• Chatty Café Letter Writing Brunch

    Did you know that we host the brilliant Chatty Café at the bookshop? Or that we are official Letter Keepers as part of the wonderful Sunday Letter Project? On Monday […]

  • LUNCHTIME LECTURE – Sophie Oliver ‘What the Dresses Know’

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

    House of Books and Friends is excited to introduce the next guest for their ‘Lunchtime Lecture’ series: Sophie Oliver, author of What the Dresses Know: A women’s history of modernism told through […]

  • 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 […]

  • The Feminist Book Club – November 2026

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

    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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Personalised Typewriter Poetry with Molly Ovenden

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

    Join poet, Molly Ovenden, for a free, live personalised poem in celebration of Connection Counts! Molly and her typewriter will be with us from 12pm – 5pm. This is a […]

  • Make Something, Make Anything! Workshop with Adam Douglas

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

    Step into the role of creator, designer and maker in this hands-on creative session. No experience needed. It’s all about giving it a go! With guidance and practical tips from […]

  • 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 […]

  • Sunday Letter Project Letter Writing Group

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

    A relaxed space to discover The Sunday Letter Project, and write your own handwritten letters alongside others. Free drop in! 11am - 12pm. Feel free to bring your own materials […]

  • Greater Manchester Bereavement Service Pop-Up

    To mark Grief Awareness Week, on Thursday 3rd December, the Greater Manchester Bereavement Service will be hosting their pop up session at the House of Books & Friends from 10am […]