Upcoming books events in Manchester

• Thu, 15 Jan, 2026 - 06:30 PM

  An Evening with Lisa Jewell at Waterstones Deansgate

  Waterstones

  Free
• Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 - 06:30 PM

  An Evening with Petra Lord & Samantha Shannon - Manchester Deansgate

  Waterstones

  Free
• Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 - 12:00 PM

  Meet Helen Flanagan at Waterstones Manchester Arndale

  Waterstones

  GBP 22
• Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 - 06:30 PM

  ADRIFT: Will Dean in conversation with Neil McRobert

  Blackwell's Bookshop

  GBP 5
• Thu, 15 Jan, 2026 - 06:00 PM

  FORBIDDEN WATERS: Rob Parker in conversation with Luca Veste

  Manchester Central Library

  GBP 4
• Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 - 06:30 PM

  THE STORY OF THE DEER WOMAN: Heidi Hinda Chadwick in conversation

  Blackwell's Bookshop

  GBP 4
• Sat, 03 Jan, 2026 - 06:30 PM

  Sober Silent Reading Club

  Hinterland Alcohol-Free Bar and Cafe

  Free
• Tue, 03 Feb, 2026 - 06:30 PM

  EATING ASHES: Brenda Navarro in conversation

  Blackwell's Bookshop

  GBP 4
• Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 - 06:30 PM

  MAY WE FEED THE KING: Rebecca Perry in conversation

  Blackwell's Bookshop

  GBP 4
• Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 - 10:00 AM

  Scripted Social - Monthly Play Reading Group (Pomona)

  53two Studio

  GBP 25
• Sun, 11 Jan, 2026 - 03:00 PM

  Apiary Book Club - Sonia and Sunny

  Ducie Street Warehouse

  Free
• Fri, 16 Jan, 2026 - 06:30 PM

  Goal Setting & Journaling with Annaliese Avery - Manchester Deansgate

  Waterstones

  Free
• Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 - 06:30 PM

  Michael Stewart & Yvonne Battle-Felton in conversation

  Blackwell's Bookshop

  GBP 4
• Wed, 14 Jan, 2026 - 07:00 PM

  Online Reading Course – The Gothic – Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey

  Elizabeth Gaskell's House

  7+ Interested
• Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 - 07:00 PM

  Online Talk: Charlotte Brontë and Elizabeth Gaskell- A Friendship

  Elizabeth Gaskell's House, 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester

  26+ Interested