An Evening with Marina Hyde

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Britain’s favourite columnist and bestselling author, Marina Hyde comes to Manchester Literature Festival to celebrate her new book, What a Time to Be Alive! Scenes from a Strange Age.

This wildly funny collection showcases the award-winning political commentator at her sharpest, taking readers on a journey through the absurdities of modern political life - with Liz Truss’s short-lived premiership and the last days of the Tories, the antics of Nigel Farage, Donald Trump and the Silicon Valley elite - to the wonders of pop culture and offering witty takes on Meghan, Brooklyn Beckham and Jeff Bezos. In times like these, sometimes the only thing to do is read Marina Hyde and howl with laughter.

Join us for a brilliantly entertaining evening of sharp political insight, biting satire and irresistible humour with the inimitable Marina Hyde.

‘The most lethal, vital, screamingly funny truth-teller of our times.’ Phoebe Waller-Bridge

‘It’s a scientific FACT: Marina Hyde is Britain’s funniest writer. Her columns are the solid-silver lining of Britain’s political shitstorm.’ Caitlin Moran

Marina Hyde’s weekly columns for the Guardian have earned her a reputation as one of the most admired journalists in the UK. She has been named Columnist of the Year and Political Commentator of the year multiple times and is the only woman ever to have been named Sportswriter of the Year by the Sports Journalists’ Association. Her last book, What Just Happened?! Dispatches from Turbulent Times was a Sunday Times Bestseller. She co-hosts the smash hit podcast The Rest is Entertainment with Richard Osman.

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