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:20230519T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230519T213000 DTSTAMP:20260407T160029 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. 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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:20260407T160029 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:20260407T160029 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:20260407T160029 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:20260407T160029 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:20260407T160029 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:20260407T160029 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:20260407T160029 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:20260407T160029 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:20260407T160029 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:20260407T160029 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:20260407T160029 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:20260407T160029 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:20260407T160029 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:20260407T160029 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:20260407T160029 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:20260407T160029 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:20260407T160029 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221119T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221119T210000 DTSTAMP:20260407T160029 CREATED:20220319T123600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221023T140254Z UID:13921-1668884400-1668891600@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Jazz Night at Parade's End Books DESCRIPTION:We’re so excited to announce that Noa and her band are back for another jazz night! Join us on Saturday 19 November for a themed evening of live music – Noa and her jazz band perform jazz standards from the Great American Songbook\, beautiful ballads and cheeky 1950s numbers\, as well as latin bossa nova grooves\, where Noa draws inspiration from her Spanish roots. You can check out noasingsjazz.com to learn more about Noa and to have a listen to this wonderful performer. \nFeaturing a local jazz quartet:\nNoa Alvarez – vocals\nMeredith White – keys\nDave Jones – double bass\nTormod Sund – trumpet \nTickets – SOLD OUT\nTickets can be bought inside\, or online. You can also order by emailing orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk. The last jazz evening sold out quickly so we’d advise booking ahead to avoid disappointment! URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/jazz-night-at-parades-end-books 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/jazzposter2-jpeg-copy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221112T113000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221112T123000 DTSTAMP:20260407T160029 CREATED:20220909T090937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221104T192740Z UID:14283-1668252600-1668256200@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Book Signing with Estelle Day DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday 12th November at 11.30am for a signing with acclaimed artist and author Estelle Day\, to celebrate the release of her book Easy Oil Painting! \nIn her unique introduction to oil painting\, Estelle demonstrates everything you need to embark on your oil painting journey\, and the book includes illustrations and outlines for you to trace so you can get started right away. We can’t wait! URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-signing-with-estelle-day LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/9781800920798.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221105T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221105T210000 DTSTAMP:20260407T160029 CREATED:20221007T123004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221007T124900Z UID:14297-1667674800-1667682000@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Chekhov and Tolstoy\, and Why We Need to Keep Reading Russian Literature DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging evening talk with incredible local author Rosamund Bartlett\, on Saturday 5 November\, 7-9pm. \nTolstoy is one of the world’s greatest novelists\, but during his lifetime he was better known for his promotion of non-violence\, and for his campaign against the Russian government and the Orthodox Church. Chekhov\, father of the modern short story\, was deeply influenced by Tolstoy’s moral philosophy and social activism. This talk will discuss their unusual friendship and the continuing importance of their humanitarian mission. \nRosamund Bartlett is a writer and translator whose books include Tolstoy: A Russian Life\, longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize\, and Chekhov: Scenes from A Life. She is the translator of the Chekhov anthology About Love and Other Stories\, shortlisted for the Weidenfeld Prize\, and Chekhov: A Life in Letters. Her new edition of Anna Karenina was published in 2014. She grew up in Ham. \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/chekhov-and-tolstoy-and-why-we-need-to-keep-reading-russian-literature LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/9780198748847.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221028T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221028T210000 DTSTAMP:20260407T160029 CREATED:20221007T124731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221007T124803Z UID:14308-1666983600-1666990800@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Book Launch Event with Local Author Emma Burstall DESCRIPTION:Join us in the bookshop on Friday 28th October\, 7-9pm\, for an enchanting evening with local bestselling fiction author Emma Burstall to celebrate the launch of her latest book\, The House on Rockaway Beach.  \nA 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 cannot agree on anything. It seems they will never see eye to eye\, until Sophie makes a chance discovery which will make her question everything… \nEmma is a top-10 bestselling author whose Tremarnock series\, set in Cornwall\, has been praised for its storytelling and characterisation. The House on Rockaway Beach is perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore\, Lucinda Riley and Victoria Hislop. \nAs we celebrate this new release\, there will be the opportunity for a Q&A where you can ask all of your burning questions. Discussions will be followed by a chance for you to buy the books and get them signed while enjoying drinks and canapés. \nRegistration Required\nBook your free tickets in advance 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. We look forward to seeing you there! URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-launch-event-with-local-author-emma-burstall LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/9781786698902.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221005T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221005T190000 DTSTAMP:20260407T160029 CREATED:20220909T093106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220909T093429Z UID:14286-1664996400-1664996400@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Book club meeting 17 DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading seasonal classic The Fortnight in September by R.C. Sherriff. \nThe book’s premise is brilliantly simple and filled with charming detail. It follows Mr. Stevens\, an office clerk\, his sweet but nervous wife Flossie\, and their three children—Dick\, who works for an auctioneer; Mary\, a dressmaker’s assistant; and schoolboy Ernie—as they ready themselves for their summer holiday and take the train from London to the coast\, where romance\, adventure and freedom from humdrum work await them. \nWe’ll meet for the book club in the shop on Wednesday 5 October @ 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-17 LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/9781906462222.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220914T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220914T203000 DTSTAMP:20260407T160029 CREATED:20220801T172537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220807T123630Z UID:14180-1663182000-1663187400@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:The Night Ship with author Jess Kidd DESCRIPTION: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 winning author whose previous books include Things in Jars. Now she returns with The Night Ship\, a novel that weaves the infamous shipwreck of the Batavia with the tale of one young boy more than three hundred years later – it’s an imaginative historical epic of shipwreck\, mutiny\, fate and friendship. Jess will be talking about this truly stunning novel and we hope you can join us for what will be a special event. \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. See you there! URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/the-night-ship-with-author-jess-kidd LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/0162bd59-9ba7-fca0-c770-e475962f070b.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220913T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220913T200000 DTSTAMP:20260407T160029 CREATED:20220829T100147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220909T125604Z UID:14225-1663095600-1663099200@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:The Story of Art Without Men with Katy Hessel (Virtual Event) DESCRIPTION: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? \nOn Tuesday\, September 13 @ 7pm join us for an online event with art historian\, curator and author Katy Hessel\, to discuss her latest book\, The Story of Art Without Men. \nDiscover the glittering Sofonisba Anguissola of the Renaissance\, the radical work of Harriet Powers in the nineteenth-century USA and the artist who really invented the Readymade. Explore the Dutch Golden Age\, the astonishing work of post-War artists in Latin America and the women artists defining art in the 2020s. Have your sense of art history overturned\, and your eyes opened to many art forms often overlooked or dismissed. From the Cornish coast to Manhattan\, Nigeria to Japan\, this is the story of art for our times – one with women at its heart\, brought together for the first time by the creator of @thegreatwomenartists. \nEvent free to anyone who pre-orders or buys a copy of the book from us (click here) or instore! A link to the event will be sent on the day. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/the-story-of-art-without-men-with-katy-hessel-virtual-event LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screenshot-2022-08-29-at-10.06.10.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220910T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220910T120000 DTSTAMP:20260407T160029 CREATED:20220909T085822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220909T125949Z UID:14277-1662807600-1662811200@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Book signing with author Emma Burstall DESCRIPTION:“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 cannot agree on anything. It seems they will never see eye to eye\, until Sophie makes a chance discovery which will make her question everything…” \nJoin us on Saturday 10th September at 11am for a signing with local author Emma Burstall to celebrate her new release\, The House on Rockaway Beach! Emma is a top-10 bestselling author whose Tremarnock series\, set in Cornwall\, has been praised for its storytelling and characterisation. The House on Rockaway Beach is perfect for fans of Santa Montefiore\, Lucinda Riley and Victoria Hislop. \nSee you there! URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/the-house-on-rockaway-beach-signing-with-author-emma-burstall LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/9781786698902.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220907T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220907T200000 DTSTAMP:20260407T160029 CREATED:20220806T135432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220806T135457Z UID:14204-1662577200-1662580800@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Book club meeting 16 DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading Women’s Prize Winner The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki. \nThe book follows fourteen-year-old Benny Oh\, who begins to hear voices after the tragic death of this father. The voices belong to the things in his house and sound variously pleasant\, angry or sad. Then his mother develops a hoarding problem\, and the voices grow more clamorous. \nSo Benny seeks refuge in the silence of a large public library. There he meets a mesmerising street artist with a smug pet ferret; a homeless philosopher-poet; and his very own Book\, who narrates Benny’s life and teaches him to listen to the things that truly matter. When a book and a reader are meant for each other\, both of them know it… \nWe’ll meet for the book club in the shop on Wednesday 7 September @ 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-16 LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/9781838855277.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220901T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220901T200000 DTSTAMP:20260407T160029 CREATED:20220829T101224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220829T101224Z UID:14229-1662058800-1662062400@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Event! Celebrate 50 years of The Summer Book with Sophia Jansson DESCRIPTION:To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Tove Jansson’s classic novel The Summer Book\, we are\nhosting an online event with Tove’s niece Sophia Jansson – the inspiration for the character of ‘Sophia’ in the book. \nThe event takes place online on Thursday\, September 1st at 7pm\, with Sophia in conversation with bookseller Fleur Sinclair. \nEvent free when you buy any of Tove Jansson’s books written for adults! We will send the link on the day. URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/event-celebrate-50-years-of-the-summer-book-with-sophia-jansson LOCATION:Online ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Screenshot-2022-08-29-at-10.04.20.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220803T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220803T200000 DTSTAMP:20260407T160029 CREATED:20220708T120312Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220708T120312Z UID:14147-1659553200-1659556800@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Book club meeting 15 DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce. \nSet in 1950\, the book follows Margery Benson as she abandons her dead-end job and advertises for an assistant to accompany her on an expedition. She is going to travel to the other side of the world to search for a beetle that may or may not exist. Enid Pretty\, in her unlikely pink travel suit\, is not the companion Margery had in mind. And yet together they will be drawn into an adventure that will exceed every expectation… \nWe’ll meet for the book club in the shop on Wednesday 3 August @ 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-15 LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/9780552779487.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220713T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220713T100000 DTSTAMP:20260407T160029 CREATED:20220708T133633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220708T133633Z UID:14172-1657702800-1657706400@paradesendbooks.co.uk SUMMARY:Weekly Hatha Yoga Class - for Beginners and Beyond! DESCRIPTION: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. \nIn our beautiful bookshop setting\, come along for yoga on Wednesdays: from 9am – 9.50am every Wednesday\, George will be leading Hatha Yoga for beginners and beyond. Classes are £10 and you can bring cash or use PayPal (byGeorgeYoga). You can email or WhatsApp on the number above for more information. See you there! URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/weekly-hatha-yoga-class-for-beginners-and-beyond LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/150622-Yoga-Class-Parades-End-jpg.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR