The Book Club – Thursday 25th July, 2-3pm

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

This session of The Book Club will take place on Thursday 25th July in-store from 2pm – 3pm. This month, we are reading The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue – £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 […]

£3 – £9.99

Create a Comic with Jenny the Bookseller

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

Our very own artist and illustrator Jenny will be leading a workshop on Saturday 27th July from 10.30am! This is the perfect activity for your budding artists ages 7 - 12. Jenny will show different comic styles, such as Nick Sharratt illustration, Dog Man, and Bunny vs Monkey. Kids will get to play art games […]

Dino Day with Leah the Bookseller

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

Get your stomp on with Leah the bookseller for the return of our favourite event from last summer - Dino Day! Come down on Thursday 1st August to craft your own dinosaur masks, and enjoy story time of great dino books. Perfect for 3 - 7 year olds; T-Rex fans encouraged! Registration of Interest The […]

Little Bookworms Book Club

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

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 our August session, we have picked 'The Cheat Book' […]

£2 – £7.99

Nature Poetry Workshop with Booksellers Lauren & Angelica

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

Join our poets Lauren and Angelica as they guide your creative little ones through a poetry workshop on Tuesday 6th August. Explore haikus, acrostic and couplets using prompts provided by the natural world! Ideal for 7-12 year olds with a flair for writing and rhymes. Registration of Interest The event will take 1 hour in […]

Pride Story Time with Alice

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

Join us for a Pride story time session with our bookseller Alice on Thursday, 15th August! As part of our summer holiday events programme, we will be reading three different books in celebration of Pride as well as snacks and craft time. Suitable for children 3-8 years old, this event is completely free. What will […]

Map Time with Joe the Bookseller

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

Work alongside self-titled "master cartographer" Joe for what promises to be a silly fun morning of fantasy geography. Make a map of a fictional world as a group, using teamwork, simple map reading skills, imagination, and artistry to build a magical world. Take inspiration from each other and some of the great fantasy books we […]

The Feminist Book Club with Kate Feld

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 people of all genders to discuss feminist books. In August we will be discussing The Colour Purple by Alice Walker. Tickets Book and ticket: £9.99 […]

The Book Club – Monday, 26th August 7-8pm *ONLINE*

Online

This session of The Book Club will take place on Monday 26th August via Zoom. This month, we are reading Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah – £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 […]

£3 – £9.99

Marvellous Myths with Ashley Thorpe

We are so excited to bring back our sell-out kids event from last summer - Marvellous Myths! Join us at 11am on Tuesday 27th August where the incredible author Ashley Thorpe will be joining us to talk through all things Yoruba and West African mythology. Ashley's expertise have lead to him releasing an incredible book […]

Free

The Book Club – Wednesday 28th August, 6-7pm

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

This session of The Book Club will take place on Wednesday 28th August in-store from 6pm – 7pm. This month, we are reading Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah – £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 […]

£3 – £9.99

The Book Club – Thursday 29th August, 2-3pm

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

This session of The Book Club will take place on Thursday 29th August in-store from 2-3pm. This month, we are reading Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah – £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 […]

£3 – £9.99