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SUMMARY:AUTHOR EVENT: 'Kingfisher' with Rozie Kelly
DESCRIPTION:House of Books & Friends is excited to welcome Rozie Kelly to the store on 16th April at 6pm to discuss her book\, Kingfisher\, which has just been longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2026. As well as a discussion on her book\, there will also be a Q&A\, plus the chance to get your books signed by Rozie. Rozie will be in conversation with Sara Hunt\, publisher at Saraband. \nTickets \nClick here to buy a book and ticket – £9.99\nClick here to buy a ticket only – £5 \nAs always\, we have a limited amount of complimentary tickets for this event for anyone who needs it. Please contact us directly at bookworms@houseofbooksandfriends.com or call 07597365380. \nAbout the book \nShe smelled like jasmine. No\, not exactly. She smelled like the earth beneath a jasmine plant on a hot day.  \n“Most of us are poets”\, she said. “It’s just a question of how it comes out.” \nWhen a creative writing academic becomes infatuated with his colleague – the poet – it is not long before it begins to threaten his relationship with his partner\, Michael. Michael is beautiful. Michael is safe. But the poet is everything he isn’t; she has everything he wants. \nWhile he writes about steel and sex\, she dreams about the movements of swallows. While he tends to his budding career\, she writes from her big\, white house in the woods. As he slips between his old life and this new one\, his fixation grows into something more powerful. The poet\, his Kingfisher\, is his sole focus. He is hypnotised. \nBut when simultaneous illnesses threaten to destroy the precarious reality he clings to\, he’s forced to question what he can and cannot take from someone. This is a novel about grief\, power and desire – and the tangles in between that make up a life. \nAbout the author \nRozie Kelly is a novelist based in West Yorkshire. After reading English Literature and Creative Writing she moved to Hebden Bridge\, where she works for the Arvon Foundation\, hosting creative writing courses. She was shortlisted for the PFD Queer Fiction Prize 2023 and was one of the eight participants in the inaugural Prototype Development Programme 2024. She won the 2024 NorthBound Book Award for Kingfisher\, her debut novel\, and this has now been longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2026.
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LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:AUTHOR EVENT: 'Darkening Song' with Delphine Seddon
DESCRIPTION:House of Books & Friends is overjoyed to welcome  Delphine Seddon to discuss her debut novel\,  ‘Darkening Song’. The event will take place in-store on 28th April\, at 6pm\, and will last for 1 hour. There will be a discussion\, a Q&A\, and a chance to have your book signed by Delphine. \nTickets \nTickets are £7\, with the option to add on a copy of the book. Click here to get your ticket. \nAbout the book \nPower dynamics in the entertainment world also feature prominently in debut author\, and former music industry executive\, Delphine Seddon’s fiercely feminist novel set in the music business. Daisy Jones & The Six meets Euphoria\, ‘Darkening Song’ follows a teen star from Manchester and her ambitious manager as they navigate friendship\, ambition\, and the devastating cost of success. Darkening Song has an original score soundtrack written and produced by an all-female team and performed by the incredible independent artist\, S.Michaud. The book is going to be adapted into a major TV series. \nAbout Delphine Seddon \nDelphine Seddon writes female-driven contemporary fiction and poetry. For the past 20 years she’s worked in the music business. She started out as a talent lawyer during the ‘Myspace era’ and dawn of Lily Allen before becoming Head of Business Affairs at Warner Brothers Records\, working across an incredible roster which included Dua Lipa\, Liam Gallagher\, Foals\, Royal Blood and Enya. She managed artists for a while and most recently\, she was COO at September\, operationally responsible for the record label\, management company and publishing business across London and LA. September’s clients include Glass Animals\, Little Simz and Adele. Originally from Staffordshire\, England\, Delphine now lives by the sea in rural West Wales.  \n 
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LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:AUTHOR EVENT: The Others with Sheena Kalayil
DESCRIPTION:House of Books & Friends is thrilled to welcome Sheena Kalayil on Thursday 30th April at 6pm to discuss her book\, ‘The Others’\, recently longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction. The evening will involve a discussion\, a Q&A\, and a chance to get your book signed by Sheena. The evening will be chaired by Isabelle Kenyon\, owner of Fly on the Wall Press. \nTickets \nBook and ticket £12.99 \nTicket only £5 \nAs always\, we have a limited amount of complimentary tickets for this event for anyone who needs it. Please contact us directly at bookworms@houseofbooksandfriends.com or call 07597365380. \nAbout the book \nSecrets\, lies and love as the DDR collapses.  \nIt is 1989\, and in a small Baltic city in East Germany\, the Deutsche Demokratische Republik\, three young people from vastly different backgrounds become friends. Armando is a factory worker from Mozambique\, Lolita is a medical student from India\, and Theo is an East Berliner who dreams of being a writer. \nWhen Armando and Lolita make a grisly discovery\, they find themselves caught up in the politics of Theo’s homeland more than ever before. While a quiet revolution sweeps through Eastern Europe\, and the Berlin Wall teeters\, the three find themselves entangled in a poignant love triangle which threatens their futures. \nAs the world order shifts\, their three lives are bound together in a web of love\, lies and fears\, leaving each irrevocably changed. \nAbout the author \nSheena Kalayil is a critically acclaimed Manchester-based author and teacher. ‘The Others’ is Kalayil’s fourth novel\, continuing her profound examination of untold stories from the crossroads of history and human experience. Kalayil’s debut novel\, ‘The Bureau of Second Chances’\, announced her as a major new literary talent\, winning the prestigious Writers’ Guild Award for Best First Novel and being shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Prize for Fiction with a Sense of Place. With a lifetime of experiences teaching around the world\, from Nepal and Mozambique to Tunisia and Venezuela\, Kalayil brings a truly global perspective to her writing. Since 2002\, she has called the UK home\, now teaching at the University of Manchester while penning rich\, immersive narratives that transcend borders.
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