We're unbelievably excited to be hosting an evening at the bookshop with Booker Prize-nominated local author Mary Lawson!  Join us on Friday 26 March 7-9pm at Parade's End Books for a brilliant discussion …

This month we’re reading Slow Horses by Mick Herron  The book begins at Slough House, Regent’s Park: a graveyard for members of the intelligence service no longer in the game – the slow …

This month we’re reading The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak  Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2022, The Island of Missing Trees is a rich, magical tale of …

Join us on Sunday 29th May at 2pm for a very special book signing with local writer Natalie O'Rourke MBE, author of Only Heroes and Horses: the heart-warming true story of the …

Join us for an incredible evening with local author and presenter Anne Sebba (author of the bestselling biography That Woman: a life of Wallis Simpson), to celebrate the paperback release of …

This month we’re reading Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk More darkly humorous than the title suggests, Drive Your Plow is a subversive, entertaining noir novel. In …

We're excited to announce a new yoga class at Parade's End Books on Wednesday mornings! All are welcome to drop into classes, which are on Wednesday mornings. In our beautiful …

This month we’re reading Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce. Set in 1950, the book follows Margery Benson as she abandons her dead-end job and advertises for an assistant to …

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Tove Jansson’s classic novel The Summer Book, we are hosting an online event with Tove's niece Sophia Jansson – the inspiration for the character of …

This month we’re reading Women's Prize Winner The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki. The book follows fourteen-year-old Benny Oh, who begins to hear voices after the tragic death …