Books exploring magic, bereavement and landscape are among the fiction and nonfiction shortlisted for a £10,000 writing prize dubbed the ‘Booker of the North’.

Writers including Margaret Atwood and Anthony Horowitz are sharing pictures of themselves aged ten to celebrate Manchester Literature Festival’s tenth anniversary.

A Wigan-born writer, artist and all-round creative is appealing for your help to get his crime thriller meets gritty reality graphic novel, featuring Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Roger Moore, off the ground.

A new poll has found that mums and dads struggle to answer half of the questions posed to them by their children, whilst a quarter of parents may become liberal with the truth when answering philosophical queries.

By popular demand Manchester Children’s Book Festival (MCBF) is back a year earlier than expected and will from now on be an annual event.

Dogs Trust Manchester are looking for a special forever home for an eight-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier who loves nothing more than a good read.

Consecutive wins over Crewe Alexandra and bitter rivals Rochdale in ‘El Flatcapico’ helped Oldham end a three-game losing streak and revive hopes of a late push for the play-offs.

Charity Save The Children aimed to ‘book the trend’ and boost kids reading ability by giving away free books at a Manchester school this morning.

MM spoke to Our Fold frontman Damien Riley about the band’s rise to fame over nearly a decade prior to a performance at Manchester’s XFM gig.

Mancunians are set for an eyeful this Friday as London-based Naked Boys Reading descend on the city for an evening of intellectually-stimulating literature – and full frontal nudity.

David Moyes may have paid the price for not making the Premier League top-four this season – but Manchester United’s Under-21s secured just that last night.