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'It has no need to look south, except as a warning.' Desmond Bullen reads The Book of Manchester. northernsoul.me.uk/book-mancheste… #manchester #reading #books Comma Press🍉 #CeasefireNow

"I thought ‘maybe I should try an alter ego and that’ll cure my anxiety’. It worked.” Arguably #Manchester’s most distinctive electronic pop artist, Norrisette talks to Northern Soul's Desmond Bullen. northernsoul.me.uk/norrisette-int… Norrisette #music

"this 'othering' of people has not gone away" Rob Martin talks to Jez Dolan and David Martin about PROTEST!, a new arts and heritage project focusing on Section 28. northernsoul.me.uk/protest-dissen… #LGBTQ+ #protest Manchester Art Gallery Archives+

Northern Soul's Best Reads of 2024 We asked our writers and lots of lovely literary folk for their Best Reads of 2024. Some were new publications, some were titles waiting patiently on our shelves, and some were old favourites. northernsoul.me.uk/best-reads-202… Faber Books Simon & Schuster

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It was a treat to chat to author Mike Gayle this week at a brilliant event in Manchester.

Well, this was proper fun to write.

I've long been a devotee of peat-free gardening so it's particularly meaningful to be writing about it. 👇 syngenta.com/agriculture/su…

The official blurb is 'How to avoid dirty tricks from the media'. As a guest for Prohibition PR's 'Embracing Marketing Mistakes' podcast, I divulge a few secrets and reveal a number of tricky celeb interviews. Listen 👇 buzzsprout.com/2206375/episod…

The Spring edition of the CSPA (Civil Service Pensioners' Alliance) magazine is out with David Hencke and Martin Shipton on politics; Helen Nugent on help for carers; David Luxton on the CSPA’s work; and a great cover feature on volunteering by Linda Harrison

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'sometimes the most constructive use of glass is in breaking it' Desmond Bullen sees Animated Activism: Women Empowered at Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery in Leeds. northernsoul.me.uk/animated-activ… Leeds Libraries #Leeds #exhibition

'a range of information about the Guinness family pouring directly from one of their descendants' Northern Soul's Rowan Twine reads a new book about the brewing dynasty, World of Guinness. northernsoul.me.uk/world-of-guinn…

'Why did it take seven years (seven years!) for anyone to report him missing?' Stephen May, author of a new book on the disappearance of Victor Grayson, a hedonist and firebrand MP turned secret service informant, writes for NS northernsoul.me.uk/victor-grayson… Swift Press Stephen May

"this aspect of Contagious Acts chimes with the drama Adolescence in its tacit recognition that censure without understanding can push young men further into the margins" Desmond Bullen sees Contagious Acts at The Whitaker, Rawtenstall northernsoul.me.uk/contagious-act…

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Well, this was an absolute treat. What a top guy.

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