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SUMMARY:AUTHOR EVENT: 'In Your Heart a Devil' Vanessa Santos in conversation with Jodie Matthews
DESCRIPTION:House of Books & Friends is excited to welcome Vanessa Santos to discuss her book ‘In Your Heart a Devil. The event will take place on 14th October at 6pm\, and will last one hour\, and will include a discussion\, a Q&A\, and a chance to get your book signed by Vanessa. Vanessa will be in conversation with Jodie Matthews\, author of Meet Me at the Surface. \nTickets \nClick here to buy a book and ticket. \nClick here to buy a ticket only. \nAbout the book \nInspired by local Scottish folklore\, In Your Heart a Devil is a gothic tale of love and alienation\, full of loneliness\, yearning\, and the unholiest of unions. \n For years bonfires have been lit by superstitious villagers in the town of S—\, intended to ward off the spirit of the man who was once their Laird. His widow still watches from the window of the big empty house on the hill. Isabel has heard the rumours about her husband\, but only she knows what went on behind closed doors. Because behind every enigmatic man there is a woman with a heart full of secrets. \nIt was decades ago that she left her grief-shadowed home in Portugal and began her search for her father. As her investigation led her to the rugged landscapes of Scotland\, she couldn’t have foreseen the dark heart that was to win over her own\, and how much she would come to understand the sharp pulse of longing and the deeper wound of rejection. \nA gothic tale of unrequited longing and unfathomable betrayal\, In Your Heart a Devil beckons readers through unforgiving halls where servants whisper and shadows stir\, into chambers where forbidden vows are bound in candlelight; and into the heart of a woman who is ready to emerge from her husband’s mythologised shadow to tell her own story. \nAbout the author \nVanessa Santos was born and raised on a tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic. She now lives in Scotland (though still by the sea) and spends as much of her time as possible devouring stories\, writing stories\, and wandering the endless Scottish woods. Her short fiction has been published online at Samjoko Magazine and Idle Ink\, and in anthologies by Sliced Up Press\, Colp\, and Solar Press. Her debut short story collection\, Make a Home of Me\, was published by Dead Ink Books in 2025. It was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize\, and one of the stories ‘Emily’ won the Shirley Jackson Award for best novelette. In Your Heart a Devil is her debut novel.
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SUMMARY:BOOK SIGNING - The World of Oliver Jeffers Tour
DESCRIPTION:The World of Oliver Jeffers Tour – Public signing \nHouse of Books and Friends are thrilled to welcome childrens author Oliver Jeffers to the store on 27th October at 11am to sign copies of ‘A Day off School‘ and ‘There’s a Ghost in This House‘. \nTickets are included in the price of the books! \nGet your tickets here! \nA free art print will be gifted with either book bought. Additional publishing by Oliver will also be available to buy on the day. \n \nAbout the books \nA Day Off School tells the story of Herbie\, who stays home from school when he has the sniffles. At first\, Herbie is delighted to have a day all to himself. A day to play Space Blasters uninterrupted\, do some painting and to read his book in bed! But\, by lunchtime\, Herbie has done everything on his list and soon – despite his best efforts – his thoughts turn to school. What if something really fun is happening? Like an extra playtime or a dog loose in the corridors? What if Herbie is missing out? \nThere’s a Ghost in This House brings a unique and disarmingly witty take on the traditional ghost book that will go far beyond Halloween. Hello\, come in. \nMaybe you can help me? A young girl lives in a haunted house\, but has never seen a ghost. Are they white with holes for eyes? Are they hard to see? She’d love to know! Step inside and turn the pages to help her on an entertaining ghost hunt\, from behind the sofa\, right up to the attic. With lots of friendly ghost surprises and incredible mixed media illustrations\, this unique and funny book will entertain young readers over and over again! \nAbout the author \nHarperCollins Children’s Books has been Oliver’s publishing home since his highly acclaimed debut\, How to Catch a Star\, first published in 2004. Since then\, he has become a worldwide phenomenon and a genre-busting creative force in the world of children’s books with book translations in forty-nine languages. Oliver has exhibited in museums and galleries such as the Brooklyn Museum in New York\, the National Portrait Gallery in London and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. In 2022 Oliver received a Member of the Order of the British Empire Award (MBE) for his Services in Art and in 2026 Oliver joined Smartphone Free Childhood as their ambassador.
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.com/event/book-signing-the-world-of-oliver-jeffers-tour
LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:HOBAF @ InkBlot Festival
DESCRIPTION:House of Books & Friends returns to selling at InkBlot Festival\, Manchester’s indie comic festival! Taking place on 31st October at the St Thomas Centre in Ardwick\, this is a celebration of independent comic creators\, as well as a chance to get your hands on some classic faves. \nMore info and tickets can be found here.
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.com/event/hobaf-inkblot-festival
LOCATION:Private: St Thomas Centre\, Ardwick
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