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

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.

Manchester bookworms are invited to flick through the ages with the latest exhibition coming to Central Library.

Joseph Parkinson, 27, plans to make Aspidistra Books a part of the community, and has created a survey to gage public reaction.

A new bookstore, Chapter One Books, is aiming to inspire future generations of readers when it opens in Manchester’s Northern Quarter next month.

Best-selling author, ingenious world creator and solid example of how to be a decent human being, Terry Pratchett, died on Thursday at the age of 66 ‘with his cat sleeping on his bed’.

Academics have spoken out on the apparent loss of 240,000 reference books from Manchester Central Library, with some calling it ‘regrettable’ that library bosses are allowing the digital age to replace physical texts.

Leader of Rochdale Council Richard Farnell has said this year’s Rochdale Literature and Ideas festival will dazzle and entertain both the young and old.

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.

Bookworms across the country will be converging on Manchester from today and joining more than 200 authors as the city hosts its ninth Literature Festival.

Coming back into the public eye for his first exhibition in 40 years, Michael Butterworth is presenting the ‘Use and Abuse of Books’ exhibit running between August 14 and September 5.