BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Parade's End Books - ECPv6.17.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Parade's End Books X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Parade's End Books REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260606T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260606T210000 DTSTAMP:20260525T085247Z CREATED:20260303T180901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260525T085247Z UID:23294-1780772400-1780779600@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Fundraiser: Songs\, Spoken Word and Musical Surprises with Chas & Jonno DESCRIPTION:Join us for a summertime mix of songs\, spoken word and musical surprises! \nSuggested donation is £10 — all proceeds will go to the bookshop (this is a fundraising event for us) so we’ve got different ticket options if you would like to donate more. Get your ticket here or instore. We can’t wait to see you there! URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/chas-jonno-music-night LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Chas-and-Jonno-poster-updated.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260607T153000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260607T170000 DTSTAMP:20260527T214926Z CREATED:20260527T214847Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T214926Z UID:24092-1780846200-1780851600@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Ashes Through the Hourglass Book Launch DESCRIPTION:Join us to meet Danny Lenihan\, author of Ashes Through the Hourglass. Chat with him about this new book and get your own signed copy! \nAbout the book: \nAshes Through the Hourglass is a genre-blending time travel novel; at its heart is the story of Mason Winward\, a man haunted by tragedy and driven by the question of whether the past can ever truly be changed. \nIn 1988\, Mason’s life is shattered when his older sister\, Cassie\, is killed in a devastating car accident. Consumed by anger and grief\, the teenage Mason becomes obsessed with revenge against the driver who escaped justice. Standing on the brink of committing an irreversible act of violence\, Mason is unexpectedly stopped by a mysterious stranger named Fagan. \nFagan describes himself as an “intervention specialist” and offers Mason a different path. Through a strange and profound process he calls re-alignment therapy\, Fagan helps Mason confront his grief\, compartmentalise his loss\, and step away from the destructive future he was about to create. Just as Mason begins to rebuild his life\, however\, Fagan disappears without explanation\, leaving behind a mystery that will shadow Mason for decades. \nAbout the author: \nDanny Lenihan is a British author\, former international press photographer\, and stand-up comedian. After a near-fatal motorcycle accident in 1993\, he rebuilt his life on grit\, wit\, and storytelling – touring globally for over a decade\, appearing on BBC radio\, television\, and in multiple films. \nDanny is the founder of the design brand 3 Legged Thing\, and currently splits his time between writing speculative and science fiction novels\, designing creative tools\, and hosting the comedy podcast Faces for Radio. \nHe composed the original score for British director Pat Higgins’ debut horror film TrashHouse\, and his debut novel Rogue (2021) and its follow-up Enemy (2024) have both seen strong critical and commercial success. \nBorn and raised in Kingston and Chessington\, where his new book is set\, he now lives in Northamptonshire with his partner\, four children\, two dogs\, one cat\, and two vacuum cleaners. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/ashes-through-the-hourglass-book-launch LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ATTH-poster-PE.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260610T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260610T200000 DTSTAMP:20260701T195357Z CREATED:20260701T195357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T195357Z UID:24146-1781118000-1781121600@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Book Club 60: The Pretender DESCRIPTION: URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-60-the-pretender ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/9781526678362.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260611T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260611T190000 DTSTAMP:20260531T095844Z CREATED:20260522T092025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260531T095844Z UID:24069-1781197200-1781204400@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Watercolour Botanical Art Workshop DESCRIPTION:Join us as the wonderful Sarah Howard\, author of RHS Watercolour Botanical Art\, will demonstrate how to paint botanically. Materials are provided for you to try it out yourself! \nTickets are £5 for a half-hour session (numbers are limited) – see all tickets here or just click on your preferred time below to get your ticket: \nSession 1: 5-5.30pm. \nSession 2: 5.30-6pm. \nSession 3: 6-6.30pm. \nSession 4: 6.30-7pm. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/watercolour-botanical-art-workshop LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Parades-end-books-5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260612T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260612T203000 DTSTAMP:20260525T084509Z CREATED:20260525T084509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260525T084509Z UID:24071-1781290800-1781296200@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Book Launch: The Parent Carer DESCRIPTION:Join us in person to celebrate the launch of The Parent Carer – a heartfelt journey and guide! \n\n\n\nYou’re warmly invited to an inspiring and uplifting evening celebrating the launch of The Parent Carer – a powerful new book exploring the realities\, resilience\, love\, exhaustion\, advocacy\, and invisible labour of parent carers. \nThis special in-person event is an opportunity to meet author Natalie Hay\, connect with fellow parent carers\, educators\, professionals\, and supporters\, and hear readings and reflections from the book itself. \nWhether you are a parent carer yourself\, work with families\, or simply want to better understand the journey\, this promises to be a meaningful and memorable evening. \nGet your ticket here. Ticket entitles you to £5 off the book if you order a copy on the night! URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-launch-the-parent-carer LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/The-Parent-Carer-by-N.Hay_.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260619T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260619T203000 DTSTAMP:20260525T101926Z CREATED:20260525T093239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260525T101926Z UID:24079-1781895600-1781901000@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:'On Thin Ice': author event with Charlie Walker DESCRIPTION:Parade’s End Books is excited to welcome Charlie Walker\, author of On Thin Ice: An Explorer’s Memoir of Siberia\, Surveillance and Survival. Charlie will talk about his book and his thrilling Siberian experiences\, and there will be a Q&A and a chance to get a signed copy. \nTickets are £5 – get yours here.  \nAbout the book: \nIn early 2022\, Charlie Walker set out to hike 600 miles along the frozen rivers of Siberia. He hoped to cut through the myth of the gulag and the permafrost to understand who its people are and how they reckon with their haunted past\, as well as what the future might hold for this remote corner of our world. But on 24 February\, Russia invaded Ukraine\, with devastating consequences. What had begun as an adventure swiftly descended into a paranoid nightmare\, as Walker began to suspect he was being monitored by the Russian authorities. Shortly afterwards he was arrested and imprisoned. \nOn Thin Ice juxtaposes the harsh beauty of a Siberian winter with a thriller-like series of events that exposes the dark heart of Putin’s propaganda machine. It is both the extraordinary record of one man’s walk through the most inhospitable place on earth and a powerful insight into a deeply troubled – and troubling – nation. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/on-thin-ice-author-event-with-charlie-walker LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Charlie-Walker-Parades-End-Poster-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260627T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260627T203000 DTSTAMP:20260624T105917Z CREATED:20260317T193341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260624T105917Z UID:23328-1782586800-1782592200@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Evening with Author Sean Gilbert DESCRIPTION:Join us for an unmissable evening with Sean Gilbert\, to celebrate the release of his new novel I’ll Be the Monster. There will be a discussion of this darkly funny thriller\, followed by a Q&A where you can ask Sean all of your burning questions\, and the chance to get a signed copy of the book. You’ll also be able to purchase alcoholic and soft drinks on the night. \nTickets are FREE – get yours here.  \nAbout the book: \n‘The White Lotus meets My Sister\, the Serial Killer: I’ll Be The Monster is a menacingly funny\, daring debut that deserves a spot at the top of every 2026 TBR pile. With humour so biting and unease this sun soaked\, this brilliantly vile pager turner cements Sean Gilbert as a bold new voice in literary fiction‘ Lucy Rose\, author of The Lamb \nA homicidal couple embarks on a luxury holiday to save their marriage. \nAfter years of secrets and self-restraint\, they’ve reached breaking point. But three days into the trip\, they run into Benny\, an acquaintance from their Cambridge days. And Benny is desperate to reminisce about a time – and a person – they would rather forget. \nDarkly funny and razor-sharp\, I’ll Be The Monster follows a dangerous game of cat and mouse as it plays out under the stifling heat of the Mediterranean sun. From a major new talent in literary fiction\, this gripping debut is a love story about the worst people you know – and of what happens when a change of heart occurs too late. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/evening-with-author-sean-gilbert LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/parades_end_EVENT.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260708T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260708T200000 DTSTAMP:20260701T195633Z CREATED:20260701T195633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T195633Z UID:24149-1783537200-1783540800@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Book Club 61: The Artist DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading The Artist by Lucy Steeds. \nPROVENCE\, 1920. Ettie moves through the remote farmhouse\, silently creating the conditions that make her uncle’s artistic genius possible. Joseph\, an aspiring journalist\, has been invited to the house. He believes he’ll make his name by interviewing the reclusive painter\, the great Edouard Tartuffe. But everyone has their secrets. And\, under the cover of darkness\, Ettie has spent years cultivating hers… \nJust email us to be added to the mailing list\, then get your copy of the book from the bookshop\, and come along! Book club membership is £8 which includes a drink and snacks. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-61-the-artist LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/9781399819589.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260709T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260709T203000 DTSTAMP:20260701T200859Z CREATED:20260701T200859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260701T200859Z UID:24154-1783623600-1783629000@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Summer of Suspense author evening DESCRIPTION:Join bestselling authors Ellery Lloyd and M.J. Arlidge\, together with Claire Parkin\, for an evening of thrilling new fiction.  \nExpect high-stakes twists\, unforgettable characters\, and masterful storytelling from four exceptional writers. With summer on the horizon\, it’s the perfect chance to discover your next page-turning holiday read. \nGet your tickets here! Please note that this author event and book signing is at Twickenham Library (in partnership with Parade’s End Books). URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/summer-of-suspense-author-evening LOCATION:Twickenham Library\, Garfield Rd\, London\, Twickenham\, TW1 3JT\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/readrealimage.aspx_.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260805T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260805T200000 DTSTAMP:20260709T194242Z CREATED:20260701T195950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260709T194242Z UID:24151-1785956400-1785960000@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Book Club 62: Less DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading Less by Andrew Sean Greer. \nArthur Less is a failed novelist about to turn fifty. A wedding invitation arrives in the post: it is from an ex-boyfriend of nine years who is engaged to someone else. Arthur can’t say yes – it would be too awkward; he can’t say no – it would look like defeat. So\, he begins to accept the invitations on his desk to half-baked literary events around the world… \nJust email us to be added to the mailing list\, then get your copy of the book from the bookshop\, and come along! Book club membership is £8 which includes a drink and snacks. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-62-less ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/9780349143590.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260821T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260821T200000 DTSTAMP:20260731T164542Z CREATED:20260731T164542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T164542Z UID:24200-1787337000-1787342400@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Poetry Evening DESCRIPTION:Join us at Parade’s End to hear some of London’s best new poetry! \nThere will also be an open mic slot during the second half of the event if you would like to participate. Alcoholic and soft drinks will be available on the evening. \nTickets are £5 – get yours here. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/poetry-evening LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Untitled-design.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260829T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260829T203000 DTSTAMP:20260731T163320Z CREATED:20260731T163320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T163320Z UID:24195-1788030000-1788035400@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:An evening with author Phoebe Greenwood DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening with journalist and author Phoebe Greenwood to talk about her new novel ‘Vulture’. Both moving and darkly humorous\, the book is a fast-paced satire of the war news industry and its moral blind spots. \nThis event is FREE – you can book your tickets here. \nAbout the book:\nAn ambitious young journalist\, Sara is sent to cover a war from the Beach Hotel in Gaza. The four-star hotel is a global media hub\, promising safety and generator-powered internet\, with hotel staff catering tirelessly to the needs of the world’s media\, even as their homes and families are under threat. \nSara is determined to launch herself as a star correspondent. So\, when her fixer Nasser refuses to set up the dangerous story she thinks will win her a front page\, she turns instead to Fadi\, the youngest member of a powerful militant family. Driven by demons and disappointments\, Sara will stop at nothing to prove herself in this war\, even if it means bringing disaster upon those around her. \nPhoebe Greenwood is a writer and journalist who has covered British and foreign affairs for publications including the Guardian\, the Spectator and the Sunday Times.  URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-author-phoebe-greenwood LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Phoebe-Greenwood-event-poster.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260909T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260909T200000 DTSTAMP:20260808T101202Z CREATED:20260808T101127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260808T101202Z UID:24462-1788980400-1788984000@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Book Club 63: The Selected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading The Selected Stories of Elizabeth Bowen. \nA girl shares her secret den. A couple stroll through a ruined city. A man walks into a ladies’ hat shop. A teacher dreams of killing her pupil. Encompassing characters from many walks of life and a vast array of moods\, these are intricate journeys of domesticity and discovery\, of the homely and uncanny\, of the mind and body. \nJust email us to be added to the mailing list\, then get your copy of the book from the bookshop\, and come along! Book club membership is £8 which includes a drink and snacks. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-63-the-selected-stories-of-elizabeth-bowen LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/9781784877163.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260915T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260915T203000 DTSTAMP:20260803T133134Z CREATED:20260803T133134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260803T133134Z UID:24205-1789498800-1789504200@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Crime Book Club 1: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd DESCRIPTION:Join us for a new book club at Parade’s End\, where we’ll be reading crime\, thriller and mystery novels. We’ll be starting with a classic from the Queen of Crime herself: Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. \nTo join\, just add your name and email to the form below\, purchase the book instore\, and then come along on the evening! \n\n← Back Thank you for your response. ✨\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\nName(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nEmail(required)\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\nMessage\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Submit \n \n \n \n\n\nBook club costs £8 on the night which includes your membership\, snacks and a drink. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/crime-book-club-1-the-murder-of-roger-ackroyd LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/9780007527526.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR