The Mancunion: Books

@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': mancunion.com/2019/04/12/rev…

"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': mancunion.com/2019/04/01/rev…

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: themanchesterreview.co.uk/?page_id=231

"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: polyphonyjournal.com/articles

Siri Hustvedt is coming to Manchester! Watch this space for a review of her new book 'Memories of the Future'

"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: polyphonyjournal.com/post/autumn-in…

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 polyphonyjournal.com

"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: mancunion.com/2019/03/14/exp…

Come along to our launch party next Wednesday 27th March to celebrate the publication of the first ever issue of Polyphony! m.facebook.com/events/3323400…

"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: mancunion.com/2019/03/14/rev…

Happy #StPatricksDay! You can read about Amy Hagan's favourite books by Irish authors here: mancunion.com/2019/03/14/cel…

I had a great talk with @saskiavogel about her debut novel 'Permission' @dialoguebooks. You can read the full interview here: mancunion.com/2019/03/14/int…

"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': mancunion.com/2019/03/07/rev… @ChattoBooks

Author @saskiavogel will be speaking with @katefeld tomorrow about her brilliant new novel 'Permission' @PublicMtg

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 bit.ly/2DdWQnm

"Anyone looking for new books to read throughout 2019 might not need to look further than this list" @GurnaikJohal on the @WomensPrize long list: mancunion.com/2019/03/05/the…

And without further ado, we're thrilled to reveal the 2019 #WomensPrize longlist 🙌 Congratulations to our sixteen brilliant longlisted authors! bit.ly/2TxYIQQ

"These stories are a little too real to be read as escapism." @Lucybluedowning reviews Kristen Roupenian's 'You Know You Want This': mancunion.com/2019/02/27/rev…

"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': mancunion.com/2019/02/27/rev…