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SUMMARY:Reclaiming The Future: An evening with Simon Hannah
DESCRIPTION:House of Books and Friends are delighted to host Simon Hannah to talk about his new book\, Reclaiming The Future: A Beginners Guide to Planning the Economy. The evening will start at 6pm and will consist of a discussion\, a Q&A\, plus the chance to get your books signed by Simon. \nTickets\nClick here to buy a book and ticket – £16.99\nClick here to buy a ticket only – £5 \nAs always\, we have a limited amount of complimentary tickets for this event for anyone who needs it. Please contact us directly at bookworms@houseofbooksandfriends.com or call 07597365380. \nAbout the Book \nIn a world gripped by endless crisis and climate breakdown\, the demand to reshape our economic system has never been more urgent. Reclaiming the Future by Simon Hannah is a beginner’s guide to planning the economy\, taking readers on a transformative journey towards a radically democratic society\, where the power and control over our lives are firmly in our hands. \nDecades of right-wing scaremongering has tried to consign economic planning to the dustbin\, but the need for it is greater than ever – it might be the only thing that can save us from climate catastrophe. In this myth-busting and accessible guide\, Hannah lays the building blocks for a grassroots economy that aligns our economy within human needs and environmental limits. \nAbout the Author \nSimon Hannah is a writer\, activist\, and trade unionist living in South London. He is an assistant branch secretary in UNISON and has written several books\, including A Party With Socialists In It: A History of the Labour Left\, which was a Guardian Book of the Day.
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.com/event/reclaiming-the-future-an-evening-with-simon-hannah
LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Little Bookworms April
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 April\, we will be reading The Zombie Project by Alice Nuttall. 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: £7.99 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: \nIn a world without bees\, death-flies are needed to grow food. But death-flies need bodies – lots of them. And bodies mean zombies. Merian understands this\, but others are afraid. Can one girl prove that zombies are the future? \n\nThe action-packed debut novel of MSLexia Children’s and YA 2023 winner\, Alice Nuttall.\nAn original idea that turns the usual zombie story on its head – save the zombies\, don’t kill them!\nWith environmental themes packaged alongside age-appropriate horror and scares.
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.com/event/little-bookworms-april
LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:In Conversation: Hanna Thomas Uose "Who Wants to Live Forever"
DESCRIPTION:House of Books and Friends are delighted to host Hanna Thomas Uose to talk about their new book\, Who Wants to Live Forever. The evening will start at 6pm and will consist of a discussion\, a Q&A\, plus the chance to get your books signed by Hanna! \nTickets\nClick here to buy a book and ticket – £16.99\nClick here to buy a ticket only – £5 \nAs always\, we have a limited amount of complimentary tickets for this event for anyone who needs it. Please contact us directly at bookworms@houseofbooksandfriends.com or call 07597365380. \nAbout the Book: \nThis is the greatest romance you will ever read without the happily ever after.\n\nYuki and Sam are soulmates.\nThey are destined to spend the rest of their lives together.\nThey are supposed to love one another\, forever. \nBut when a miracle drug is released which can extend a human’s life indefinitely\, Sam chooses to live forever\, instead of loving Yuki forever – and the world they know is spun inside out. \nWho Wants to Live Forever plunges into a parallel universe where forever is on sale to the highest bidder. What comes next is a world-building epic narrated by an intersecting cast of characters that will drive you to the edge of reality and leave you to answer biggest questions of all: What is life without death? What is life without love?
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.com/event/in-conversation-hanna-thomas-uose-who-wants-to-live-forever
LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT: The Feminist Book club with Kate Feld - April
DESCRIPTION:This event is sold out. \nHouse 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 April\, we will be discussing Fierce Attachments by Vivian Gornick. \nTickets\nBook and ticket: £9.99\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 \n‘Why can’t you find a nice man to be happy with?’ my mother is saying. We are walking down Ninth Avenue after a noon-hour concert at Lincoln Centre. ‘Why do you pick one schlemiel after another? Do you do this to make me miserable?’ \nVivian Gornick’s relationship with her mother is difficult. At the age of forty-five\, she regularly meets her mother for strolls along the streets of Manhattan. Occasionally they’ll hit a pleasant stride – fondly recalling a shared nostalgia or chuckling over a mutual disgust – but most often their walks are tinged with contempt\, irritation\, and rages so white hot her mother will stop strangers on the street and say\, ‘This is my daughter. She hates me’. \nWeaving between their tempestuous present-day jaunts and the author’s memories of the past\, Gornick traces her lifelong struggle for independence from her mother – from growing up in a blue-collar tenement house in the Bronx in the 1940s\, to newlywed grad student\, to established journalist – only to discover the many ways in which she is (and always has been) her mother’s daughter. \nFierce Attachments is a searingly honest and intimate memoir about coming of age in a big city\, and the perpetual bonds that keep us forever linked to our family.
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SUMMARY:The Book Club - Monday 28th April *ONLINE*
DESCRIPTION:This session of The Book Club will take place on Monday 28th April 7-8pm via Zoom. This month\, we are reading The Gentleman from Peru by  – £8.99 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. \n  \nAbout the Book: \nWe spend more time than we know trying to go back. We call it fantasising\, we call it dreaming. . . but we’re all crawling back\, each in his or her own way. \nA group of college friends find themselves marooned at a luxurious hotel on the Amalfi Coast in Italy. While their boat is being repaired\, they can’t help but observe the daily routine of a fellow hotel guest – a mysterious\, white-bearded stranger who sits on the veranda each night and smokes one cigarette\, sometimes two. When the group decides to invite the elegant traveller to lunch with them\, they cannot begin to imagine the miraculous abilities\, strange wisdom\, and a life-changing story he is about to impart to one of the friends in particular. . . \nDeeply atmospheric and sensual\, The Gentleman From Peru weaves achingly poignant insight into a story of regret\, fate and epic love.
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.com/event/the-book-club-monday-28th-april-online
LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:The Book Club - Wednesday\, 30th April *EVENING*
DESCRIPTION:This session of The Book Club will take place on Wednesday 30th April 6pm -7pm. This month\, we are reading The Gentleman from Peru by  – £8.99 is the price of the book and a ticket to the session. 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. \nWe always ask that you be respectful and kind whilst discussing the book and others’ opinions of it. \nAbout the Book: \nWe spend more time than we know trying to go back. We call it fantasising\, we call it dreaming. . . but we’re all crawling back\, each in his or her own way. \nA group of college friends find themselves marooned at a luxurious hotel on the Amalfi Coast in Italy. While their boat is being repaired\, they can’t help but observe the daily routine of a fellow hotel guest – a mysterious\, white-bearded stranger who sits on the veranda each night and smokes one cigarette\, sometimes two. When the group decides to invite the elegant traveller to lunch with them\, they cannot begin to imagine the miraculous abilities\, strange wisdom\, and a life-changing story he is about to impart to one of the friends in particular. . . \nDeeply atmospheric and sensual\, The Gentleman From Peru weaves achingly poignant insight into a story of regret\, fate and epic love.
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.com/event/the-book-club-wednesday-30th-april-evening
LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
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