• Coffee & Connections – Loneliness Awareness Week 2026

    House of Books & Friends 81 King Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Coffee & Connections At House of Books & Friends, our mission is to combat loneliness and social isolation. In a time when we are more digitally connected than ever, it can be hard to find real and meaningful connections. We want to create opportunities for people to meet over coffee and good conversation, providing the […]

  • Books & Friends Connection Tours

    House of Books & Friends 81 King Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

    To celebrate Loneliness Awareness Week 2026, we're teaming up with Manchester City of Literature to host a walking tour with a difference! Our Books & Friends: Connection Tours are less about history and more about meeting new people and discovering local places to connect. Using the Manchester UNESCO City of Literature Map, our relaxed tours […]

  • The Book Club – Online

    Online

    This session of The Book Club will take place on Monday 22nd June 7-8 pm via Zoom. This month, we are reading The Director by Daniel Kehlmann. £10.99 is the price of the book and a ticket to the session. The book can be delivered directly to you (please add your shipping address and tick the box […]

  • The Evening Book Club

    House of Books & Friends 81 King Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Join us on Wednesday 24th June 6pm-7pm in person. In this month’s Book Club, we are reading The Director by Daniel Kehlmann. Purchase the book and a ticket to the event for £10.99. The book can be delivered directly to you (please add your shipping address and tick the box for shipping) or you can collect […]

  • The Book Club – Baby Friendly

    House of Books & Friends 81 King Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Join us on Thursday 25th June 10.30am-11.30am in person. In this month’s Book Club, we are reading The Director by Daniel Kehlmann. Purchase the book and a ticket to the event for £10.99. The book can be delivered directly to you (please add your shipping address and tick the box for shipping) or you can collect […]

  • The Book Club – Afternoon

    House of Books & Friends 81 King Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Join us on Thursday 25th June 2pm-3pm in person. In this month’s Book Club, we are reading The Director by Daniel Kehlmann. Purchase the book and a ticket to the event for £10.99. The book can be delivered directly to you (please add your shipping address and tick the box for shipping) or you can collect […]

  • Coffee & Connections – Weekly Community Meet Up

    House of Books & Friends 81 King Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Coffee & Connections At House of Books & Friends, our mission is to combat loneliness and social isolation. In a time when we are more digitally connected than ever, it can be hard to find real and meaningful connections. We want to create opportunities for people to meet over coffee and good conversation, providing the […]

  • AUTHOR EVENT: ‘Who’s the Real Dad?’ with Doug Sharples, Sanjay Sood-Smith, and Amber Stein

    House of Books & Friends 81 King Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

    House of Books & Friends is excited to welcome Doug Sharples, Sanjay Sood-Smith, and Amber Stein to the store on 2nd July at 6pm to discuss their book, Who’s the Real Dad? Two Dads, One Surrogate: Our Journey to Become LGBTQ+ Parents. As well as a discussion on their book, there will also be a […]

  • Coffee & Connections – Weekly Community Meet Up

    House of Books & Friends 81 King Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Coffee & Connections At House of Books & Friends, our mission is to combat loneliness and social isolation. In a time when we are more digitally connected than ever, it can be hard to find real and meaningful connections. We want to create opportunities for people to meet over coffee and good conversation, providing the […]

  • Little Bookworms July 2026

    Have you got a little bookworm in your life? Then look no further than House of Books & Friends. We are excited to invite you to Little Bookworms, our monthly book club for 8-12 years. The book club runs the first Sunday of every month, 11am-12pm. For July, we will be reading Alex Abbott is […]

  • HOBAF Craft Club – July

    House of Books & Friends 81 King Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Introducing our monthly Craft Club at House of Books and Friends – a space dedicated to sharing creativity and meeting new people! These peer-led, relaxed sessions will take place on the first Monday of the month, 5pm – 6pm. We encourage you to bring along a project or use one of the small kits provided. […]

  • Coffee & Connections – Weekly Community Meet Up

    House of Books & Friends 81 King Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Coffee & Connections At House of Books & Friends, our mission is to combat loneliness and social isolation. In a time when we are more digitally connected than ever, it can be hard to find real and meaningful connections. We want to create opportunities for people to meet over coffee and good conversation, providing the […]