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Miranda Sawyer - A life in books

Rating: 2

October 11th 2011

Miranda Sawyer grew up in Wilmslow is a journalist and broadcaster who is one of the patrons of the Manchester Literary festival which runs from October 10th to 23rd

Didsbury writer Cath Staincliffe to launch her new novel Witness

Rating: 3

April 5th 2011

Didsbury writer Cath Staincliffe has looked at dark deeds from a new angle in her latest blockbuster thriller

Yvonne Gillon: A life in books

Rating: 2

March 13th 2011

Yvonne Gillon is one of the region’s most respected designers. She's put Marple on the map with her couture wedding designs and has a celebrity following that includes actors Suranne Jones and Trisha Penrose

Chris Honer - A life in books

Rating: 3

October 26th 2010

Chris Honer has been the Artistic Director of the Library Theatre Company in Manchester since 1987.

A Life in Books - Cathy Bolton, Director of the Manchester Literature Festival

Rating: 3

October 6th 2010

Cathy Bolton is Director of the Manchester Literature Festival which runs from October 14th to 25th in various venues around Manchester. We asked her about the books she has by her bedside table

Didsbury born Sophie Hannah at the Manchester Literature Festival

Rating: 3

October 4th 2010

Sophie Hannah is the Didsbury born poet and thriller writer whose books are now being filmed for TV. She lives in Cambridge but regularly returns to the city to visit her family and she will be appearing at the Manchester Literature Festival

Robert Gutfriend-Walmsley of the Village Bookshop, Didsbury - A life in books

Rating: 2

September 9th 2010

Robert Gutfriend-Walmsley is the owner of the Village Bookshop on Barlow Moor Road in Didsbury.

From Manchester to Murano - The double life of Marina Fiorato

Rating: 2

September 5th 2010

The Manchester born author of Blowers of Murano and the Botticelli Secret on her life in writing and her love for the North West

Lynne Pollitt of Hale Bookshop - A life in books

Rating: 2

August 1st 2010

Lynne Pollitt of Hale Bookshop tells us about the books and writers that have influenced her and what is currently on her bedside table

Great summer reading - Books for your holiday

Rating: 3

May 28th 2010

Make sure one, or more, of these great new books is in your suitcase this year

Last Orders - The Essential Guide to Your Letter of Wishes

Rating: 3

April 8th 2010

Last Orders - The Essential Guide to Your Letter of Wishes. Last Orders is a book intended to assist anyone and everyone. It deals with that perennial taboo, the subject of death...

Books For Easter

Rating: 3

March 26th 2010

We select five great Easter gifts for the kids - and some perfect ideas for you