The moral questions that May We Feed the King raises, not only about the divine right of royals, but the nature of governing bodies, and moreover, the power a community can wield over the individual, ...

Ironmonger’s sublime exploration of morality and humanity. John Ironmonger | The Angel of St Piran | Fly on the Wall Press: £18.99Reviewed by Paul Knowles and Sam Cassells Big moral questions lie at t...

Nostalgia and crowd favourites: a gig for the people. The Enemy @ Blackpool Winter Gardens | Friday 28th August 2026Reviewed by Sam Cassells Blackpool Winter Garden’s Olympia Exhibition Hall was the i...

Image: © Charles Eastwood   Editorial Chris Newman, ‘Drought’ Katie Beswick, 2 poems Vicky Grut, ‘The Eid Dinner’ David Canning, ‘My Great Grandfather’s Apron Shop’ Mark Granier, ‘The Handover’ Uvini ...

Why does the writer have to be subservient to the reader? David Rose | Heimat | Nightjar Press: £3.75Reviewed by Paul Kavanagh    ‘All my memories gather ’round her,’ sings John Denver. David Rose sin...

At its core, Coca-Cola Lessons illustrates the musings of a poet whose identity listlessly exists between the past and present. Shuntarō Tanikawa | Coca-Cola Lessons | Prescott Street Press Price: £20...

The past returns to distort a relationship in this dark romantic comedy. The Drama | dir. Kristoffer Borgli | Reviewed by Devarya Singhania Maybe you should ask everything on the first date if you’re ...

In defending the mountain lions of Los Angeles trying to hunt humans, the novel compels the reader to question whether, in fact, humans deserve it Henry Hoke | Open Throat | Picador: £9.99 Reviewed by...

Albarn’s high-concept supergroup coalesces in a vibrant and cameo-filled multimedia performance Gorillaz | Co-op Live Arena | 20th March 2026Reviewed by Peter Wild All the way back in 1998, Gorillaz w...

Carlos Acosta’s superb choreography shapes a joyous and beautiful production Don Quixote by the Birmingham Royal Ballet | The Lowry, Salford | 5th March 2026Reviewed by Bethany Applebee According to T...

Haunting and lyrical: Of Monsters and Men make a triumphant return to Manchester Of Monsters and Men @ Albert Hall Manchester | 15th Febuary 2026 Reviewed by Paul Knowles and Sam Cassells The faded gr...

Shirking the moral constraints of autofiction, this novel provides ecstatic multiple narrative planes that wrestle instead with the uncanny Rob Doyle | Cameo | Wieden & Nicholson: £20Reviewed by Edwar...

A haunting, revelatory, and satisfying continuation of the apocalyptic world Danny Boyle has created. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple | dir. Nia DaCosta | Reviewed by Joseph Hunter  Danny Boyle has ma...

Rejection provides in-depth case studies of performative males, cuckolding, finance bros, and LLMs, while leaving it to the reader, much like the internet, to make their own interpretations Tony Tulat...

Sarah Ghazal Ali | Theophanies | 87 Press: £14.99Reviewed by Ian Pople  Ghazal Ali’s book discusses what visible manifestations of God – or a ‘theophany’ – might mean in a feminist context. She draws ...

Image: © Courtesy of Manchester City Galleries Editorial Luke Buffini, ‘Damilola’ Joe Bedford, ‘Mating Habits’ Lillith Pollock, ‘On Wanting’ Lavanya Arora, 3 poems Thomas Storey, ‘Windwatt’ Gary Dunca...

This launch event celebrates the publication of a new Short Fiction in Theory and Practice special issue which critically examines materiality in the short fiction of Alice Munro (1931-2024). Throu…

Join us as we honour the enduring legacy of Charles E. May’s Short Story Theories (1976), a landmark work that reshaped how we read, teach, and think about short fiction. This special event …

The Chameleons | Albert Hall, Manchester | 21st November 2025 Reviewed by Peter Wild It’s been a bumpy road for The Chameleons. They started out all the way back in 1983, released a clutch of anthemic...

The ENSFR invites you to a special event commemorating the legacy of the Save Our Short Story campaign — a landmark movement that rallied writers, scholars, and readers in defence of the short stor…

Abramović’s epic reminds you that much of life is itself a performance – that the boundaries we draw between art and ‘real’ life are, in many ways, arbitrary. Marina Abramović | Balkan Erotic Epic @ A...

A complete and compelling account of a masterful American poet Nathan Kernan | Day Like Any Other: The Life of James Schuyler | FSG: £25.00Reviewed by Ian Pople James Schuyler’s poetry contains extrao...

A complex and rewarding collection that observes the fragility of love and nature in an increasingly delicate world.  Henri Cole| The Other Love | Farrar, Straus and Giroux: £12.00Reviewed by Ian Popl...

Image: © Courtesy of Manchester City Galleries Editorial Róisín Leggett Bohan, 3 poems Livi Michael, ‘Signs’ Immanuel Misfud, ‘Rue Garenne’ (trans. Ruth Ward) Cormac Culkeen, ‘My Dog Ate the Sun’ Laur...

A quietly striking collection where readers are left to meditate upon the enigmatic traces of Fernández’s words, and where they might point. Gastón Fernández | Apparent Breviary (trans. KM Cascia) | W...

Wipsza’s dream-like poems are absurd, but if you pay attention to the material from which these dreams are made, you’ll find them lingering with you in unexpected ways. Witold Wirpsza | Apotheosis of ...

Ethel Cain’s preview single delivers everything steadfast listeners were hoping for; creating a spellbinding, bittersweet world of catharsis, melancholy, and reluctant hope. A masterful addition to a ...

Maconie dives into the lives that shaped the Fab Four, bringing fresh perspectives to the infamous legends Stuart Maconie | With A Little Help From Their Friends: The Beatles Changed the World. But Wh...

Fowler unearths the hidden legacies of slavery, capitalism and exploitation that make up contemporary British relationships with the countryside Corinne Fowler | Our Island Stories: Ten Walks through ...

Royal Shakespeare Company’s Hamlet Hail to the Thief expertly melds physical theatre, dystopian visuals, and a Radiohead album to create a masterclass in Shakespeare adaptation. Hamlet Hail to the Thi...

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Last Tourist, on paper, may hail from Leeds, but musically they reside in the metaphysical realms of alternative rock. They are an otherworldly entity, gazing at the stars, whilst peering through the ...