Episode 15: Shaun Wilson

Full Volume: The Manchester Libraries Podcast is back for May with another fun-packed episode.  Presenters Alan Lynch and his co-host Gary Parkinson – bring you all the latest and greatest from across Manchester Libraries. This May, Alan sits down with rising Cumbrian author Shaun Wilson, who tells all on his acclaimed debut novel ‘Malc’s Boy’. Shaun will be coming to Central Library later this month in person for a special author Q&A, hosted by Tony Walsh  Plus, coin collectors will love our special feature with Steve Ingham who tells us all about the Numismatics Society who meet once a month at Central Library. Alan once thought he’d found a rare Rupert the Bear 50 pence, until the penny dropped… hear more about it in this episode. Elsewhere, Elle takes us to reviewers corner once again as she sinks her teeth into the new novel by poet Neil Rollinson called “The Dead Don’t Bleed”. Hear her two cents on it here. Plus, Alan heads to Chorlton and Didsbury Libraries to get the scoop on their latest happenings, plus news of their involvement in the Chorlton Arts Festival and Didsbury Arts Festival respectfully.   And there’s a roundup of what’s going on around the local Manchester Libraries throughout the month, a choice archive clip from the Piccadilly Radio archive of when the Pope came to Heaton Mark, and all the usual fun and games.   Tune in now!