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 ofRead More
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 theRead More
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 ofRead More
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. InRead More
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 beautifulRead More
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 toRead More
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 ofRead More
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 deathRead More
"A tale of family secrets, sibling rivalry and summer romance. When their grandmother leaves them her house in her will, sisters Sophie and Celia return to Rockaway, but they cannotRead More
How many women artists do you know? Who makes art history? Did women even work as artists before the twentieth century? And what is the Baroque anyway? On Tuesday, September 13Read More
We are incredibly excited to welcome Jess Kidd to Parade's End Books, to talk about her brilliant new novel, The Night Ship and to sign copies. Jess is a Costa Award winningRead More
This month we’re reading seasonal classic The Fortnight in September by R.C. Sherriff. The book's premise is brilliantly simple and filled with charming detail. It follows Mr. Stevens, an office clerk,Read More