This session of The Book Club will take place on Thursday 25th September 2-3pm in person. This month, we are reading Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino, an idiosyncratic novel full of both humour and pathos, exploring themes of loneliness and belonging through the eyes of an unforgettable alien. £9.99 is the price of the book and […]
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 October, we will be reading The Boy with […]
House of Books & Friends is thrilled to welcome Anna Zoe Quirke to discuss their new YA title Sad Girl Hours. Anna will be in conversation with Josh Silver, author of TraumaLand, on Wednesday 8th October from 6pm - 7pm. As well as a discussion on their new book, there will also be a Q&A, plus the […]
House of Books & Friends are delighted to announce that we are hosting the Feminist Book Club with facilitator Kate Feld. Taking place monthly, this will be a space for people of all genders to discuss feminist books. In October, we will be reading Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector, a genre-blurring and formally […]
House of Books & Friends is overjoyed to welcome Bold Bean Co to discuss their new cook book, Full of Beans. Lead by Hannah Wilding, not only will we hear about some of the 70 new recipes, the evening will include a cook-a-long of a recipe that features in this gorgeous cook book. Attendees will also receive […]
House of Books & Friends is ecstatic to welcome Pete Kalu on 23rd October to discuss his memoir, Act Normal. The event will begin at 6pm, and will consist of a discussion between Pete and chair Esther Lisk-Carew, a Q&A, and a chance to get your copy signed. Tickets Click here to buy a book and ticket […]
House of Books & Friends is excited to welcome Park Seolyeon to the store on 27th October at 6pm to discuss her new book, Capitalists Must Starve. Seolyeon will be joined by her translator Anton Hur, translator of Seolyeon's previous translated title, A Magical Girl Retires. The event will consist of a discussion between Seolyeon and […]
This session of The Book Club will take place on Monday 27th October 7-8pm via Zoom. This month, we are reading Our Sister Killjoy by Ama Ata Aidoo. £9.99 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 […]
This session of The Book Club will take place on Wednesday 29th October 6-7pm. This month, we are reading Our Sister Killjoy by Ama Ata Aidoo. £9.99 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 […]
This session of The Book Club will take place on Thursday 30th October 2-3pm. This month, we are reading Our Sister Killjoy by Ama Ata Aidoo. £9.99 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 […]
House of Spooks & Fiends invites all our little ghosts and ghouls to let their creepy creativity crawl! We’re over the full moon to welcome back Catherine Booth — a published children’s illustrator and storyteller — for Halloween themed Drawing Workshop designed especially for young imaginations. Little bookworms will sketch, scribble, and dream up their […]
House of Books & Friends will be hosting three of the authors behind The Northern Weird Project on 5th November at 6pm. Gemma Fairclough, Katherine Clements, and Jodie Robins will be discussing The Retreat, The Turbine, and The Off-Season respectively. The event will be chaired by Robert Welbourn, author of Belonging. The evening will consist of a discussion between our panel, […]
