This year’s One Book, One Manchester selection is Gloria Norris’s KooKooland, her riveting memoir about growing up in the city, contending with poverty, domestic violence, mental illness, and racism, and emerging triumphant (and with a sharp, rollicking sense of humor) from these daunting circumstances.
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One Book One Manchester
November 12th, 2019 · Comments Off on One Book One Manchester · Books, City Library, Events, Main Branch
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Stigma in the City: A Brief History of Mental Wellness in Manchester from 1960 to Today
September 30th, 2019 · Comments Off on Stigma in the City: A Brief History of Mental Wellness in Manchester from 1960 to Today · Books, City Library, Events, Main Branch, Teens, Trustees
A One-Book-One-Manchester series program that will examine and discuss the attitudes towards mental health that influenced the era of Gloria Norris’ youth.
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Welcoming author Mohsin Hamid
October 1st, 2018 · Comments Off on Welcoming author Mohsin Hamid · Book Group, Books, City Library, Events, News
Want to meet author Mohsin Hamid? Here’s your chance!
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