@serenitybookshop.bsky.social
Independent Bookshop in Romiley, Greater Manchester. Second bookshop in Stockport Centre now open! Co-founder Stockport Noir. Admin: @oziasmidwinter.bsky.social
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.
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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 | Β£5.00
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Very excited for our event with @robinince.bsky.social at Runaway Brewery and Taproom in Stockport tomorrow. Heβll be reading from his debut poetry collection ICE CREAM FOR A BROKEN TOOTH.
Tues 11 Nov | 6.30 | Β£5.00
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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 Blackwellβs colleague Zool and Cat from Burley Fisher.
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π£ NOVEMBER EVENTS π£
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
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And any North West based @qedcon.org people - I will be doing a gig with @serenitybookshop.bsky.social in STOCKPORT on 11th November
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This Wednesday (22nd October) weβll 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 Devilβs Neck and Girls to the Front.
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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 OβRiordan. ππ
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OCTOBER EVENTS! ππ
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
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Signed copies of poyums and poyums annaw are now available in both our Romiley and Stockport shops. ππ
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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.
30.09.2025 12:57 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 2Very excited for our Jane Austen celebration event at Lyme Park tomorrow!
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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 ofΒ her new bookΒ I Shop, Therefore I Am: The β90s, Harvey Nicks and Me.Β
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TOMORROW NIGHT!
Elliot Sweeney will be joining us in Stockport to talk about WE DONβT USE WORDS LIKE βCRAZYβ - 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.
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Next Sunday weβll be at Lyme Park (used as Pemberley in the BBCβs 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! ππ
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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 'florΓ³n' in English!). Highly recommended.
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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!
16.09.2025 19:54 β π 17 π 3 π¬ 1 π 1Here 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
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TONIGHT!
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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 Heatherβs bestselling The Tattooist of Auschwitz are available instore now!
