK90eU9i
The Manchester Review Submission Window is officially open! We're currently looking for new poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. You can check out our submission guidelines here: https://t.co/Ub5KCazu7o
"The sky is peach on the Curry Mile, the music / we play blends right in — it's chewed bubblegum pop!"
'The Walk Home' by Harley Weng U Pun (@hwpxxx) is up now @PolyphonyUoM: https://t.co/Yjy8r5CW2d
TICKETS ON SALE NOW for one of the world's leading feminist writers and thinkers, SIRI HUSTVEDT. Siri will discuss her latest novel Memories of the Future with @ktpop. 23 May, 6.30pm, Waterstones Deansgate. £8/6 or £22/20 with a copy of the book. https://t.co/C8E1FimJzx
"Autumn, for all of its colour, is a time for the blues."
'Autumn In New York', a brilliantly absurd short story by Jacob Thompson (@JacobBaggins), is now up @PolyphonyUoM: https://t.co/Son1In5dYq
The first issue of Polyphony is out! We have print copies available to read in the EAC Common Room or you can read it online at https://t.co/1Yy4VMeRpj
"Great authors like Atwood create stories that help us understand our environmental impacts, they are as enjoyable as they are essential."
Helena Torre takes a look at her favourite eco-fiction books inc Margaret Atwood's 'MaddAddam' Trilogy: https://t.co/gEoRSrHEAV
"Each essay is equally necessary in beginning to understand how Muslim women, across the intersections of race, nationality, ethnicity and sexuality, navigate their identity."
Urussa Malik (@_urussa) reviews 'It's Not About the Burqa' ed. Mariam Khan: https://t.co/EzMFKTbJwy
"Morrison reveals in Mouth Full of Blood how writing is a necessity rather than a gift to society."
Amy Hagan reviews Toni Morrison's new collection of essays 'Mouth Full of Blood': https://t.co/9nR7zSvL7w @ChattoBooks
We're absolutely delighted to see @ValeriaLuiselli on The Women's Prize longlist. Come and hear Valeria in conversation with 2018's Women's Prize winner @kamilashamsie on Wed 20 March. Tickets £7/5 https://t.co/E2HJKZjs6Q
"Anyone looking for new books to read throughout 2019 might not need to look further than this list"
@GurnaikJohal on the @WomensPrize long list: https://t.co/c3rKdjkcEa
And without further ado, we're thrilled to reveal the 2019 #WomensPrize longlist 🙌
Congratulations to our sixteen brilliant longlisted authors! https://t.co/kfUIk1W3wM
"These stories are a little too real to be read as escapism."
@Lucybluedowning reviews Kristen Roupenian's 'You Know You Want This': https://t.co/JdEjMXOoUV
"While Medieval Europe is heavily wrought in our collective imaginations, Ancient Africa is lost. James’ novel is an effort to correct this..."
@ellisjcoopey reviews Marlon James' 'Black Leopard, Red Wolf': https://t.co/othD1LOFm7