House of Books & Friends are thrilled to welcome middle-grade debut author Ashley Thorpe! Ashley will be in conversation with award-winning middle grade and young adult author Liz Flanagan as they discuss his debut fantasy adventure The Boy to Beat the Gods, mythology and the craft of telling stories that stay with you. The talk […]
Join us for an intimate and magical concert with The Bookshop Band, celebrating the release of their 14th studio album, Emerge, Return, produced by legendary musician Pete Townshend. Doors are at 6pm, with the show starting at 6.30pm. The evening will consist of 2 x 40 minute sets, with an interval to allow guests time […]
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 Song for a Whale by […]
House of Books & Friends are excited to welcome back our friend Daisy Buchanan on Monday 15th July to discuss her new book Pity Party! The event will take place from 6-7pm and will include a Q&A and the chance to get your book signed by Daisy too. Tickets £5 Ticket only (redeemable against a […]
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 July we will be discussing Space Crone by Ursula K. le Guin. The essays the discussion […]
This session of The Book Club will take place on Monday 22nd July via Zoom. 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 address and tick […]
This session of The Book Club will take place on Tuesday 23rd July in-store from 6pm – 7pm. 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 […]
House of Books & Friends are thrilled to welcome Dr Natalie Cawley on Wednesday 24th July, who will be in conversation with comedian Alexandra Haddow to discuss Natalie's new book Just About Coping! The event will take place from 6-7pm and will include a Q&A, audience questions and the chance to get your book signed. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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' […]
