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 👇🏻

Very excited for our event with @robinince.bsky.social at Runaway Brewery and Taproom in Stockport tomorrow. He’ll be reading from his debut poetry collection ICE CREAM FOR A BROKEN TOOTH. Tues 11 Nov | 6.30 | £5.00 Tickets via link below 👇🏻

Spent the morning of my birthday yesterday in London at the beautiful Conway Hall chatting all things Independent Publishing as part of the Indie Press Network Marketing and PR day. Had a wonderful time talking to Ann Morgan alongside my old Blackwell’s colleague Zool and Cat from Burley Fisher.

📣 NOVEMBER EVENTS 📣 4/11 - Chris Frost / @cmacwritescrime.bsky.social 11/11 - @robinince.bsky.social 17/11 - Mark Forsyth 25/11 - Caroline England 26/11 - Merry Crimemas 2 with @markedwardsauthor.bsky.social, @antonyjohnston.bsky.social and @caimhmc.bsky.social Tickets via link below 👇🏻

And any North West based @qedcon.org people - I will be doing a gig with @serenitybookshop.bsky.social in STOCKPORT on 11th November www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/sele...

This Wednesday (22nd October) we’ll be welcoming 4 brilliant crime writers to our Romiley shop! Daniel Aubrey, Caroline Corcoran, Tom Mead and Lucy Nichol will be discussing their new books Dying Light, Tiny Daggers, The House at Devil’s Neck and Girls to the Front. 🎫👇🏻

TOMORROW NIGHT! Sam Mills, Ben Pester and Nell Osborne join us in Stockport to discuss THE WATERMARK, THE EXPANSION PROJECT and GHOST DRIVER - three wildly exciting and inventive novels that playfully explore our existential fears of love, work and modern life. Hosted by Valerie O’Riordan. 💙📚 🎫👇🏻

OCTOBER EVENTS! 💙📚 Mon 6 Oct: Sam Mills, Nell Osborne and Ben Pester Sat 11 Oct: Mary Portas Sun 12 Oct: Peter James Wed 15 Oct: Ben Elton Thurs 16 Oct: Graham Robb Wed 22 Oct: Daniel Aubrey, Caroline Corcoran, Tom Mead and Lucy Nichol Thurs 30 Oct: Keira Willis 🎫👇🏻

Signed copies of poyums and poyums annaw are now available in both our Romiley and Stockport shops. 💜📚

Last night we welcomed Len Pennie to Stockport for the launch of her new collection poyums annaw! As well as treating us to some poems, she talked to Terri White about the importance of using poetry to address issues such as domestic violence as well as learning how to incorporate joy into her work.

Very excited for our Jane Austen celebration event at Lyme Park tomorrow!

Join us on Saturday 11th October for a very special signing event with MARY PORTAS at the New Cathedral St branch of Harvey Nichols in Manchester to celebrate the publication of her new book I Shop, Therefore I Am: The ‘90s, Harvey Nicks and Me.  Detail and tickets below👇🏻 💙📚

TOMORROW NIGHT! Elliot Sweeney will be joining us in Stockport to talk about WE DON’T USE WORDS LIKE ‘CRAZY’ - a heart-warming, darkly funny and eye-opening account of the state of mental health services in the UK drawn from 20 years of working on the frontline. 🎫👇🏻

Next Sunday we’ll be at Lyme Park (used as Pemberley in the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice) to celebrate 250 years since the birth of Jane Austen. Expect author talks with Sophie Andrews, Ros Ballaster, Amelia Blackwell and Jess Shannonn plus regency dancing and fancy dress! 💙📚 Full details and tickets👇🏻

A serene evening at @serenitybookshop.bsky.social , with @oziasmidwinter.bsky.social 's hospitality & @andrewmcmillan.bsky.social 's shrewd interviewing of @damianbarr.bsky.social about The Two Roberts. A joyful time (typography fans: I learnt how to say 'florón' in English!). Highly recommended.

Had such a beautiful time tonight @serenitybookshop.bsky.social in Stockport. A gorgeous wee shop and a great community feel. I could have talked with Andrew McMillan all night - very hard for me to not switch back into interviewer mode when talking with such brilliant writers. Thanks all!

Here I am in @serenitybookshop.bsky.social today - I will be doing a poetry event with them in 11th November - meanwhile look out for me in Tiverton, Dartmouth, Budleigh Salterton, Plymouth, Penzance and a bunch of Devon libraries - here is a poem about a lost balloon Robinince.com

TONIGHT!

A big thank you to Heather Morris for popping into our Romiley store today to sign copies of her heartbreaking and healing new novel THE WISH Signed copies of The Wish and Heather’s bestselling The Tattooist of Auschwitz are available instore now!

ICYMI. Tix available now for the first Manc area Keshed gig @serenitybookshop.bsky.social, with thanks to David for this ringing endorsement.

In news unrelated to shit mental health, tech hassles or grindcore......Tix now available for the @serenitybookshop.bsky.social Keshed gig in Feb, hosted by the force of nature that is Terri White. Get em while you can 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sto...

Happy publication day to @nataliehaynes.bsky.social and NO FRIEND TO THIS HOUSE - her brilliant reimagining of the myth of Medea. We had the honour of selling books at Natalie’s Stoller Hall show in Manchester last night - a fun and illuminating event that brought the classics roaring to life! 💜📚

Off on tour with The Two Roberts for two weeks! Stops @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social @portybooks.bsky.social @forumbooks.bsky.social Queer Lit Mancs @serenitybookshop.bsky.social & more! All tickets and details below buythebook.online/the-two-robe...

Happy publication day to @damianbarr.bsky.social and THE TWO ROBERTS - his captivating and beautiful novel about art, class and queer love based on the true story of working class artists Robert Colquhoun and Bobby MacBryde. Don’t miss Damian at our Stockport shop on Tuesday 16th September 💜📚 🎫👇🏻

Serenity Booksellers are on FIRE! Just look at all these author visits!

📣 SEPTEMBER EVENTS 📣 Romiley: 9/9: KJ Whittle w/ Chris McDonald 11/9: Martin Edwards 15/9: Ali Harris w/ Jennie Agg 19/9: Nadia Shireen Stockport: 13/9: Carly Gledhill 16/9: Damian Barr w/ Andrew McMillan 23/9: Elliot Sweeney 29/9: Len Pennie w/ Terri White #BookSky 💜📚 🎫👇🏻

TONIGHT!

We have a very special #WomeninTranslationMonth event coming up with Samanta Schweblin next week! The International Booker Prize shortlisted author of FEVER DREAM will be joining us in Stockport on Wednesday 27th August for the launch her new book of GOOD AND EVIL AND OTHER STORIES. #BookSky 📚💜 🎫👇🏻

Ben Pester’s THE EXPANSION PROJECT and the paperback of Sam Mills’ THE WATERMARK are released by @grantabooks.bsky.social today and we’re thrilled to be welcoming both Ben and Sam Stockport on Monday 6th October when they’ll be discussing their books with Valerie O’Riordan and Nell Osborne. 🎫👇🏻

My first gig in Stockport--cannae wait! thanks @serenitybookshop.bsky.social

NEW EVENT! We are thrilled to be welcoming the three time International Booker Prize nominee @samantaschweblin.bsky.social to Stockport on Wed 27th August for the launch of her new short story collection GOOD AND EVIL AND OTHER STORIES. Samanta will be in conversation with Jodie Matthews. 🎫👇🏻

🔪 NEW EVENT 🔪 Join us in Romiley on Tuesday 9th September for the launch of KJ Whittle's debut novel SEVEN REASONS TO MURDER YOUR DINNER GUESTS - a knife-sharp thriller that asks how would you live your life if you know your number was up? Hosted by @cmacwritescrime.bsky.social 🎫👇🏻

TONIGHT!

🔪 CRIME FICTION EVENT! 🔪 We’ve a fantastic crime fiction event coming up for next week with two incredible authors! Guy Hale and @dominicnolan.bsky.social will be at our Stockport shop on Thursday 31st July discussing their brilliant new thrillers - PUT OUT THE LIGHT and WHITE CITY. 🎫👇🏻

TOMORROW NIGHT! Join us in Stockport for an evening celebrating the joys of food and community as we welcome Shahnaz Ahsan to the shop for the launch of her new memoir THE JACKFRUIT CHRONICLES - Memories and Recipes from a British-Bangladeshi Kitchen. 🎫👇🏻

Had a fabulous time in Harrogate this weekend for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing festival and was great to catch up with friends, authors and publishers. See you again next year!

Happy publication day to Shahnaz Ahsan and her stunning new memoir THE JACKFRUIT CHRONICLES - a beautiful and heartfelt love letter to family, food and Bangladesh. Don’t miss Shahnaz in conversation with Olivia Potts in Stockport next week on Tuesday 22nd July. @harpernorth.bsky.social 🎫👇🏻

A truly wonderful event last night with the fabulous @robinince.bsky.social! We got stories both funny and heartfelt, poems and some brilliant book recommendations. NORMALLY WEIRD AND WEIRDLY NORMAL is a powerful exploration of anxiety, ADHD and neurodiversity that we can’t recommend highly enough.

The 2nd stop on my tour is Manchester! I’m so excited to be back, bringing my show to The Stoller Hall on Sep 10, with books sold by @serenitybookshop.bsky.social 🌺📚 They’re an independent, family-owned bookshop in Romiley, Greater Manchester, with events, an online shop, & schools work!

We loved this book - so much so that we’ve had our window decorated ahead of the event! (apologies for the rubbish photo - why not come along to the event with Harriet tomorrow and see it in all its glory!)

TOMORROW NIGHT! Harriet Constable joins us in Romiley to talk about her stunning debut novel THE INSTRUMENTALIST - a dazzling historical coming-of-age story set in 18th Century Venice about the woman written out of the story of one of history’s greatest musical masterpieces. 🎫👇🏻

A brilliant event last night @serenitybookshop.bsky.social 💚💚💚

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Also published today is the stunning new novel from @laurasrobinson.bsky.social - THE ART OF A LIE! We have beautiful Independent Bookshop Editions with gorgeous sprayed edges available and Laura will be joining us in Romiley THIS SUNDAY (13th July) to tell us all about the book. 🎫👇🏻

Happy publication day to @connorhutchinson.bsky.social and his brilliant debut DEAD LUCKY - a darkly funny novel set in Manchester that explores themes of class, addiction and masculinity. Connor will be joining us in Stockport on Mon 18th August and we cannot wait to discuss his work with him. 🎫👇🏻

TOMORROW NIGHT!

📣 JULY EVENTS! 📣 We’ve a jam-packed July coming up featuring events with Chris McDonald, Robert Rutherford, John Sutherland, Lily Samson, Steph McGovern, Gràinne O’Hare, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Robin Ince, Harriet Constable, Shahnaz Ahsan, Leigh Radford, Dominic Nolan and Guy Hale! #BookSky 📚💜

TOMORROW NIGHT! The fabulous @stephmcgovern.bsky.social will be joining us in Stockport to chat with @mwcraven.bsky.social about her brilliant debut novel DEADLINE - a heart in the mouth thriller with a thought-provoking plot that will have you on the edge of your seat! Last few tickets👇🏻