Penguin Random House have today announced that they will be publishing a previously unseen manuscript by Philip Pullman this autumn. Serpentine – a novella set after the events of His Dark Materials but before those of The Secret Commonwealth – was written in 2004, but has remained under wraps until now.
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The 12 days of Christmas
What will your true love give to you?
| We’ve got ideas aplenty here at your local bookshop |
| Twelve festive must-reads |
Eleven wooden beauties
Ten children’s favourites
Nine cracking fun games
Eight soft and cuddlies
Seven arty-crafties
Six handmade one-offs
Five proud Mancunians
Four gorgeous notebooks
Three musical treats
Two scented candles
| And a gift of the gift of reading! |
Merry Christmas from us all at Urmston Bookshop!Call in and see us over the festive season for a little bit of local, independent shopping magic
Dr Rangan Chatterjee is back in the house
It only takes 5 minutes to start changing your life. For good.
Dr Chatterjee will join us to talk about his new book and to give some inspirational tips to lose weight, improve sleep, and much more.
Wednesday 15th January
7:30pm
Urmston Library
Dr Rangan Chatterjee is regarded as one of the most influential doctors in the UK. A practising GP for the last two decades and resident BBC Breakfast doctor, Dr Chatterjee wants to inspire people to transform their health through making small, sustainable changes to their lifestyles. Host of the No. 1 iTunes podcast, Feel Better, Live More, and presenter of BBC 1’s Doctor in the House, Dr Chatterjee is the author of two Sunday Times bestselling books and his TED talk, How to Make Diseases Disappear, has now been viewed over 1.8 million times.
Tickets cost £5.00; this includes a glass of wine.
To buy your ticket: call in to the bookshop, phone us on 0161 747 7442, or email books@urmston-bookshop.co.uk. You can also buy your ticket via Eventbrite.
An evening with Jordan Wylie
Tuesday 12th November
7pm
Jordan Wylie is a former soldier, bestselling author, extreme adventurer and also one of the stars of Channel 4’s BAFTA nominated shows Hunted and Celebrity Hunted.
Growing up on the largest council estate in the UK, Jordan left school early with no qualifications to his name but took the life-changing decision to join the British Army at 16 years old.
Jordan has since gone on to successfully complete numerous major charity expeditions, including the highly publicised Running Dangerously, which saw him run through Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia, and Barefoot Warrior which involved climbing Mt Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, completely barefoot! He has raised over a million pounds for charity and some of his expeditions have been made into documentaries on Sky TV.
A determined, fearless adventurer and an inspiring man
– Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE
Tickets are £3 and inc glass of wine and is redeemable against the cost of a book
Call 0161 747 7442 or email books@urmston-bookshop.co.uk
Meet Maggie Oliver, detective turned whistle blower… turned author
Come and meet the inspirational Maggie Oliver and hear about her new book, her life, and her courageous actions to secure convictions in what is now one of the most notorious grooming cases in the UK.
Thursday 21st November at 7pm
Urmston Library
Maggie will join us for the evening to share her incredible experiences, including her time as a consultant on the BBC award-winning drama Three Girls, where Lesley Sharp played the part of Maggie, and her time on Celebrity Big Brother – Year of the Woman and Loose Women.
She will also be talking about the Maggie Oliver Foundation, which Maggie has set up to help survivors of abuse begin to move on with their lives.
Tickets cost £3.00; this includes a glass of wine and can be redeemed against the purchase of a book on the evening.
To book tickets call 0161 747 7442, email books@urmston-bookshop.co.uk, or visit eventbrite