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SUMMARY:AUTHOR EVENT: 'The New Fatherhood' Kevin Maguire in conversation with Sacha Lord
DESCRIPTION:House of Books & Friends is excited to welcome Kevin Maguire to the store on Tuesday 2nd June at 6pm to discuss his book\, The New Fatherhood: Why Everything They Told You About Being a Dad Is Wrong and How Embracing It Will Transform Your Life. As well as a discussion on his book\, there will also be a Q&A\, plus the chance to get your books signed by Kevin. Kevin will be in conversation with Sacha Lord\, co-founder of The Warehouse Project and Parklife Festival\, and fellow dad. \nTickets \nBuy a book and ticket here \nBuy a ticket only here \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  \nFatherhood will change you. That much is certain. But whilst it can never be under your control\, it can be under your influence. \nThe old rules of fatherhood are no longer fit for purpose. It used to be simple: you had to protect\, provide for\, and preside over your family. But the world has changed\, seeing today’s dads question the role they play in society\, at work\, and in their homes\, as they feel the once-solid foundation of fatherhood crumble beneath their feet. \nThis redefinition of a role previously set in stone for generations has sent dads looking for answers. Thousands have found them in their inboxes\, via The New Fatherhood\, the #1 fatherhood newsletter on Substack from Kevin Maguire. For five years\, he has interviewed some of the world’s best thinkers\, studied the output of our most creative minds\, and dove deep into the archives of peer-reviewed parenting. This book transforms those sources into an updated operating system for modern dads: delivered through deeply personal stories\, transformative perspectives on success and sense of purpose\, compact frameworks\, habits that stick\, and techniques you can apply in even the most turbulent moments.
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.com/event/author-event-the-new-fatherhood-with-kevin-maguire
LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:AUTHOR EVENT: 'Literally' with Ella Willis
DESCRIPTION:House of Books & Friends is thrilled to welcome Ella Willis to the store on 3rd June at 6pm to discuss their book\, Literally\, a joyful\, realistic and relatable guide to being autistic\, whether you know you are\, think you may be or love someone who is. As well as a discussion on their book\, there will also be a Q&A\, plus the chance to get your books signed by Ella. The event will be chaired by our bookseller\, Leah. \nTickets \nClick here to buy a book and ticket – £16.99\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: \nThere are three reasons why this book is called Literally: \nNumber 1: Autistic people can take things literally.\nNumber 2: This is a literal book. Clear in its language\, easy to understand and accessible.\nNumber 3: It’s relatable. What do you say when someone says something so profoundly relatable that it connects to your own experience perfectly? ‘LITERALLY!’\nTenuous fourth reason: It looks great on a front cover. \nIllustrator and content creator Ella Willis was 22 when they were formally diagnosed with autism but this was no surprise. Growing up they felt like they’d surely been dropped on earth by aliens and would eventually be rescued. Social blunders\, overstimulation\, intense joyful special interests: with the label of autism\, these experiences made so much more sense. \nIn Literally\, Ella is here to help you navigate all parts of being autistic\, destigmatize neurodivergence and offer accessible\, practical and hopeful advice. From getting a diagnosis to self-diagnosis\, stimming to masking\, navigating relationships to sensory issues\, Ella uses their personal story\, research\, illustrations and interviews to provide a clear-eyed view of the autistic experience\, \nThis is the book to help you – or your loved ones – thrive.
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.com/event/author-event-literally-with-ella-willis
LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:LUNCHTIME LECTURE - Chris Moss 'Lancashire: Exploring the Historic County that Made the Modern World'
DESCRIPTION:House of Books and Friends is excited to introduce the next guest for their ‘Lunchtime Lecture’ series: Chris Moss\, author of Lancashire: Exploring the Historic County that Made the Modern World. Join us on 5th June at 1pm to hear Chris discuss his book\, with special attention paid to Manchester’s place in Lancashire. \nThe talk will begin at 1pm and last for 1 hour. \nTickets \nTicket only £5 \nBook and ticket £25 \nAbout the talk \nAuthor Chris Moss will talk about the development and writing process of his book\, with additional context of returning to Lancashire after living away from his home county for decades. Attendees will be encouraged to consider Lancashire’s central role in modern history as a pioneer of industry\, the heart of social change\, and how the identity of ‘Lancashire’ continues to shift in the 21st Century. \nWith a chapter dedicated to Manchester\, entitled ‘Mancashire… Madchester… Manchattan’\, Chris will invite audiences to consider the reinvention of the city and a sense of belonging unique to Mancunians.
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.com/event/lunchtime-lecture-chris-moss-lancashire-exploring-the-historic-county-that-made-the-modern-world
LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:AUTHOR EVENT: 'I'm Just A Girl' with Jess Bacon
DESCRIPTION:House of Books & Friends is ecstatic to welcome Jess Bacon to the store on 15th June at 6pm to discuss their book\, ‘I’m Just a Girl’: How Reclaiming Girlhood Can Redefine Womanhood. As well as a discussion on their book\, there will also be a Q&A\, plus the chance to get your books signed by Jess. The event will be chaired by our bookseller\, Brooke. \nWe are leaning into bringing your ‘girlhood**’ into your current self\, so we encourage you to dress in a way that would make younger you proud\, and we will be writing notes to our younger selves in the talk! \n**’girlhood’ in this sense is gender neutral – what aspects of your youth do you wish to hold onto? What do you think you had to ‘leave behind’ as you entered adulthood? \nTickets \nClick here for a book and ticket \nClick here for a ticket only \nAbout the book \nIt is a truth universally acknowledged that boys will be boys and girls have to grow up… \nOver the past decade\, girlhood has repainted the cultural landscape pink. From Taylor Swift’s The Era’s Tour to Barbiemania\, this nostalgia for girlhood has become a billion-dollar business\, seen in the music we listen to\, the clothes we wear\, and the 2000s movies (and their long-awaited sequels) we watch on repeat. \nBut at a time when women’s rights are being rewritten\, this resurgence in girlhood is complicated. Women are caught between a genuine desire to relive the wild freedom\, joy and safety found in girlhood\, while facing an ever-growing pressure to hold onto their youth. The world demands women continue to look like girls\, yet they are rarely given the space to actually be girls. \nIn I’m Just a Girl\, journalist Jess Bacon introduces readers to the ‘second girlhood’\, the extended adolescence that adult women have crafted for themselves as a means to reconnect with the part of themselves they left behind: the girl. \nReconnecting with our inner girl is an empowering act of rebellion\, allowing us to reclaim what was once taken from us. Jess shows us how our second girlhood offers a return to creativity and play that can ultimately improve our relationships\, our mental wellbeing and establish a renewed sense of self. For far too long we have been presented with a false choice between womanhood and girlhood – this book is a celebration of a new way of being where we can fully embrace both.
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.com/event/author-event-im-just-a-girl-with-jess-bacon
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