TUE 29 SEP

Omar El Akkad in conversation with David Olusoga

Author Omar El Akkad in conversation with historian and BAFTA winning film maker David Olusoga, marking El Akkad’s book One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This.

When
Tuesday, 29 September 2026Doors 18:00, talk 18:30, signing from 19:30
Where
Waterstones Deansgate91 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 2BW
Price
Check the listing
Borough
Manchester

Getting there

Waterstones Deansgate, 91 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 2BW

Street map of the area around Waterstones Deansgate, 91 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 2BW, marked with a pin. Also marked: the tram stop St Peter's Square, about 350m away in a straight line, and the railway station Salford Central, about 600m away in a straight line. The ring around the venue is 800m in a straight line.
Gold pin, the venue. Cream pins, the nearest tram stop and railway station. The ring is 800m from the venue in a straight line, not a walking time.Map data OpenStreetMap contributors and OpenMapTiles, rendered by Geoapify.
Nearest tram
St Peter's Squareabout 350m in a straight line
Nearest rail
Salford CentralSFDabout 600m in a straight line

Straight line distances to the nearest stop within 2km, not walking times. Check your own route before you travel.

About this event

Omar El Akkad joins David Olusoga, the historian and film maker behind Black and British: A Forgotten History, to discuss his book and take questions from the audience.

About the venue

Waterstones Deansgate is the chain’s flagship Manchester bookshop, spread over several floors at 91 Deansgate with a regular programme of author events.