House of Books and Friends

BOOKS & BEVS! 📚🍹 If you could choose any author to share a drink with who would you want to sip alongside? Would you be spilling tea or something stronger? Let us know in the comments!

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As we approach our official 20th birthday. A brief recap. Books - Short listed or won 31 literary prizes. 2 books adapted for Television @BBCTwo Two Internationally best selling authors. Bringing stories to you established publishers thought too risky. @thebookseller

House of Books & Friends is thrilled to welcome Kevin Maguire in conversation with Sacha Lord to discuss his book 'The New Fatherhood'. This event will take place on Tuesday, June 2nd from 6-7pm. 🎟️ LINK FOR TICKETS 🎟️ eu1.hubs.ly/H0ttBHn0

POETRY EVENT 🍓 Still plenty of tickets available to come and celebrate Ellora Sutton's new poetry collection 'Little Bitch', along with hearing Betty Doyle and Roma Havers read from their collections. eu1.hubs.ly/H0tDzwK0

UPCOMING EVENTS AT HOBAF 📣 All our events for the next couple of weeks, in one handy post - tickets as always are available online or in-store, with a limited amount of complimentary tickets available. bit.ly/4mpeYyy Who are you most looking forward to seeing?

The wonderful Mandy returns! She will be joining us on Sunday 19th April, from 1pm- 4pm! 🔖 Mandy will be hosting a free drop-in session where she will designs bespokecustom bookmarks for two hours - no booking, just show up (spots not guaranteed, please be prepared to wait)! 🖌️

Reading for pleasure can foster the development of stronger reading habits & increase literacy skills at a greater rate than formal literacy lessons. If you're struggling to find something to read, swipe to see our recs based on your interests and hobbies! #WorldBookNight 📚💙

LITTLE BOOKWORMS 🐛 Thank you for coming along to discuss Finn's Epic Fails by Phil Earle. Our next book club meeting will take place on the 3rd of May, and we will be reading The Valley of the Vikings by Liz Kessler. Tickets and details available here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0tpTjb0

When the bookseller matches the book cover...💛 If you've built an online following as a 'Trad Wife' who lives and lectures your followers on 'the true American family dream', waking up on a homestead 1800s should be a walk in the park, right? 🐄 eu1.hubs.ly/H0tpS0F0

What do these three books have in common? A) All are from local authors and publishers B) All are longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2026 C) All three authors are coming to HOBAF in the next month? D) All of the above ✔️ LINK IN BIO 🎟️

House of Books & Friends is overjoyed to welcome Shahnaz Ahsan to discuss her book, ‘The Jackfruit Chronicles: Memories and Recipes from a British-Bangladeshi Kitchen‘. 📆 7th May 🕑 6pm bit.ly/41QKqMo

Bookseller Brooke (queen of weird girl recs!) is championing two super strange reads in April. 📚 Sky Daddy and Blob are subversive, hilarious, and yet somehow heartwarming - perfect for an alternative reccomendation!

Happy Easter from all of us at House of Books and Friends! We look forward to welcoming everyone back in the store on Monday! Hope you have been enjoying some Easter themed books and treats this weekend 🐰💛

In Honour of World Book Night, House of Books and Friends will be hosting an event from 6-8pm on April 23rd! If you’re interested in joining us for World Book Night, sign up in store or using this link bit.ly/3PPJ2ab✨💜

"When the Kennebec River freezes over during another brutal winter, Martha Ballard, a local midwife is called upon to to determine a cause of death. However, the mystery deepens as the dead man had recently been accused of rape and Martha had acted as witness during the case."

Just a reminder of our Easter opening hours! 🐣🐰 We will be closed on Sunday but will be open 9am-6pm on Fri/Sat/Mon. We cant wait to see you for some longweekend fun! 🎉

‼️BOOK CLUB NEWS‼️ Thank you for joining us in March to read Mere! For April, we are reading Awake in the Floating City by Susanna Kwan. For more information, including tickets for the meetings, please check out the link: eu1.hubs.ly/H0sL-DD0

Bookseller Athena rocking her new Deep Cuts t-shirt to support Holly Brickley's new book! Get your own free t-shirt when you purchase a copy of the book in store❣️

The wonderful Mandy will be joining us on Saturday 28th March, 11am - 2pm! 🔖 Mandy will be hosting a free drop-in session where she will create custom bookmarks for two hours - no booking, just show up (spots not guaranteed, please be prepared to wait)! 🖌️

"I picked up Project Hail Mary in preparation for the film release, with sci-fi not being my preferred genre. However, this book surpassed all of my expectations. It was fun, emotional and intellectually stimulating at the same time!"