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SUMMARY:Little Bookworms January
DESCRIPTION: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. \nFor January\, we will be reading Nowhere Island by Tania Unsworth. You have until the day of the book club to finish the title – this is available to buy as part of your ticket\, or you can purchase a ticket only. \nAs well as discussing the book\, there will be book-related activities each month for our Little Bookworms to get stuck into\, fun quizzes and games\, and squash and biscuits for all. Our Little Bookworms will also get their own book lovers passport to add to each month they attend as they jet set around the world through reading. \nAll sessions will be ticketed: £8.99 for the book and ticket\, and £2 for just the ticket. All little ones must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets can be purchased on our website and in store. A limited number of complementary tickets will also be reserved for those who might need them so please do let us know. \nIf you have any questions about the book club or tickets\, you can always take a look at our website\, email us\, or ask a friendly bookseller in store. \nAbout the book: \nHidden at the intersection of several busy highways behind the trees and scrubby undergrowth is an island\, full of secrets… \nPez has lived there for a while now\, enjoying the solitude. She has a vegetable patch\, a routine\, her own way of doing things and a condor\, who may be outstaying his welcome. Runaway brothers\, Riley and Grayson call the island home too. They keep their distance from Pez and spend precarious days trying to survive\, still relying on the man-made world which speeds around them. \nThen Gil arrives\, with his hagstone and a dream of happy families\, and everything changes. The four of them find a way of living and believe they might stay on the island forever. But all too soon they witness something they should never have seen and they’re in deadly danger…
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.com/event/little-bookworms-january
LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:The Feminist Book Club with Kate Feld - JANUARY
DESCRIPTION: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 December\, we will be discussing All Fours by Miranda July. \nTickets\nBook and ticket: £20\nTicket only: £3 \nAs always\, there are a limited amount of complimentary tickets available for those who need them. Please contact us directly at bookworms@houseofbooksandfriends.com or call 07597 365380. \nAbout the book \nMiranda July’s second novel confirms the brilliance of her unique approach to fiction. With July’s wry voice\, perfect comic timing\, unabashed curiosity about human intimacy and palpable delight in pushing boundaries\, All Fours tells the story of one woman’s quest for a new kind of freedom. Part absurd entertainment\, part tender reinvention of the sexual\, romantic and domestic life of a 45-year-old female artist\, All Fours transcends expectations while excavating our beliefs about life lived as a woman. Once again\, July hijacks the familiar and turns it into something new and thrillingly\, profoundly alive. \nThe author and film-maker explores dance\, desire\, mortality and transcendence on a wild autofictional journey
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.com/event/the-feminist-book-club-with-kate-feld-january
LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:The Book Club
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250127T190000
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SUMMARY:The Book Club – Monday 27th January 7-8pm *ONLINE*
DESCRIPTION:This session of The Book Club will take place on Monday\, 27th January via Zoom. This month\, we are reading The North Light by Hideo Yokoyama – £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 for shipping) or you can collect it in store free of charge. You can buy a book and ticket here. \nIf you already own a copy of the book\, you can purchase a ticket only for £3. You can purchase a ticket only here. \nFor those unable to afford a book or ticket at present\, we have a limited amount of complementary books/tickets. Please contact the bookshop via bookworms@houseofbooksandfriends.com or call 07597365380. \nOne of our booksellers will lead the book club\, and the group will be split up into smaller groups in breakout rooms to discuss the questions. A Zoom link will be emailed to ticketholders prior to the event starting. \nWe always ask that you be respectful and kind whilst discussing the book and others’ opinions of it. \nAbout The Book \nMinoru Aose is an architect whose greatest achievement is to have designed the Yoshino house\, a prizewinning and much discussed private residence built in the shadow of Mount Asama. Aose has never been able to replicate this triumph and his career seems to have hit a barrier\, while his marriage has failed. He is shocked to learn that the Yoshino House is empty apart from a single chair\, stood facing the north light of nearby Mount Asama. \nHow can he live with the rejection of the work he had put his heart and soul into\, the dream house he would have loved to own himself? Aose determines that he must discover the truth behind this cruel and inexplicable dismissal of the Yoshino house and in doing so will find out a truth that goes back to the core of who he is.
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.com/event/the-book-club-monday-27th-january-7-8pm-online
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SUMMARY:The Book Club - Wednesday 29th January 6pm - 7pm
DESCRIPTION:This session of The Book Club will take place on Wednesday 29th January. This month\, we are reading The North Light by Hideo Yokoyama – £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 for shipping) or you can collect it in store free of charge. You can buy a book and ticket here. \nIf you already own a copy of the book\, you can purchase a ticket only for £3. You can purchase a ticket only here. \nFor those unable to afford a book or ticket at present\, we have a limited amount of complementary books/tickets. Please contact the bookshop via bookworms@houseofbooksandfriends.com or call 07597365380. \nOne of our booksellers will lead the book club\, and the group will be split up into smaller groups to discuss the questions. \nWe always ask that you be respectful and kind whilst discussing the book and others’ opinions of it. \nAbout The Book \nMinoru Aose is an architect whose greatest achievement is to have designed the Yoshino house\, a prizewinning and much discussed private residence built in the shadow of Mount Asama. Aose has never been able to replicate this triumph and his career seems to have hit a barrier\, while his marriage has failed. He is shocked to learn that the Yoshino House is empty apart from a single chair\, stood facing the north light of nearby Mount Asama. \nHow can he live with the rejection of the work he had put his heart and soul into\, the dream house he would have loved to own himself? Aose determines that he must discover the truth behind this cruel and inexplicable dismissal of the Yoshino house and in doing so will find out a truth that goes back to the core of who he is.
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.com/event/the-book-club-wednesday-29th-january-6pm-7pm
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SUMMARY:The Book Club - Thursday 30th January 2pm - 3pm *AFTERNOON*
DESCRIPTION:This session of The Book Club will take place on Thursday 30th January 14:00pm – 15:00pm. This month\, we are reading The North Light by Hideo Yokoyama – £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 for shipping) or you can collect it in store free of charge. You can buy a book and ticket here. \nIf you already own a copy of the book\, you can purchase a ticket only for £3. You can purchase a ticket only here. \nFor those unable to afford a book or ticket at present\, we have a limited amount of complementary books/tickets. Please contact the bookshop via bookworms@houseofbooksandfriends.com or call 07597365380. \nOne of our booksellers will lead the book club\, and the group may be split up into smaller groups to discuss the questions. \nWe always ask that you be respectful and kind whilst discussing the book and others’ opinions of it. \nAbout The Book \nMinoru Aose is an architect whose greatest achievement is to have designed the Yoshino house\, a prizewinning and much discussed private residence built in the shadow of Mount Asama. Aose has never been able to replicate this triumph and his career seems to have hit a barrier\, while his marriage has failed. He is shocked to learn that the Yoshino House is empty apart from a single chair\, stood facing the north light of nearby Mount Asama. \nHow can he live with the rejection of the work he had put his heart and soul into\, the dream house he would have loved to own himself? Aose determines that he must discover the truth behind this cruel and inexplicable dismissal of the Yoshino house and in doing so will find out a truth that goes back to the core of who he is.
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.com/event/the-book-club-thursday-30th-january-2pm-3pm-afternoon
LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
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