PM Press authors’ punk talks at the Manchester and Salford Anarchist Bookfair

THREE AUTHORS WHO’VE recently published books reflecting on different aspects of the history of anarcho-punk and the counterculture will deliver talks at the 2026 Manchester and Salford Anarchist Bookfair on 31 October. Rich Cross will be joined by former Poison Girls bassist Sue Cooper to reflect on This is a Message to Persons Unknown: The story of Poison Girls; Nick Soulsby will discuss his recent book Born of Struggle, Living in Hope: The Anarcho-Punk Lives of the Centro Iberico, 1971-1983; while Boff Whalley will read from, discuss and perform songs inspired by his tome But: Life Isn’t Like That, Is It? All three titles were published by PM Press in both the UK and the US. The organisers have published the full list of talks for this year’s event, which also includes sessions by: the Network of Radical Libraries and Archives; Mike Finn (Founding Freedom: Charlotte Wilson); the International Solidarity Movement (Take Action in Palestine); Frankie Hines (The anarchist imagination:…