📣 JULY EVENTS! 📣 Calling all Crime Fiction fans! Boy do we have an incredible month of events for you! Wed 8th July - Alasdair Gill Fri 10th July - Erin Kelly and Abir Mukherjee Tues 21st July - D.V. Bishop Thurs 23rd July - Garry Disher Sat 25th July - David Baldacci #BookSky Tickets👇🏻

We're very excited to be welcoming two giants of crime fiction - Erin Kelly and Abir Mukherjee - to Romiley (Stockport) on Friday 10th July to celebrate the release of their latest novels The Night Stairs and The Pinnacle. Grab your tickets instore or via link below 👇🏻

Fans of The Bear won’t want to miss our event with acclaimed chef Alasdair Gill on Wednesday 8th July! He’ll be in Stockport at Runaway Brewery talking to Helen Nugent about his new memoir KNIVES AND SPOONS - an insider account about the burn of the kitchen and the bite of addiction. #BookSky 🎫👇🏻

A WEEK TODAY! Join us for an evening of travel, politics and lots and lots of football!

Happy publication day to @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social and A BRITISH CHILDHOOD! We had a fantastic event in Stockport last night listening to Frank talk to Guy Garvey about the book and his time as Children’s Laureate - if you missed it, signed copies are available instore now!

Two great events coming up this week: Mon 15 June: Caroline Aherne, Rebel in Disguise - David Scott in conversation w/ Terri White (Romiley) Wed 17 June: A British Childhood - Frank Cottrell-Boyce in conversation w/ Guy Garvey (Stockport) @arghkid.bsky.social @frankcottrellboyce.bsky.social 🎫👇🏻

Not often the author plays a song at their book launch. Hats off to @cmacwritescrime.bsky.social, a fab event at @serenitybookshop.bsky.social last night - in conversation with insightful author Natalie Chandler then a song that’s in his crime thriller The Wrong Man.

⚽️ A World Cup treat! ⚽️ We can’t wait to welcome Rob Potts to Stockport on Thursday 25th June when he’ll be chatting to James Sweetnam about A FOOTBALL ODYSSEY - a fascinating look at how over 80 clubs around the world have transformed their communities. @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social #BookSky 🎫👇🏻

Signed copies of ‘These Isles: A People’s History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales’ recently at the excellent Serenity Booksellers @serenitybookshop.bsky.social in Romiley.

We cannot wait!

Lots of exciting events coming up this month including a booklaunch with shop fave Chris McDonald, an evening with Children's Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce, a fascinating looks at beloved comedian Caroline Aherne and a talk on the history and politics of football around the world! #BookSky 🎫👇🏻

Enjoyed this evening's non-fiction event at @serenitybookshop.bsky.social in Romiley, with fellow authors @drjamesbailey.bsky.social, @thelrm.bsky.social and @jamie-woodward.bsky.social. Signed copies of 'These Isles' now available at the shop. .

A week today! Join us for an evening showcasing the very best in new non-fiction! Grab a drink from The Grapevine and listen to James Bailey, Brian Groom, Morag Rose and Jamie Woodward introduce us to their latest books. Friday 22nd May | 6.30 | £12 🎫👇🏻

Tickets selling fast for our Romiley event - join us on Monday 15th June to hear David Scott talk to Terri White about the genius that was Caroline Aherne 🎫👇🏻

Do try to get your paws on a copy of LIKE A CAT LOVES A BIRD if you can. It’s out as an audiobook, too! Other events coming up include: • @urmstonbooks.bsky.social (12th May) • @serenitybookshop.bsky.social (22nd May) • Books on the Walls in Chester (4th June) • @junobooks.bsky.social (10th June)

A week today! Cathy Bramley and Izzy Broom will be joining us in Romiley to discuss SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW and THE HOUSE OF HIDDEN LETTERS - two beautiful and heartfelt novels about second-chances and finding your true self. Wed 13 May | 6.30 | £5 🎫👇🏻

Happy publication day to @robinince.bsky.social and the paperback release of NORMALLY WEIRD AND WEIRDLY NORMAL - his powerful exploration of anxiety, ADHD and neurodiversity. We love this book and can’t wait to welcome Robin back to Stockport on Thursday 28th May. Grab your ticket below 👇🏻

I'll be talking about 'These Isles' at a fantastic non-fiction event at @serenitybookshop.bsky.social on Friday 22nd May 6.30pm, with authors @drjamesbailey.bsky.social, @thelrm.bsky.social and @jamie-woodward.bsky.social. Book here: www.ticketsource.com/serenity-boo...

A sneak peek at what events we having coming up for you in May with the likes of: Luke Barley, Cathy Bramley, Izzy Broom, Robin Ince, Leigh Radford, James Bailey, Brian Groom, Morag Rose and Jamie Woodward! #BookSky Tickets available instore or via link below 👇🏻

Happy publication day to @lmcknighthardy.bsky.social and her delightfully dark new novel NIGHT BABIES. We absolutely loved this claustrophobic and deeply unsettling folk-horror and can’t wait to hear Lucie chat about it with Andrew Michael Hurley in Stockport next week! Join us! Tickets below👇🏻

TOMORROW NIGHT! Jane Harper - the Australian Queen of Crime and bestselling author of The Dry - joins us in Stockport for the release of LAST ONE OUT - her gripping and deeply atmospheric new thriller that reveals the explosive truth behind the disappearance of a young man. 🎫👇🏻

TOMORROW NIGHT! Go gay, go sad, go dark… Josh Silver joins us in Stockport for the launch of his brilliant new book FRUIT FLY - a blisteringly sharp and darkly funny psychological thriller set in the publishing world that asks: who has the right to make art from someone else’s pain? 🎫👇🏻

We had a fantastic event in our Romiley shop last night with the delightful @sarahhilary.bsky.social and loved hearing her talk to @cmacwritescrime.bsky.social about her brilliant new book THE DROWNING PLACE. Signed copies are available instore now!

“Gripping, rigorous and smart” - Jon Ronson “Mesmerising” - Sathnam Sanghera LONDON FALLING is the latest work of investigative nonfiction from Patrick Radden Keefe and looks at the tragic story behind the death of London teenager Zac Brettler in 2019. Available instore now!

Two fantastic events coming up this week: Wed 15 Apr (STK) - Ashley Hickson-Lovence chats to Andrew McMillan about his powerful new novel ABOUT TO FALL APART Thurs 16 Apr (ROM) - @sarahhilary.bsky.social introduces us to the first book in her thrilling new crime series THE DROWNING PLACE 🎫👇🏻

Happy publication day to Ashley Hickson-Lovence and ABOUT TO FALL APART - a beautiful and powerfully written snapshot into a troubled mind that explores themes of race, masculinity and parenthood. Ashley will be discussing the book with Andrew McMillan at @serenitybookshop.bsky.social next week! 📚💙

First event of the month tonight with Benjamin Wood discussing his Booker-longlisted novel SEASCAPER Coming up throughout the rest of April: 15/4 - Ashley Hickson-Lovence 16/4 - Sarah Hilary 20/4 - Josh Silver 22/4 - Jane Harper 29/4 - Susannah Stapleton 30/4 - Lucie McKnight Hardy 📚💙 | 🎫👇🏻

Thrilled to be at @serenitybookshop.bsky.social in Romiley on publication date for The Drowning Place. I'll be chatting with the fabulous @cmacwritescrime.bsky.social and signing books as well as trying out my new bespoke book stamps. Do come! Tickets here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/serenity-boo...

Excited to be on tour in April, visiting amazing bookshops & speaking with brilliant writers 💚🧡 @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social @radiomukhers.bsky.social @serenitybookshop.bsky.social @cmacwritescrime.bsky.social @darkpeakbooks.bsky.social @annacaig.bsky.social Tickets here: linktr.ee/SarahHilary

March events! Thurs 12 Mar: Our Beautiful Mess - Adele Parks Tues 17 Mar: Historical Fiction with Sofia Robleda & Liz Flanagan Tues 24 Mar: Psychological Thrills with Sarah Vaughan & Christie Watson Thurs 26 Mar: A Night of Crime with Claire Douglas, C.M. Ewan & C.L. Taylor #BookSky 🎫👇🏻

My book, Like a Cat Loves a Bird: The Nine Lives of Muriel Spark, comes out a month today! I had a chat with Booktime magazine all about it, as well as my love of independent bookshops like @urmstonbooks.bsky.social, @chorltonbookshop.bsky.social and @serenitybookshop.bsky.social 🐈‍⬛

Books read in February: Union Street - Pat Barker Dad Had a Bad Day - Ashton Politanoff May We Feed the King - Rebecca Perry The Silver Book - Olivia Laing Seven - Joanna Kavenna A Complicated Women - Rebecca Lucy Taylor Cycle of the Werewolf - Stephen King All good stuff! #BookSky

I said @serenitybookshop.bsky.social on Thurs i like to experience reading like Kakfa's axe to the skull. Two days later..... #GetKeshed, assault your senses. @ortacpress.bsky.social

Always lovely to be @serenitybookshop.bsky.social, guaranteed a receptive, knowledgeable and passionate audience. Huge thanks to everyone who came, and to Jae for stepping in on short notice when they were meant to be doing my nails, feeding me coffee and sitting in the audience 🖤

A fantastic event in Stockport tonight with @stuhennigan.bsky.social to celebrate the release of his debut novel KESHED. A dark and brutal look at modern masculinity, class and mental health which is also infused with Northern humour and a lot of love. Huge thanks to Jae for hosting!

A joy to #getkeshed earlier at @serenitybookshop.bsky.social with @stuhennigan.bsky.social in conversation with Jae Auxjera. Proper looking forward to getting stuck in and experiencing a literary axe to the head.

Still tix left for this is anyone wants to come #GetKeshed with me and Terri on Thursday in the intimate surroundings of @serenitybookshop.bsky.social. Gonna be a banger, as it always is when Terri's in the house 💥💪 www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sto...

#GetKeshed @serenitybookshop.bsky.social next Thursday with me and Terri. Had a blinding time last night and can't wait to get back for another go-round. Force of nature is Terri and she was on top form yesterday, we're a pretty good double act. And the book chat's not bad either 👍

Happy publication day to @stuhennigan.bsky.social and his brilliantly brutal beast of a debut KESHED - a bold and unflinching novel that explores themes of class, masculinity, addiction, depression and parenthood. It’s not always an easy read but it’s pretty much an essential one.

This Wednesday! Best-selling author Nicci French (writing partnership and married couple Nicci Gerrard and Sean French) will be joining us in Stockport to talk to Abigail Dean (Girl A) about their latest psychological thriller WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT. Wed 11 Feb | 6.30 | £10 #BookSky 🎫👇🏻

Well that was just bloody brilliant. Cheers @stuhennigan.bsky.social and @regretteruane.bsky.social! Looking forward to the event at @serenitybookshop.bsky.social in a couple of weeks and even more to getting my hands on a copy of Keshed.

Went to a @serenitybookshop.bsky.social ‘Val McDermid in conversation’ it was interesting, funny and a terrific evening. The new Karen Pirie book, Silent Bones, is out now.

Two weeks to go until we get Keshed in Stockport with Stu Hennigan. Stu will be chatting to Terri White about his exceptional debut novel on Thurs 19th Feb and we cannot wait! Tickets available instore or via link below 👇🏻 @stuhennigan.bsky.social @ortacpress.bsky.social #GetKeshed #BookSky

February book events coming up in Stockport and Romiley. From the biggest names in crime fiction to some incredibly exciting debuts, join us for events with Garrett Carr, Alexandra Potter, Val McDermid, C.E. Hulse, Nicci French, Liam Higginson, Stu Hennigan and Anna Brook-Mitchell. #BookSky 🎫👇🏻

An absolutely fantastic day at @stockportnoir.bsky.social! Loved my panel with genre legends @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social, Abigail Dean and @samhollandbooks.bsky.social, wonderfully chaired by Kelly Peck. Huge thanks to everyone who came along and @serenitybookshop.bsky.social!

Lancs/Mancs and other folk from that neck of the woods - if Leeds is too much of a stretch for the Keshed launch, doing one the week after in Stockport @serenitybookshop.bsky.social with HUGE thanx to old comrade @oziasmidwinter.bsky.social for organising. www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sto...

It’s not long now until our SOLD OUT @stockportnoir.bsky.social event and we’re delighted to announce the line-up for the first of our panels - Debuts! Mel Pennant, Sean Watkin, Rebecca Philipson and Sarah Mellor will be discussing their debut crime novels with Guy Hale.

The countdown to Keshed begins. Shouts to @regretteruane.bsky.social @heidijames.bsky.social @ortacpress.bsky.social @davidcollard.bsky.social @saloneurope.bsky.social @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social @oziasmidwinter.bsky.social @serenitybookshop.bsky.social stuhennigan.substack.com/p/countdown-...

A WEEK TODAY! We're delighted to be welcoming shop favourite Caroline England back to Romiley on Tuesday 25th November for the launch of her wonderfully tense and disturbing new psychological thriller BEHIND HER SMILE - a twisty story set in Manchester in the run up to Christmas Day. 🎫👇🏻

TOMORROW NIGHT! Join us in Stockport for an entertaining and enlightening evening with bestselling author Mark Forsyth as he gives us a light-hearted and very funny tour through English poetry in support of his new book RHYME & REASON Mon 17 Nov | 6.30 | £5.00 Tickets 👇🏻