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SUMMARY:AUTHOR EVENT: 'In Your Heart a Devil' Vanessa Santos in conversation with Jodie Matthews
DESCRIPTION:House of Books & Friends is excited to welcome Vanessa Santos to discuss her book ‘In Your Heart a Devil. The event will take place on 14th October at 6pm\, and will last one hour\, and will include a discussion\, a Q&A\, and a chance to get your book signed by Vanessa. Vanessa will be in conversation with Jodie Matthews\, author of Meet Me at the Surface. \nTickets \nClick here to buy a book and ticket. \nClick here to buy a ticket only. \nAbout the book \nInspired by local Scottish folklore\, In Your Heart a Devil is a gothic tale of love and alienation\, full of loneliness\, yearning\, and the unholiest of unions. \n For years bonfires have been lit by superstitious villagers in the town of S—\, intended to ward off the spirit of the man who was once their Laird. His widow still watches from the window of the big empty house on the hill. Isabel has heard the rumours about her husband\, but only she knows what went on behind closed doors. Because behind every enigmatic man there is a woman with a heart full of secrets. \nIt was decades ago that she left her grief-shadowed home in Portugal and began her search for her father. As her investigation led her to the rugged landscapes of Scotland\, she couldn’t have foreseen the dark heart that was to win over her own\, and how much she would come to understand the sharp pulse of longing and the deeper wound of rejection. \nA gothic tale of unrequited longing and unfathomable betrayal\, In Your Heart a Devil beckons readers through unforgiving halls where servants whisper and shadows stir\, into chambers where forbidden vows are bound in candlelight; and into the heart of a woman who is ready to emerge from her husband’s mythologised shadow to tell her own story. \nAbout the author \nVanessa Santos was born and raised on a tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic. She now lives in Scotland (though still by the sea) and spends as much of her time as possible devouring stories\, writing stories\, and wandering the endless Scottish woods. Her short fiction has been published online at Samjoko Magazine and Idle Ink\, and in anthologies by Sliced Up Press\, Colp\, and Solar Press. Her debut short story collection\, Make a Home of Me\, was published by Dead Ink Books in 2025. It was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize\, and one of the stories ‘Emily’ won the Shirley Jackson Award for best novelette. In Your Heart a Devil is her debut novel.
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SUMMARY:BOOK SIGNING - The World of Oliver Jeffers Tour
DESCRIPTION:The World of Oliver Jeffers Tour – Public signing \nHouse of Books and Friends are thrilled to welcome childrens author Oliver Jeffers to the store on 27th October at 11am to sign copies of ‘A Day off School‘ and ‘There’s a Ghost in This House‘. \nTickets are included in the price of the books! \nGet your tickets here! \nA free art print will be gifted with either book bought. Additional publishing by Oliver will also be available to buy on the day. \n \nAbout the books \nA Day Off School tells the story of Herbie\, who stays home from school when he has the sniffles. At first\, Herbie is delighted to have a day all to himself. A day to play Space Blasters uninterrupted\, do some painting and to read his book in bed! But\, by lunchtime\, Herbie has done everything on his list and soon – despite his best efforts – his thoughts turn to school. What if something really fun is happening? Like an extra playtime or a dog loose in the corridors? What if Herbie is missing out? \nThere’s a Ghost in This House brings a unique and disarmingly witty take on the traditional ghost book that will go far beyond Halloween. Hello\, come in. \nMaybe you can help me? A young girl lives in a haunted house\, but has never seen a ghost. Are they white with holes for eyes? Are they hard to see? She’d love to know! Step inside and turn the pages to help her on an entertaining ghost hunt\, from behind the sofa\, right up to the attic. With lots of friendly ghost surprises and incredible mixed media illustrations\, this unique and funny book will entertain young readers over and over again! \nAbout the author \nHarperCollins Children’s Books has been Oliver’s publishing home since his highly acclaimed debut\, How to Catch a Star\, first published in 2004. Since then\, he has become a worldwide phenomenon and a genre-busting creative force in the world of children’s books with book translations in forty-nine languages. Oliver has exhibited in museums and galleries such as the Brooklyn Museum in New York\, the National Portrait Gallery in London and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. In 2022 Oliver received a Member of the Order of the British Empire Award (MBE) for his Services in Art and in 2026 Oliver joined Smartphone Free Childhood as their ambassador.
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.info/event/book-signing-the-world-of-oliver-jeffers-tour
LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Author Event,Children's Events
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SUMMARY:HOBAF @ InkBlot Festival
DESCRIPTION:House of Books & Friends returns to selling at InkBlot Festival\, Manchester’s indie comic festival! Taking place on 31st October at the St Thomas Centre in Ardwick\, this is a celebration of independent comic creators\, as well as a chance to get your hands on some classic faves. \nMore info and tickets can be found here.
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.info/event/hobaf-inkblot-festival
LOCATION:Private: St Thomas Centre\, Ardwick
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:AUTHOR EVENT: 'Brain First Business' with Amanda Perry
DESCRIPTION:House of Books & Friends is excited to welcome Amanda Perry to the store on Thursday 5th November at 6pm to discuss her book\, Brain First Business: The ADHD Entrepreneur’s Guide to Success. As well as a discussion on her book\, there will also be a Q&A\, plus the chance to get your books signed by Amanda. \nTickets \nClick here to buy a book and ticket \nClick here to buy a ticket only \nAbout the book \nAs an entrepreneur with ADHD\, some of your traits like creativity\, hyperfocus\, and risk-taking are rocket fuel for starting a business. Others\, like trouble with attention to detail and time management can make running it feel impossibly overwhelming. Traditional business advice\, designed for neurotypical brains\, often leaves you stressed\, doubting yourself\, and on the road to burnout. \nThat’s why serial entrepreneur and ADHDer Amanda Perry wrote BRAIN FIRST BUSINESS a groundbreaking guide that rewrites the rules of entrepreneurship for you and your neurodivergent brain. Using her Brain First method\, she blends lived experience with neuroscience to show you how to reach your goals without sacrificing your sanity. By learning how ADHD shows up in your business and adopting proven strategies that play to your strengths\, you’ll redesign your approach in a way that works with your brain\, not against it and unlock a sustainable path to a profitable business.
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.info/event/author-event-brain-first-business-with-amanda-perry
LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:LUNCHTIME LECTURE - Sophie Oliver 'What the Dresses Know'
DESCRIPTION:House of Books and Friends is excited to introduce the next guest for their ‘Lunchtime Lecture’ series: Sophie Oliver\, author of What the Dresses Know: A women’s history of modernism told through clothes. Join us on 10th November to hear Sophie discuss her book. \nThe talk will begin at 1pm and last for 1 hour. \nTickets \nBook and ticket £20 \nTicket 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.info or call 07597365380. \nAbout the book \nPioneering women were at the heart of the movement known as modernism. In What the dresses know\, Sophie Oliver offers a new account of their radical experiments and extraordinary lives\, told through the clothes they made and wore. \nFrom a dress Vanessa Bell rescued from the London Blitz to Frida Kahlo’s huipiles and a waistcoat embroidered for Gertrude Stein by Alice B. Toklas\, these special objects tell a story of artists seeking transformation. But getting dressed is rarely straightforward. Modernist women used clothes to think through the contradictions of the modern world: the inequalities of industrialisation\, the terrible conformities demanded by fascism and racism and the call of feminists\, socialists and avant-gardists to act differently and take up new forms of art. \nWhat the dresses know is an exhilarating account of women’s bold attempts to make history during years of tumultuous change. A distinctive new voice in cultural criticism\, Sophie Oliver uses clothes to explore the challenges modernist women faced – and to understand her own impulses in writing about them.
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.info/event/lunchtime-lecture-sophie-oliver-what-the-dresses-know
LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:AUTHOR EVENT: 'I Made You Up Inside My Head' with Marta Perez-Carbonell (in partnership with Instituto Cervantes)
DESCRIPTION:House of Books & Friends is overjoyed to welcome author Marta Perez-Carbonell to discuss her book\, ‘I Made You Up Inside My Head’. The event will take place on Wednesday 11th November and will involve a discussion\, a Q&A\, and a chance for you to get your book signed by Marta. Marta will be in conversation with lecturer Luis Castellví Laukamp. \nThis event is in partnership with Instituto Cervantes. \nTickets \nClick here to buy a book and ticket \nClick here to buy a ticket only \nAbout the book \nOn a sleeper train from London and Edinburgh\, a woman and two strangers pass the time by telling stories about their lives. \nOne man reveals the true story behind the novel he wrote: the young man\, Hans\, who trusted him with intimate details about his life\, and whose confidence he betrayed when he converted Hans’s life into fiction for his own gain. \nAs her cabin-mates reveal that Hans has since disappeared\, with foul-play suspected\, Alicia becomes gripped by the question of what really happened between the two men. She begins to re-examine her own memories\, to try and discern what brought her to this point – and her involvement in the story told that night soon goes beyond a mere observer. \nI Made You Up Inside My Head questions the stories we tell ourselves and others\, and the fine line that separates reality from fiction – all while weaving an engrossing tale of betrayal\, loss and guilt. \nAbout the author \nMarta Pérez-Carbonell was born and raised in Spain and now teaches contemporary Spanish literature at Colgate University in upstate New York; she has also worked as a translator and interpreter. I Made You Up Inside My Head is her first novel. \nAbout the chair \nLuis Castellví Laukamp is a Senior Lecturer in Spanish Cultural Studies at The University of Manchester. His teaching and research interests focus on the literatures and cultures of early modern Spain\, Latin America and the Philippines. He also specialises in translating both poetry and prose from English into Spanish. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.info/event/author-event-i-made-you-up-inside-my-head-with-marta-perez-carbonell-in-partnership-with-instituto-cervantes
LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:AUTHOR EVENT: 'Paper Illness' with Raymond Meade of Ocean Colour Scene
DESCRIPTION:House of Books & Friends is excited to welcome Raymond Meade\, bass player of Ocean Colour Scene\, to the store on Saturday 28th at 5pm to discuss his poetry collection\, Paper Illness\, illustrated by Peter Howson. As well as a discussion on his book\, there will also be a Q&A\, plus the chance to get your books signed by Raymond – all before he performs at the AO Arena that night! \nTickets \nClick here to buy a book and ticket \nClick here to buy a ticket only \nAbout the book \nPaper Illness is a collection of poetry by Raymond Meade\, best known as the bass player of British rock band Ocean Colour Scene. These poems explore his relationship with health and loss\, alongside observations of everyday life following his multiple sclerosis diagnosis of 2021. \nThe book is illustrated by his friend\, the acclaimed Scottish artist Peter Howson\, whose work often explores themes of faith\, conflict and redemption. Howson remains one of Scotland’s most distinctive contemporary artists\, celebrated for his intense emotional honesty. \n 
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.info/event/author-event-paper-illness-with-raymond-meade-of-ocean-colour-scheme
LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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