Lars Saabye Christiansen. Tuesday 19th October, 13.00 Manchester Town Hall. Book on 0843 208 0500 MLF and NICE Festival of Nordic Art and Culture are honoured to present Norway’s leading contemporary writer, Lars Saabye Christensen. He is the author of twelve novels as well as short stories and poetry....

The World of Moomins, Sophia Jansson. Sunday 24th October, 17.00 Whitworth Art Gallery. Tickets: £5/£3 concessions The Moomin books, first published sixty-five years ago, are rightly loved the world over, and not just by children. Author Tove Jansson was also a renowned painter, illustrator and cartoonist. ...