My life in Manchester's libraries

'No great city lacks a great library,' writes Phil Griffin. 'Manchester has four'

Good morning members — if you missed last night’s newsletter it was about a fascinating new book by two leading political scientists at the University of Manchester. You can find the online version of that post here.

Today’s piece is also about books — or at least collections of them. Ahead of Manchester City of Literature’s inaugural Festival of Libraries next week, the veteran critic Phil Griffin takes us on a wonderful trip down memory lane. As well as being a longtime Mill member, Phil is a legendary writer in Manchester and we’ve been looking forward to publishing something by him for a while.