Events
We love running events at the bookshop and in partnership with authors, publishers and Urmston Library. Find out more about our upcoming events below.
Friday 9th January, 11am
Stories and songs
Join us for our January session for children under 4 and their parents and carers.
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We'll be reading some stories, having a bit of a sing-along to the ukulele, and getting up and playing some games.
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Tickets are £5 each, including a hot drink and a cake or cookie — all home baked with heart. Kids go free!​​​
Tuesday 27th January, 7pm
Behind Her Smile — with author Caroline England
Join Caroline England, writer of twelve domestic and gothic-tinged thrillers, to find out all about her latest book, Behind Her Smile.
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Tickets are just £5, including a welcome drink on the evening. A book and ticket option is also available for £9.95, which includes a copy of the book on the day.
Thursday 19th February, 7pm
Broken Biscuits — with author Adam Farrer
Join the British David Sedaris author Adam Farrer as he introduces us to his new book, Broken Biscuits: And Other Male Failures, a collection of witty, tender and daring essays about his struggles to live up to masculine expectations, real or imagined.
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Tickets are just £5, including a welcome drink on the evening. A book and ticket option is also available for £9.99, which includes a copy of the book on the day.
Tuesday 3rd March, 7pm
The Regency Switch — with author Helen Gaskell
Join us for an evening with local author Helen Gaskell. ​Find out all about her unexpected writing journey and her debut novel The Regency Switch, a witty, escapist romantic comedy about love, finding your people and living life to the full.
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Tickets are just £5, including a welcome drink on the evening. A book and ticket option is also available for £9.99, which includes a copy of the book on the day.
Thursday 19th March, 7pm
Witches, wolves and the writing life — with authors Sarah O'Reilly and Anna Caig
Join us for an evening with authors Sally O'Reilly and Anna Caig to discuss their new historical novels, both of which reclaim the witch in fiction and explore the parallels between troublesome women and wolves in the sixteenth century.
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Tickets are just £5, including a welcome drink on the evening. Book and ticket options are also available.
Tuesday 12th May, 7pm
Like A Cat Loves A Bird — with author James Bailey
Join us for an evening of discussion with author and researcher James Bailey, ​and delve into the world of Muriel Spark – Scottish novelist, poet and essayist.
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Tickets are just £5, including a welcome drink on the evening. A book and ticket option is also available for £20, which includes a hardback copy of the book on the day.
Monthly events
Board Games Club
We've taken on board feedback from the community, and instead of a booking-based monthly session that runs like an event, we're setting up a board game club that runs a little more like our other book clubs in store.
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It's for anyone who loves board games – whether you're available to pop down to our sessions more immediately or in the future. We hope to get to know you a little better – do join us!
Monthly events
Book Clubs
We have a number of book clubs who meet once a month at the store to share insight, thoughts and ideas.
All of our book clubs are free to join, and members get 15% off the book of the month. Find out all about them below and do email us if you'd like to come along to a session!
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Partner with us
If you have an event you'd like to run at the bookshop or ideas of how we can collaborate, we'd love to hear from you! Please email us below or call the shop to discuss.