About the Author

Nick Manning
Nick is a British/American man, living with his husband Ron and their dog Mary in Washington DC and New York. He retired from the World Bank some years ago.
Nick’s earlier career was as a social worker and researcher in London.
His short fiction is published in Unleash Lit, the Baltimore Review, Unleash Press, and America’s Future by Washington Writers’ Publishing House. His first novel is published by New Meridian, part of the non-profit organization New Meridian Arts, 2026.
Nick was born and raised in the English Fens.

Twenty Foot River, near March in the English Fens.
By kind permission of Nick Tearle
Upcoming Readings & Events
October 23, 2026
New York, Queens
7:00-8:30 pm
Reading
Sunnyside Arts
45-18 Skillman Ave, Sunnyside NY 11104
Dec 18, 2026
New York, East Village
6:00-7:00 pm
Reading
Adverse Abstraction reading series
5015 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Jan 23, 2027
Washington, DC
5:00-6:00pm
Book Talk
Politics and Prose Bookstore
5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington DC 20008
Feb 11, 2027
Maryland
7:00-9:30pm
Reading
Museum for Cultural Heritage with Washington Writers' Publishing House
17901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring, MD 20860
April, 2027
New York, Brooklyn
7:00-8:00 pm
Reading
Brooklyn Community Bookstore
With Josh Nguyen (Ripped)
143 Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215
May 8, 2027
New York, East Village
All day
Reading
Rainbow Book Fair, LGBT Community Center
208 W 13th St, New York, NYC 10011
“With razor-sharp prose and a biting wit, Manning gifts us with a moving and unforgettable meditation on family, loss, and the ties that bind.”
-Len Kruger
“Wickedly funny and quietly devastating, this debut announces a novelist of rare political intelligence and genuine heart...”
-Varun Gauri
author of For the Blessings of Jupiter and Venus, an NPR Books We Love Selection






