An Evening with A. T. Qureshi at Waterstones Liverpool!

Schedule

Thu Feb 12 2026 at 06:30 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

12 College Ln | Liverpool, EN

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We are delighted to welcome A. T. Qureshi to Liverpool to celebrate the publication of The Baby Dragon Bookshop!
About this Event

We are delighted to welcome A. T. Qureshi to Liverpool to celebrate the publication of The Baby Dragon Bookshop!
The third adorable instalment in Qureshi's bestselling cosy fantasy series finds two rivals competing for funding from a kooky investor by proving they can work together at the titular, highly flammable book emporium.

Will romance be the plot twist?

Emmy has an enemy, and his name is Luke. The good news? She rarely sees him. The bad news? When she does, she (and her pet dragons) are reminded just how handsome he is.

Besides, Emmy is too busy focusing on her dragon-fuelled business to have time for love. But when both she and Luke approach the same local investor for funding, she’s suddenly unable to avoid him. The kookie investor insists they must compete for the cash by working at the local failing baby dragon bookshop to prove their magical business knowledge.

Determined to win the funding, Emmy dives into the task. But making a very flammable bookshop fit for baby dragons is no small feat, and it seems these rivals may need to join forces. Could Luke and Emmy’s fiery animosity spark something more between them?

Tropes:

Enemies-to-lovers
The event will be chaired by Emma Hinds, a queer writer living and working in Manchester who is passionate about writing queer fantasy that explores the depth of British magical folklore. She has a Masters degree in Theology and the Arts from the University of St Andrews and is the author of the well-known fan fiction series, The Heir to the House of Prince, which currently runs at over a million words and over a million hits. Her debut adult novel, The Knowing, is a gothic fantasy published by Bedford Square (January 2024). Witchlore is her first novel for YA readers.

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12 College Ln, 12 College Lane, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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