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 a remote Polish village, Janina Duszejko, an eccentric woman in her sixties, recounts the events surrounding the disappearance of her two dogs. She is reclusive, …

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 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 …

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 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 …

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 ‘Sophia’ in the book. The event takes place online on Thursday, September 1st at 7pm, with Sophia in conversation with bookseller Fleur Sinclair. Event free when …

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 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, …

"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…" Join …

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 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 …

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 …

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, 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 …

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.  A tale of family secrets, sibling rivalry and summer romance. When their grandmother leaves them her house in her will, sisters …