BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Parade's End Books - ECPv6.15.18//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:20210101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230906T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230906T200000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230812T142052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230812T142052Z UID:16723-1694026800-1694030400@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Book Club Meeting 27 DESCRIPTION:This month we are reading Best Of Friends by Kamila Shamsie.\n** SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2023 ** CHOSEN AS A BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR BY THE GUARDIAN\, BBC\, OBSERVER\, DAILY MAIL\, IRISH TIMES AND FINANCIAL TIMES ** \nMaryam and Zahra. \nIn 1988 Karachi\, two fourteen-year-old girls are a decade into their friendship\, sharing in-jokes\, secrets and a love for George Michael. As Pakistan’s dictatorship falls and a woman comes to power\, the world suddenly seems full of possibilities. Elated by the change in the air\, they make a snap decision at a party. That night\, everything goes wrong\, and the two girls are powerless to change the outcome. \nZahra and Maryam. \nIn present-day London\, two influential women remain bound together by loyalties\, disloyalties\, and the memory of that night\, which echoes through the present in unexpected ways. Now both have power; and both have very different ideas of how to wield it… Their friendship has always felt unbreakable; can it be undone by one decision? URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-27 LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Best-of-friends.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230802T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230802T200000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230630T144831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230703T172605Z UID:16522-1691002800-1691006400@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Book Club Meeting 26 DESCRIPTION:This month we are reading Tomorrow\, and Tomorrow\, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin \nThis is the story of Sam and Sadie. It’s not a romance\, but it is about love. \nWhen Sam catches sight of Sadie at a crowded train station one winter morning he is catapulted back to the brief time they spent playing together as children. Their unique spark is instantly reignited. \nWhat comes next is a story of friendship and rivalry\, fame and creativity\, betrayal and tragedy\, perfect worlds and imperfect ones. And\, ultimately\, our need to connect: to be loved and to love. \nEveryone is welcome and we encourage newcomers. Just drop us an email to join. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-26 LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Tomorrow.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230722T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230722T210000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230707T144850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230707T144850Z UID:16544-1690052400-1690059600@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:A Night of Live Music @ Parade's End DESCRIPTION:We’re so excited to announce a night of live music!  \nGet your ticket online here or instore for our next music event on Saturday 22nd July\, 7-9pm. We’d recommend booking early as live music events are very popular and tend to sell out quickly! URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/a-night-of-live-music-parades-end LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Parades_end_Poster_A4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230714T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230714T210000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230606T140105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230622T081107Z UID:16292-1689361200-1689368400@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Freedom to Think: Protecting a Fundamental Human Right in the Digital Age with author Susie Alegre DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening with Kingston author Susie Alegre who will be discussing her book Freedom to Think. CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND THE TELEGRAPH.\n \nPart history and part manifesto\, Freedom to Think explores how the powerful have always sought to influence how we think and what we buy. Connecting the dots from Galileo to Alexa\, human rights lawyer Susie Alegre charts the history and fragility of our most important human right: freedom of thought. \nFilled with shocking case-studies across politics\, criminal justice\, and everyday life\, this ground-breaking book shows how our mental freedom is under threat like never before. Bold and radical\, Alegre argues that only by recasting our human rights for the digital age can we safeguard our future. \nTickets can be purchased here or in the shop and price includes 1 glass of beer or wine. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/freedom-to-think-protecting-a-fundamental-human-right-in-the-digital-age-with-author-susie-alegre LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Freedom.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230701T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230701T210000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230608T121712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230608T122413Z UID:16318-1688238000-1688245200@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Rebels Not Muses: an Illustrated Talk with Rosamund Bartlett DESCRIPTION:The women artists of European Modernism. \nJoin us for an evening with cultural historian Rosamund Bartlett as she paints a new picture of avant-garde experimentation before and after World War One by showcasing the lives and careers of the many unsung female artists who also contributed to the European Modernist movement. \nRosamund Bartlett is a cultural historian with a background in Russia and Eastern Europe whose current interests focus on modernism\, opera and the intersection between politics\, history and the arts. She has lectured widely at galleries in the UK\, including the V&A and the Ashmolean\, written for both The Burlington Magazine and Apollo\, and in 2020 contributed an article to the catalogue of Tate Britain’s Aubrey Beardsley exhibition. \nTickets £3. Also available to purchase in shop. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/rebels-not-muses-an-illustrated-talk-with-rosamund-bartlett LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Rebels.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230628T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230628T200000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230526T105151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230526T105208Z UID:16192-1687978800-1687982400@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Book Club Meeting 25 DESCRIPTION:This month we are reading Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson. \n1926\, and in a country still recovering from the Great War\, London has become the focus for a delirious new nightlife. In the clubs of Soho\, peers of the realm rub shoulders with starlets\, foreign dignitaries with gangsters\, and girls sell dances for a shilling a time. \nAt the heart of this glittering world is notorious Nellie Coker\, ruthless but also ambitious to advance her six children\, including the enigmatic eldest\, Niven whose character has been forged in the crucible of the Somme. But success breeds enemies\, and Nellie’s empire faces threats from without and within. For beneath the dazzle of Soho’s gaiety\, there is a dark underbelly\, a world in which it is all too easy to become lost. \nWith her unique Dickensian flair\, Kate Atkinson brings together a glittering cast of characters in a truly mesmeric novel that captures the uncertainty and mutability of life; of a world in which nothing is quite as it seems. _____ \nEveryone is welcome and we encourage newcomers. Just drop us an email to join. \nThe book is available to buy in the shop or order online. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-25 LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Shrines.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230625T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230625T190000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230616T151942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230616T151942Z UID:16411-1687719600-1687719600@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Robin Ince's Confessions of a Bibliomaniac - a virtual event with Bookshop.org DESCRIPTION:“‘Bookshop people are good people. I spend as much time with them as possible. They re-enchant the world.” – Robin Ince \n  \nOn behalf of independent bookshops in the UK\, and as a fitting finale to Independent Bookshop Week (IBW\, June 17-24)\, we’re excited to announce an exclusive online event with the bibliomaniac himself\, Robin Ince introduced on behalf of indie booksellers by Jo Coldwell of Red Lion Books. \n  \nCustomers who buy any book from us during Independent Bookshop Week (until midnight on Saturday June 24) are eligible to attend. \nHere’s how it works: \n  \n\nAny customer who buys a book through our Bookshop.org affiliate account will receive an invitation to register for the event. \n\nAny customer who buys a book in our shop during IBW can receive an invitation to register for the event.\n\n  \nYou do not have to buy a copy of Robin Ince’s book. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/robin-inces-confessions-of-a-bibliomaniac-a-virtual-event-with-bookshop-org LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Robin-Ince.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230621T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230621T210000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230526T100541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230526T100704Z UID:16189-1687374000-1687381200@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Pamper Evening with Temple Spa DESCRIPTION:Treat yourself after a hard days work! \nAs part of our series of events during Independent Bookshop Week\, we are hosting a pamper event with Temple Spa. \nCome along for free to enjoy a mini-facial with Prosecco and chocolates. Temple Spa consultant Catherine will talk you through a self-administered facial with these award winning spa products (only available to buy in Harrods). \nSpaces are limited so please reserve yours below. \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\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\nWebsite\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 URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/pamper-evening-with-temple-spa LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Templespa.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230612T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230630T200000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230411T100604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230612T102303Z UID:15674-1686567600-1688155200@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Shehan Karunatilaka in conversation with Marlon James DESCRIPTION:We are excited to announce a special online event with Shehan Karunatilaka\, discussing his 2022 Booker Prize Winning novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida with the 2015 Booker Prize Winning author\, Marlon James. \nAbout the book\nA searing satire set amid the murderous mayhem of Sri Lanka beset by civil war\, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida follows the adventure of the eponymous war photographer\, gambler and closet gay\, who has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. His dismembered body is sinking in the serene Beira lake and he has no idea who killed him. At a time where scores are settled by death squads\, suicide bombers and hired goons\, the list of suspects is depressingly long\, as the ghouls and ghosts with grudges who cluster round can attest. Maali has seven moons to try and contact the man and woman he loves most and lead them to a hidden cache of photos that will rock Sri Lanka. The Booker judges said the book “fizzes with energy\, imagery and ideas against a broad\, surreal vision of the Sri Lankan civil wars.” \nWatch the discussion here. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/shehan-karunatlaka-in-conversation LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Seven-Moons.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230610T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230610T203000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230315T135516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230414T115524Z UID:15087-1686421800-1686429000@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:An evening with Ben Aaronovitch DESCRIPTION:Highly acclaimed author and screenwriter Ben Aaronovitch will be joining us for the launch of his brand new Rivers of London novella\, Winter’s Gifts.\nThere will be a Q & A session followed by the opportunity to purchase signed copies of Winter’s Gifts. \nThis event will be extremely popular so registration is required if you wish to attend. \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\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\nWebsite\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 URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-ben-aaronovitch LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/9781473224377.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230526T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230526T200000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230430T144529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230523T143945Z UID:15978-1685125800-1685131200@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Flourish Launch Event DESCRIPTION:Join author Kate Greenstock for the launch of Flourish – a practical and emotional guidebook to thriving in midwifery.\n\nGuests will be welcome to chat to Kate about Flourish and purchase the book for themselves or to donate to a local midwife at Kingston Hospital. Guests will receive a complimentary welcome glass of Prosecco. Kate will be reading from the book at approx 7.15pm.\nThis is a free event but registration is required. \n*****************************************************************************************************************************************************************\n\nFlourish is the only book addressing the stark psychological impact of midwifery work while giving midwives the tools to choose a brighter future. Flourish aims to support you as a midwife to do two things: to name what’s going on around you and within you\, then to find and claim your distinctive place in the midwifery world.\n\nYou might be a newly qualified or early career midwife facing the challenges of finding your voice as well as your feet. Maybe you’re an established midwife but feel as though you have lost your way – and with it the energy to reshape either yourself or the environment you work in. Perhaps you’re a team leader seeking to find the vocabulary to connect with your team\, acknowledge what they might be feeling and reach out for resources and tools to support them to thrive\, reflect and grow. \nAs a guidebook\, Flourish is a tour of discovery that reveals how ‘standard’ maternity environments and practices might be impacting you personally\, and then invites you to reconnect with the core of your personality and purpose. You’ll recognise more clearly the realities of trauma exposure\, burnout\, compassion fatigue and moral injury\, and explore what’s really needed for psychological safety. You’ll choose from an array of exercises to practice living well in the day to day\, and you’ll find a way back ‘home’\, to a place where your sense of motivation for being a midwife is rekindled – a place where you can reconnect to your values\, strengths and your unique voice. Once there\, you will be able to make real\, rich choices about your life and your career. \nKate Greenstock is a distinctive combination of practising midwife and coach\, bringing the flavours of both: reality and possibility; rawness and hope. \n\nDonate a copy of Flourish to a local midwife.\n\n \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\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\nWebsite\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 URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/flourish-launch-event LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/9781780667959-final__03118.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230524T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230524T200000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230427T133438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230427T133835Z UID:15944-1684954800-1684958400@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Book Club Meeting 24 DESCRIPTION:This month we are reading The Romantic by William Boyd \nSoldier. Farmer. Felon. Writer. Father. Lover.\nOne man\, many lives. \nBorn in 1799\, Cashel Greville Ross experiences myriad lives: joyous and devastating\, years of luck and unexpected loss. Moving from County Cork to London\, from Waterloo to Zanzibar\, Cashel seeks his fortune across continents in war and in peace. He faces a terrible moral choice in a village in Sri Lanka as part of the East Indian Army. He enters the world of the Romantic Poets in Pisa. In Ravenna he meets a woman who will live in his heart for the rest of his days. As he travels the world as a soldier\, a farmer\, a felon\, a writer\, a father\, a lover\, he experiences all the vicissitudes of life and\, through the accelerating turbulence of the nineteenth century\, he discovers who he truly is. This is the romance of life itself\, and the beating heart of The Romantic. \nFrom one of Britain’s best-loved and bestselling writers comes an intimate yet panoramic novel set across the nineteenth century. \nEveryone is welcome and we encourage newcomers. Just drop us an email to join. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-24 LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Romantic.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230519T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230519T213000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230411T100023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230513T143929Z UID:15671-1684524600-1684531800@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:[SOLD OUT] Poems\, Tales & Magical Lands Jazz Evening DESCRIPTION:Join us for an unmissable\, intimate\, evocative evening of songs inspired by stories\, characters and places\, as well as settings of sonnets and other poems\, including Shakespeare\, Wordsworth\, Masefield… \nAcclaimed British jazz singer Nette Robinson will be accompanied by saxophonist Tony Woods and pianist Meredith White for a poetic and literary musical feast! \nNette Robinson (voice)\nTony Woods (saxophones/alto clarinet/flute)\nMeredith White (piano) \nThis event is now sold out. Keep a look out on our page or join our mailing list to get the latest news about new events! URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/poems-tales-magical-lands LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Poems-Tales-Magical-Lands-2-3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230511T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230511T093000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230506T131920Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230506T132629Z UID:16050-1683795600-1683797400@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Get Up and Glow with TEMPLE SPA DESCRIPTION:Start your day this Thursday with a 30 minute complimentary facial courtesy of Temple Spa consultant Catherine. \nJoin us at the shop where you will be guided through a luxury facial using award-winning Temple Spa products. \nSpaces are limited so sign up below to reserve your spot. \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\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\nWebsite\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 URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/get-up-and-glow-with-temple-spa LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Templespa.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230426T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230426T200000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230411T094018Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230411T094326Z UID:15667-1682535600-1682539200@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Book Club Meeting 23 DESCRIPTION:This month we are reading French Braid by Anne Tyler. \nWhen Mercy Garrett moves herself out of the family home\, everyone determines not to notice. \nAll she wants is space and silence. No clutter. Not even their cat\, Desmond. \nBut it turns out family life is impossible to escape – particularly when it’s in your past. For Mercy it all begins in 1959\, with a holiday to a cabin by a lake. It’s the only one the Garretts will ever take\, but its effects will ripple through the generations. \nEveryone is welcome and we encourage newcomers. Just drop us an email to join. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-23 LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/9781529115475.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230408T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230408T203000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230309T183023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T125029Z UID:14728-1680978600-1680985800@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:An Evening with Priscilla Morris DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening with Priscilla Morris as discusses her Women’s Prize longlisted debut novel Black Butterflies. \nPriscilla Morris is a debut author from London who lives mostly in Ireland and sometimes in Spain. She read Spanish\, Italian and Social Anthropology at Cambridge University and spent her younger years teaching English in England\, Spain and Brazil. She has a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia and teaches creative writing at University College Dublin. Her debut novel Black Butterflies\, set during the siege of Sarajevo\, with themes of disintegration\, resilience and art as resistance to war\, has been longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2023 and for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award 2023. It was Indie Fiction Book of the Month in May 2022. You can find out more about Priscilla and Black Butterflies at www.priscillamorris.org and follow her on @priscillamorriswriter. \nThe discussion will be followed by Q & A session and book signing. \nPlease sign up below to secure your place. \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\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\nWebsite\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\nPortrait of Priscilla Morris\, writer\, by Conor Horgan. September 2021 URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-priscilla-morris LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/9780715654590.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230405T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230405T114500 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230310T121714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T124836Z UID:14800-1680692400-1680695100@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Out of the Blue Reading with Author Robert Tregoning DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun reading event with Robert Tregoning\, author of Out of the Blue! \nA stunning celebration of being yourself and living in ALL the colours of the rainbow\, this is a book this is a book about finding the bravery to be yourself. As an LGBTQ+ writer\, Robert hopes to help children and adults alike to accept and celebrate all that makes us uniquely ourselves. The stories Robert writes are stories he wishes he could have read as a child\, full of validation and kindness to those who need it. \nThe event is most suitable for children aged 5-8 and their adults\, just sign up above or instore to come along! \nPlease sign up below to secure your place. \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\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\nWebsite\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 URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/out-of-the-blue-reading-with-author-robert-tregoning LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Robert-Tregoning-x-Parades-End-Books-final-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230330T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230330T210000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230303T163912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230313T155854Z UID:14673-1680202800-1680210000@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Author Event with Tanya van Dalen DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening with author Tanya van Dalen as she talks about her book Sensory Parenting for Sensory Children \nPlease sign up below to secure your place. \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\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\nWebsite\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 URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/author-event-with-tanya-van-dalen LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Capture.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230322T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230322T200000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230228T142625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230228T144436Z UID:14587-1679511600-1679515200@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Book Club Meeting 22 DESCRIPTION:This month we are reading Leviathan by Rosie Andrews. \nThis debut novel is set in Norfolk in 1643 and is a sinister\, twisting tale with a harrowing yet satisfying conclusion. \nThe book is now available to buy in store and we welcome current members and new to join us at the store on March 22nd. \nIf you can’t make it but would like to join us in reading Leviathan\, you can order your copy here and you can also submit your own review in our Customer Recommendations section Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *FirstLastEmail *Please enter your email\, so we can follow up with you.Book title & Author *ISBN If you know it - don't worry if not!Additional DetailsLet us know any additional details\, for example how many copies you need and when you need the book by. Submit \nY URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-22 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Leviathan.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230314T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230314T210000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230129T190212Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230129T190520Z UID:14516-1678820400-1678827600@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Lore Segal in Conversation DESCRIPTION:We are excited to announce a virtual event with Pulitzer nominated author\, Lore Segal on\n14 March at 7pm. Segal will be discussing her new book of short stories\, Ladies’ Lunch. \nPublication date is 9 March. Anyone pre-ordering or buying a copy of Ladies’ Lunch\, will receive a link to watch on the\nday of the event\, 14 March. \nAbout Lore Segal \nLore Segal was born in Vienna in 1928\, and is a renowned American author. She won an\nAmerican Academy Award (for Her First American)\, the O. Henry Award and was nominated\nfor a Pulitzer (for Shakespeare’s Kitchen). She was first published in The New Yorker in\n1958 and remains a regular contributor in her nineties. \nLore Segal’s novel Other People’s Houses (1964)\, based on her experience in Britain as a\nkindertransport refugee\, was republished by Sort of Books in 2018. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/lore-segal-in-conversation LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/mail.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230312T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230312T120000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230228T140732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230228T142005Z UID:14580-1678618800-1678622400@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Frog's Bog Author Read and Crafts DESCRIPTION:Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Name *FirstLastEmail *Submit \nJoin us for a fun reading of children’s picture book Frog’s Bog. \nAuthor Marielle Bayliss will be in the store from 11.00 on March 12th and the reading will be followed by some fun froggie crafts. \nChildren of all ages (and adults who are young at heart) are welcome to join us. The event is free\, just register above if you’d like to come along. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/frogs-bog-author-read-and-crafts LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Frogs-Bog.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230222T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230222T200000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230210T135719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230210T135719Z UID:14550-1677092400-1677096000@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Book club meeting 21 DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa. \nThe book follows a Professor with a peculiar problem – ever since a traumatic head injury seventeen years ago\, he has lived with only eighty minutes of short-term memory – and a sensitive but astute young housekeeper who is entrusted to take care of him. The Professor may not remember what he had for breakfast\, but his mind is still alive with elegant mathematical equations from the past. He devises clever maths riddles – based on her shoe size or her birthday – and the numbers reveal a sheltering and poetic world to both the Housekeeper and her ten-year-old son. \nWe’ll meet for the book club in the shop on Wednesday 22nd February @ 7pm – everyone is welcome and we encourage newcomers\, just drop us an email at orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk to come along! URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-21 LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/9781784875442.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230210T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230210T210000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230113T134224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230113T134224Z UID:14505-1676057400-1676062800@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Jazz Night DESCRIPTION:Parade’s End live music is back! Join us on Friday 10th February\, 7.30pm\, for an evening of chamber jazz with the Serkan Trio. The group will play a mixture of instantly recognised classics interspersed with less familiar compositions and improvisation. There will be drinks and non-alcoholic refreshments on sale. \nBook your free ticket now instore\, by emailing us at orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk or ringing us on 020 8549 5425. Book early to avoid disappointment! URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/jazz-night LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Serkan-Trio-bookshop-evening-Flyer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230128T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230128T210000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20230111T224222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230111T224222Z UID:14478-1674934200-1674939600@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Secret Spitfires: An Evening with Author Gavin Clarke DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging evening with author Gavin Clarke on Saturday 28 January\, 7.30-9pm. Gavin will be discussing his book Secret Spitfires – the remarkable true story of the hidden army of women who assembled in WW2 to build spitfires in secret. See you there! \nSeptember 1940: In the midst of the Second World War\, The Luftwaffe unleashed a series of devastating raids on Southampton\, all but destroying its Spitfire factories. \nBut production didn’t stop. Instead\, manufacturing of this iconic fighter moved underground\, to secret locations staffed by women\, children and non-combatant men. With little engineering experience between them\, they built a fleet of one of the greatest war planes that has ever existed. \nThis is their story. \nYou can book your free tickets by ordering in the store\, ringing us on 020 85495425 or emailing orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk. Tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis\, so book now to secure your place. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/secret-spitfires-an-evening-with-author-gavin-clarke LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/image_6483441.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230118T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230118T200000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20221209T141635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221209T141635Z UID:14469-1674068400-1674072000@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Book club meeting 20 DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart. \nThe book follows a group of friends and friends-of-friends as they gather in a country house to wait out the pandemic. Over the next six months\, new friendships and romances will take hold\, while old betrayals will emerge\, forcing each character to reevaluate whom they love and what matters most. \nWe’ll meet for the book club in the shop on Wednesday 18 January @ 7pm – everyone is welcome and we encourage newcomers\, just drop us an email at orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk to come along! URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-20 LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/9781838956899.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221222T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221222T200000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20221209T130829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221209T130829Z UID:14453-1671732000-1671739200@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Festive Late Evening DESCRIPTION:Join us on the next two Thursday evenings for special late openings to celebrate the season and say a massive thank you to you all for your support year round! \nWe will be open late\, 6-8pm\, Thursday 15th and 22nd December ✨ \nJust come on down anytime between 6pm and 8pm and let us help you find the perfect read for everyone on your list with free fizz\, festive nibbles and complimentary gift wrapping! URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/festive-late-evening-2 LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Festive-lates-at-parades-end.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221215T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221215T200000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20221209T130619Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221209T130619Z UID:14449-1671127200-1671134400@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Festive Late Evening DESCRIPTION:Join us on the next two Thursday evenings for special late openings to celebrate the season and say a massive thank you to you all for your support year round! \nWe will be open late\, 6-8pm\, Thursday 15th and 22nd December ✨ \nJust come on down anytime between 6pm and 8pm and let us help you find the perfect read for everyone on your list with free fizz\, festive nibbles and complimentary gift wrapping! URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/festive-late-evening LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Festive-lates-at-parades-end.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221207T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221207T200000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20221118T104446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221118T104446Z UID:14384-1670439600-1670443200@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Book club meeting 19 DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading Matrix by Lauren Groff. \nThe book follows Marie de France\, a woman from a long line of female warriors and crusaders\, as she is sent to Angleterre to take up her new duty as the prioress of an impoverished abbey. Marie begins her work establishing a female utopia in this ‘modern masterpiece’ with a medieval setting. \nWe’ll meet for the book club in the shop on Wednesday 7 December @ 7pm – everyone is welcome and we encourage newcomers\, just drop us an email at orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk to come along! URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-19 LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/9781529157864.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221203T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221203T120000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20221115T191310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221115T191310Z UID:14376-1670065200-1670068800@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Book Signing with Richard E. Grant DESCRIPTION:We are so excited to announce a special book signing with actor and author Richard E. Grant\, to celebrate the release of his new memoir A Pocketful of Happiness. Don’t miss this chance to come along and get your copy of this brilliant\, funny and moving biography signed by a local legend. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-signing-with-richard-e-grant LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Richard-e-grant-poster.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221201T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221201T193000 DTSTAMP:20260407T111557 CREATED:20221115T184611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221115T184731Z UID:14371-1669919400-1669923000@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Online Event: An Evening with Maggie O'Farrell DESCRIPTION:We’re pleased to announce a special live event with the winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction\, Maggie O’Farrell\, in partnership with Bookshop.org. Maggie will discuss her latest novel\, The Marriage Portrait. We will be selling copies of the book\, which will act as a ticket to join the hybrid event. \nThe event will take place on Thursday 1 December at 6.30pm\, streaming live from the beautiful Alnwick Gardens\, Northumberland\, chaired by New Writing North’s Claire Malcolm. Maggie will be discussing the inspiration behind her beautiful novel\, what she discovered about the real Lucrezia de’ Medici during her research and shedding new light on a familiar story\, as she did with her previous book Hamnet. \nIf you buy a copy of The Marriage Portrait you will receive an event link emailed to you on the day. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/14371 LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screenshot-2022-11-15-at-18.45.55.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR