• The Book Club – Evening

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

    This session of The Book Club will take place on Wednesday 29th 6pm - 7pm in person. This month, we are reading Awake in the Floating City by Susanna Kwan. £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 […]

  • The Book Club – Baby Friendly

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

    This baby-friendly session of The Book Club will take place on Thursday 30th April 10:30-11:30am in person. This month, we are reading Awake in the Floating City by Susanna Kwan. £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 […]

  • The Book Club – Afternoon

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

    This session of The Book Club will take place on Thursday 30th 2-3pm in person. This month, we are reading Awake in the Floating City by Susanna Kwan. £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 […]

  • AUTHOR EVENT: The Others with Sheena Kalayil

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

    House of Books & Friends is thrilled to welcome Sheena Kalayil on Thursday 30th April at 6pm to discuss her book, ‘The Others', recently longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. The evening will involve a discussion, a Q&A, and a chance to get your book signed by Sheena. The evening will be chaired by […]

  • Coffee & Connections – Weekly Community Meetup

    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 May 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 May, we will be reading Valley of the […]

  • AUTHOR EVENT: ‘The Mercy Step’ Marcia Hutchinson with Pete Kalu

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

    House of Books & Friends is excited to welcome back Marcia Hutchinson on Tuesday 5th of May to discuss her Women Fiction Longlist  title ‘The Mercy Step‘. The evening will begin at 6pm, and involve a discussion, a Q&A, and a chance to get your book signed by Marcia. Marcia will be in conversation with […]

  • POETRY EVENT: ‘Little Bitch’ launch with Ellora Sutton, Betty Doyle and Roma Havers

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

    House of Books & Friends is thrilled to welcome Ellora Sutton on Wednesday 6th of May from 6pm to discuss their new poetry collection, 'Little Bitch'. Ellora will be joined by Betty Doyle, author of poetry collection 'Fruits of Labour', and Roma Havers, author of poetry collection 'The Natural Way'. There will be 8-10 minutes […]

  • AUTHOR EVENT: ‘The Jackfruit Chronicles’ by Shahnaz Ahsan

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

    House of Books & Friends is overjoyed to welcome Shahnaz Ahsan to discuss her book, 'The Jackfruit Chronicles: Memories and Recipes from a British-Bangladeshi Kitchen'. The event will take place on 7th May at 6pm, and will involve a discussion, a Q&A, and a chance for you to get your book signed by Shahnaz. Shahnaz […]

  • Coffee & Connections – Weekly Community Meetup

    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 […]

  • HOBAF Craft Club

    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. […]

  • AUTHOR EVENT: ‘Rose and Renzo’ with Carolyn O’Brien

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

    House of Books & Friends is thrilled to welcome Carolyn O'Brien on Thursday 14th of May from 6pm to discuss their new book, ‘Rose and Renzo‘. The evening will involve a discussion, a Q&A, and a chance to get your book signed by Carolyn. Carolyn will be in conversation with Louisa Reid, author of adult […]