# Event Details - **Event Name**: Meet the Reverend Richard Coles - Waterstones Manchester Deansgate - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 27 Nov, 2026 at 03:00 pm – Fri, 27 Nov, 2026 at 04:00 pm (+00:00) - **Event Description**: Deansgate welcomes The Reverend Richard Coles for a special signing event.About this EventWe are delighted to welcome the Reverend Richard Coles to Deansgate for a special signing event, celebrating the release of his festive Canon Clement novella, A Carol and a Killing.The sixth instalment of Coles' beloved series sees Champton's Christmas carol concert derailed by a highly suspicious death. Can Daniel, Neil - and Daniel's delighted mother, Audrey - solve the mystery and catch the Christmas killer?The Reverend will also be signing copies of A Heist Before Bedtime, a hilarious collection for kids of jaw-dropping true stories of some of the most peculiar crimes of all time.This is a ticketed event. Each booked ticket includes a copy of either A Carol and a Killing (RRP. £14.99) or A Heist Before Bedtime (RRP. £14.99) to be collected at the event - please select your chosen title from the ticket options below.Please be prepared to queue, and if you need to, make sure you bring plenty of water and snacks in case you are queuing for a long time. We advise those with accessibility requirements to get in touch with us in advance by emailing events.manchester@waterstones.com, to let us know how we can support your visit.About the authorTHE REVEREND RICHARD COLES is a writer, broadcaster and an Anglican priest. He co-presented Saturday Live on BBC Radio 4 for a number of years and appears, from time to time, on QI, Have I Got News For You and Would I Lie To You? He has won Christmas MasterChef, Celebrity Mastermind twice, and captained Leeds to victory in Christmas University Challenge in 2019. A contestant on Strictly Come Dancing (2017) and a third place finalist on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! (2024) he exhibits huge bravery.He writes regularly for the Sunday Times, and is the author of half a dozen books, including a bestselling autobiography, Fathomless Riches, and the bereavement bestseller The Madness of Grief, written after the death of his partner, David Coles. The first three books in the Canon Clement series have all been No.1 Sunday Times bestsellers. The first in the series, M**der Before Evensong, was adapted for Channel 5 in October 2025. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/manchester/meet-the-reverend-richard-coles-waterstones-manchester-deansgate/100001997698458867 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art, Kids, Concerts, Contests, Entertainment, Music - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: all_ages - door_time: 2026-11-27T14:30:00Z - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Waterstones - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 16, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Manchester - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Waterstones - **lat**: 53.4817105 - **long**: -2.2472453 - **full address**: Waterstones, 91 Deansgate, Manchester, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Meet the Reverend Richard Coles - Waterstones Manchester Deansgate - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/4ecaf761c08f45efde5d83d1bbc5fd8c2aa95b44abbc05762dad275a24f1768b-rimg-w1200-h600-dcf8f8f8-gmir.jpg?v=1787096076 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Meet the Reverend Richard Coles - Waterstones Manchester Deansgate being held? - **A:** Meet the Reverend Richard Coles - Waterstones Manchester Deansgate takes place on Fri, 27 Nov, 2026 at 03:00 pm to Fri, 27 Nov, 2026 at 04:00 pm at Waterstones, 91 Deansgate, Manchester, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Meet the Reverend Richard Coles - Waterstones Manchester Deansgate? - **A:** Meet the Reverend Richard Coles - Waterstones Manchester Deansgate is organized by Waterstones. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Waterstones's events? - **A:** Attendees have given Waterstones a rating of 5/5 based on reviews from early attendees on AllEvents. 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