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SUMMARY:AUTHOR PANEL: The Northern Weird Project
DESCRIPTION:House of Books & Friends will be hosting three of the authors behind The Northern Weird Project on 5th November at 6pm. Gemma Fairclough\, Katherine Clements\, and Jodie Robins will be discussing The Retreat\, The Turbine\, and The Off-Season respectively. The event will be chaired by Robert Welbourn\, author of Belonging. The evening will consist of a discussion between our panel\, a Q&A\, and an opportunity for attendees to get their books signed. \nTickets \nAs there are multiple authors in discussion\, you can purchase a ticket-only option\, or you can purchase a copy of the book from us to act as a ticket; see options below: \n£5 Ticket only and the option to buy ONE of the titles available here \n£35 for all 3 books to act as your ticket here \nAbout The Northern Weird Project \nThroughout 2025\, Wild Hunt Books will publish six fantastic pocket-sized novellas from authors based in the North of England and who are also engaging with the North as setting\, subject and character. \nThe novellas incorporate eerie and uncanny incidents including a strange occurrence on a train\, a young boy’s disappearance in a village\, a grieving couple renovating a haunted house\, a group of mysterious strangers by the beach\, a sinister wellness retreat and the unearthed danger beneath an ancient peat bog. \nEditor Ariell Cacciola said of the project\, ‘Im so excited about this project. The novellas will transport readers into the strange and dangerous corners of the North\, and it will be impossible not to read each book in one sitting.’ \nAbout The Retreat \nRichard’s sister Julie returns home from a mysterious wellness facility in remote Cumbria in 1994. He’s convinced that this place was a cult and was the cause of his sister’s eventual suicide. Finally\, after years as an unaccomplished academic\, he decides to investigate the disturbing accusations against the Hartman Retreat Centre. Then he meets Lucy\, a young woman whose story is eerily similar to his sister’s decades before. Richard is determined to unearth what’s really been happening at the Hartman Retreat Centre but more importantly\, who is Charles Hartman\, the celebrated healer who casts a powerful hold over all who come to the retreat. \nTold through letters\, interviews and found texts\, lovers of Fairlcough’s Bear Season will be swept up in a sinister world of wellness gurus and mystery. \nAbout The Turbine \nIn the near future\, England is experiencing the hottest summer in living memory. An unnamed environmental scientist\, is tasked with evaluating the impact of a controversial new wind farm on the West Yorkshire moors. Camped out alone by the base of Turbine 34 – the most remote of the new turbines\, built on an ancient peat bog – she spends her days gathering samples. But when she discovers signs of the devastation caused by the construction\, she begins to see things – things that shouldn’t be there. \nShe has dedicated her life to protecting the moor\, but will it protect her? \nInspired by a real-life proposed wind farm in the North of England\, Turbine 34 is for readers of Dark Matter and Wuthering Heights with a dash of folk horror. \nAbout The Off-Season \nIt’s the off-season in the seaside resort town of Blackpool\, where Tommy never imagined he would return. His relationship has broken down\, so he returns home to keep an eye on his widowed father. While counting down the hours before attending the funeral of a well-loved friend\, a mysterious group turns up on the seafront. One by one\, the locals are entranced by their presence until Tommy and his father can no longer resist the allure. \nTommy soon discovers a secret desire his father has been harbouring for his entire life.
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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 - November
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 October\, we will be reading Lili is Crying by Hélène Bessette\, the first translation of Bessette’s work into English\, by Windham-Campbell Prize-winning author and translator Kate Briggs. \nTickets \nBook and ticket £12.99 \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.pro or call 07597 365380. \nAbout the book \nLili is Crying\, Hélène Bessette’s debut novel\, explores the fraughtness and depth of the troubling relationship between Lili and her mother Charlotte. With a near-mythic quality\, Bessette’s stripped-back prose evokes at once the pain of thwarted love – of desire run cold – and the promise of renewal. Lauded by critics on its initial publication in 1953 for its boundary-pushing style\, unusual economy of expression\, strange humour and sheer vivacity\, Lili is Crying announces Bessette’s singular take on the ‘poetic novel’.
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LOCATION:House of Books & Friends\, 81 King Street\, Manchester\, M2 4AH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:The Book Club
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SUMMARY:Manchester Winter Book Fair
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the House of Books & Friends for the Manchester Winter Book Fair! This exciting event will take place on Saturday 22nd November between 11am and 3pm. \nAt the fair\, you’ll have the opportunity to explore a wide selection of books and gifts from local publishers. Whether you’re a book lover or looking for the perfect holiday gift\, this is the perfect event to find something special. \nDon’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to support local publishers and discover new literary treasures. Mark your calendars and join us for the Manchester Winter Book Fair! \nRegister your attendance through Northodox Eventbrite here. \nThis is an externally managed event; please contact Northodox Press if you would like to discuss details/attendance.
URL:https://houseofbooksandfriends.pro/event/manchester-winter-book-fair-2
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SUMMARY:The Book Club – ONLINE
DESCRIPTION:This session of The Book Club will take place on Monday 24th November 7-8pm via Zoom. This month\, we are reading The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo. £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 alone 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.pro 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 \n1943\, El Paso\, Texas: teenager Nena spends her days caring for the small children of her older sisters and longing for a life of adventure. The premonitions and fainting spells she has endured since childhood are getting worse\, and Nena worries she’ll end up like the scary old curandera down the street. Nena prays for help\, and when the mysterious Sister Benedicta arrives late one night\, Nena follows her across the borders of space and time. In colonial Mexico\, Nena grows into her power\, finding love and learning that magic always comes with a price. \nIn the present day\, Nena’s grandniece\, Marta\, balances a struggling legal aid practice with motherhood and the care of the now ninety-three-year-old Nena. When Marta agrees to help search for a daughter Nena left in the past\, the two forge a fierce connection. Marta’s own supernatural powers emerge\, awakening her to new possibilities that threaten the life she has constructed.
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SUMMARY:The Book Club – EVENING
DESCRIPTION:This session of The Book Club will take place on Wednesday 26th November 6-7pm instore. This month\, we are reading The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo. £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 alone 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.pro 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 \n1943\, El Paso\, Texas: teenager Nena spends her days caring for the small children of her older sisters and longing for a life of adventure. The premonitions and fainting spells she has endured since childhood are getting worse\, and Nena worries she’ll end up like the scary old curandera down the street. Nena prays for help\, and when the mysterious Sister Benedicta arrives late one night\, Nena follows her across the borders of space and time. In colonial Mexico\, Nena grows into her power\, finding love and learning that magic always comes with a price. \nIn the present day\, Nena’s grandniece\, Marta\, balances a struggling legal aid practice with motherhood and the care of the now ninety-three-year-old Nena. When Marta agrees to help search for a daughter Nena left in the past\, the two forge a fierce connection. Marta’s own supernatural powers emerge\, awakening her to new possibilities that threaten the life she has constructed.
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SUMMARY:The Book Club – AFTERNOON
DESCRIPTION:This session of The Book Club will take place on Thursday 27th November 2-3pm in store. This month\, we are reading The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo. £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 alone 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.pro 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 \n1943\, El Paso\, Texas: teenager Nena spends her days caring for the small children of her older sisters and longing for a life of adventure. The premonitions and fainting spells she has endured since childhood are getting worse\, and Nena worries she’ll end up like the scary old curandera down the street. Nena prays for help\, and when the mysterious Sister Benedicta arrives late one night\, Nena follows her across the borders of space and time. In colonial Mexico\, Nena grows into her power\, finding love and learning that magic always comes with a price. \nIn the present day\, Nena’s grandniece\, Marta\, balances a struggling legal aid practice with motherhood and the care of the now ninety-three-year-old Nena. When Marta agrees to help search for a daughter Nena left in the past\, the two forge a fierce connection. Marta’s own supernatural powers emerge\, awakening her to new possibilities that threaten the life she has constructed.
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