Reviews, interviews, features and more from Britain's biggest student newspaper. Editor: @GurnaikJohal [email protected]
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"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…
Siri Hustvedt is coming to Manchester! Watch this space for a review of her new book 'Memories of the Future'
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. bit.ly/2Fmh0wb
"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…
"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…
"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
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"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…
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"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…
"One stage, one spotlight, one poet at a time. It wasn’t about the points, it’s never about the points— it’s always about the poetry."
Sadé Omeje reviews @ContactMcr's 'Open Mic Stand': mancunion.com/2019/02/27/rev… @YoungIDmcr
Manchester's @commapress has just launched a new podcast!
@GurnaikJohal takes a look (with special mentions of @endofallpodcast, @mostlylit and @slowdownshow) mancunion.com/2019/02/21/man…
"We have lost a great writer, yes, but we have been left a great many of her books."
A short piece about the life and writing of Andrea Levy: mancunion.com/2019/02/21/and…
If you're a book lover in Manchester, there's plenty of live events coming soon to put in your calendar.
Take a look at What's On: mancunion.com/2019/02/14/wha…
"The twists in the plots are like hard handbrake turns, perspectives shift with a screech."
@GurnaikJohal reviews Samanta Schweblin's 'Mouthful of Birds' (@sschweblin, @OneworldNews): mancunion.com/2019/02/13/rev…
"When they talk about the changing face of poetry, it seems that they are talking about its changing skin colour."
@GurnaikJohal looks at the thinly veiled racism behind the term "identity-based poetry": mancunion.com/2019/02/07/opi…
"The story begins in 1940 but moves through time, first turning back to paint a picture of Depression-era Britain in the 1930s, then forward to the 1970s and the present day"
@RobertBoddy reviews Frances Liardet's 'We Must Be Brave': mancunion.com/2019/02/04/rev…
"By exploring the intimate yet distant relationship between a fan and their favourite band, 'Go Ahead In The Rain' is both biography and autobiography."
@GurnaikJohal reviews Hanif Abdurraqib's 'Go Ahead In The Rain' @NifMuhammad, @UTexasPress mancunion.com/2019/01/31/go-…
