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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
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SUMMARY:Book club meeting 14
DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk \nMore 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\, preferring the company of animals to people; she’s unconventional\, believing in the stars; and she is fond of the poetry of William Blake\, from whose work the title of the book is taken. \nWhen members of a local hunting club are found murdered\, Duszejko becomes involved in the investigation… \nWe’ll meet for the book club in the shop on Wednesday 29 June @ 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-14
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:An evening with bestselling local author Anne Sebba
DESCRIPTION: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 her new book Ethel Rosenberg : The Short Life and Great Betrayal of an American Wife and Mother. Anne will discuss her new masterfully-researched and deeply moving biography\, described by Hadley Freeman as ‘a heart-piercingly brilliant book about a woman whose personal life put her in the cross-hairs of history’. Afterwards\, there will be time for you to ask Anne all your burning questions\, and get your hands on a signed copy – don’t miss out on what promises to be an unmissable and captivating evening! \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/an-evening-with-bestselling-local-author-anne-sebba
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Book signing: Only Heroes and Horses
DESCRIPTION: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 Park Lane Stables. Come along to get to know the author\, grab your copy of the newly-released book\, and hopefully to meet a special four-legged star guest… \nNatalie O’Rourke was once an ordinary little girl from Birmingham in all respects save one: she was lonely. When she discovered how much she loved horses\, she decided she wanted to grow up and run a riding stables. But this would not be your average stables: she wanted hers to cater for children and adults with disabilities\, additional needs and anyone who needed a friend – people who you might not expect to find riding\, but who she knew could find happiness through horses\, because she had. \nFull of guts and optimism\, Natalie fought tooth and nail to achieve that dream in the face of some hefty tragedy\, heartbreak and hardship. Even the Covid-19 crisis couldn’t slow her or her league of fearless Park Lane colleagues down – despite barely surviving financially in lockdown\, the stables’ ‘Pavement Ponies’ paid visits to the community on a mission to cheer their neighbours up\, and tirelessly supported the NHS. \nBut when the news came that the landlord was selling the stables\, and that the Park Lane horses and their humans would be evicted unless they found a whopping £1\,000\,000 to buy the plot\, it seemed a mountain too high even for this plucky team to climb. Could they win the support of the nation and with it their fight to save the stables? \nOnly Heroes and Horses is a book infused with love\, strength and hope on every page – a testament to human kindness that won’t fail to leave its readers uplifted or with a tear in their eye. We’re really excited to host this spectacular book signing\, so do come along!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-signing-only-heroes-and-horses
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Book club meeting 13
DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak  \nShortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2022\, The Island of Missing Trees is a rich\, magical tale of belonging and identity\, love and trauma\, nature\, and\, finally\, renewal. \nIt is set between present-day London and 1974 on the island of Cyprus. Two teenagers\, from opposite sides of a divided land\, meet at a tavern in the city they both call home. The tavern is the only place that Kostas\, who is Greek and Christian\, and Defne\, who is Turkish and Muslim\, can meet\, in secret\, hidden beneath the blackened beams from which hang garlands of garlic\, chilli peppers and wild herbs. This is where one can find the best food in town\, the best music\, the best wine. But there is something else to the place: it makes one forget\, even if for just a few hours\, the world outside and its immoderate sorrows. In the centre of the tavern\, growing through a cavity in the roof\, is a fig tree. \nWe’ll meet for the book club in the shop on Wednesday 25 May @ 7pm – if this sounds up your street\, just drop us an email at orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk to come along.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-13
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Book club meeting 12
DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading Slow Horses by Mick Herron  \nThe book begins at Slough House\, Regent’s Park: a graveyard for members of the intelligence service no longer in the game – the slow horses. A motley crew of criminals\, abusers and troubled souls\, banished for various crimes of drugs and drunkenness\, lechery and failure\, politics and betrayal – they all belong to Jackson Lamb. \nJackson Lamb’s misfits may be highly trained but they don’t run ops\, they push paper. But when a boy is kidnapped and held hostage\, a chance opens up for the slow horses to redeem themselves… \nSlow Horses is also now a major TV series starring Gary Oldman\, so we thought it’d be the perfect time to read it! \nWe’ll meet for the book club in the shop on Wednesday 27 April @ 7pm – if this sounds up your street\, just drop us an email at orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk to come along.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-12
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Local Bestselling Author Mary Lawson
DESCRIPTION:We’re unbelievably excited to be hosting an evening at the bookshop with Booker Prize-nominated local author Mary Lawson!  \nJoin us on Friday 26 March 7-9pm at Parade’s End Books for a brilliant discussion with Mary Lawson\, author of bestsellers such as Crow Lake\, Road Ends and The Other Side of the Bridge. Take the opportunity to ask her all of your burning questions\, and to get your hands on a signed copy of her most recent Booker-nominated novel A Town Called Solace\, which will be newly published in paperback. There will also be alcoholic refreshments\, soft drinks and nibbles on hand – don’t miss this truly delightful evening. \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/an-evening-with-local-bestselling-author-mary-lawson
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Book club meeting 11
DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey \nThe book begins in March 1976: St Constance\, a tiny Caribbean village on the island of Black Conch. A fisherman sings to himself\, waiting for a catch – but attracts a sea-dweller he doesn’t expect. A beautiful young woman cursed by jealous wives to live as a mermaid has been swimming the Caribbean Sea for centuries. And she is entranced by the fisherman and and his song. But her fascination is her undoing. She hears his boat’s engine again\, follows it\, and finds herself at the mercy of American tourists. After a fearsome battle\, she is pulled out of the sea and strung up on the dock as a trophy. The fisherman rescues her\, and gently wins her trust – as she starts to transform into a woman… \nWe’ll meet for the book club in the shop on Wednesday 9 March @ 7pm – if this sounds up your street\, just drop us an email at orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk to come along!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-11
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Hannah Kent in Conversation with Kiran Millwood Hargrave
DESCRIPTION:Join internationally bestselling author Hannah Kent for this exclusive event celebrating the launch of her latest novel Devotion\, where she will be speaking to author Kiran Millwood Hargrave (The Mercies). Hannah will discuss the inspiration behind her novels\, writing historical fiction\, and why this novel may be her most personal. From the author of Burial Rites and The Good People\, Devotion is an extraordinary story of a love that knows no boundaries\, as two young women in the early nineteenth century set out to make the dangerous journey from Prussia to a new life in Australia. \nTo register\, order a copy of Devotion from Parade’s End Books\, and you will be given a free exclusive link to this online event. \nYou can pre-order your copy before 3 Feb by emailing orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk or ordering directly on our website here. After 3 Feb you will also be able to purchase the book instore!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/hannah-kent-in-conversation-with-kiran-millwood-hargrave
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Book club meeting 10
DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller – winner of the Costa Novel Award 2021! \nUnsettled Ground tells the story of twins Jeanie and Julius\, who have always been different from other people. At 51 years old\, they still live with their mother\, Dot\, in rural isolation and poverty. Inside the walls of their old cottage they make music\, and in the garden they grow (and sometimes kill) everything they need for sustenance. But when Dot dies suddenly\, threats to their livelihood start raining down. Jeanie and Julius would do anything to preserve their small sanctuary against the perils of the outside world\, even as their mother’s secrets begin to unravel\, putting everything they thought they knew about their lives at stake… \nTo find out more about the book and purchase it on our website\, click here. \nIf you would like to become a member of our book club\, please email orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk. \nOur book club meets monthly in the book store to discuss recent works of fiction. We welcome newcomers\, whether you are a fiction fanatic or a casual reader. \nNote: Due to the ongoing pandemic\, this month’s book club is likely to meet over video call rather than in person. A link will be sent by email to everyone signed up to the book club mailing list closer to the date. We hope to resume in person book club at the store in March!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-10
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SUMMARY:BOOK LAUNCH AND SIGNING with Graham Clark\, author of Coronation Baby\, Council House Kid
DESCRIPTION:At Parade’s End Books we are pleased to announce that Graham Clark\, who many would only know by his nickname Gubba in the 1960s\, will be in our shop to locally launch his recently published book\, Coronation Baby\, Council House Kid on Saturday 15th January between 11am until 1pm. \nIt tells a story of a little lad born in Coronation week 1953\, raised locally and enjoying everything that the villages of Ham and Petersham offered in the coming decades with its places\, friendships and neighbours. \nTalking to Graham\, he doesn’t really see his book as a memoir or autobiography\, but more of a social and urban historical account of those times\, events and music that many shared\, growing up in that post-war Britain of any village\, town or community\, the ascension and era of our new Queen Elizabeth II\, in which this year\, our Monarch will be celebrating her 70th year of reign or Platinum Jubilee on 6th February 1952. \nWorking with Graham and as he likes to say\, “A special village promotional ‘Mates Rates’ price of a Tenner (£10)!” will be available this Saturday for a limited time and subject to availability\, rrp £11.99. Or just say hello and get your book signed. \nIf you want to pre-order for pickup\, please email us at orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk \nAbout the Author \nGraham Clark was born in Kingston Hospital and raised in Ham\, attending Orchard School and leaving Grey Court in 1969\, with 5 CSE’s\, apprenticed to the Post Office Telephone service\, qualifying as a Telecommunications Engineer before joining IBM as a customer engineer\, later transferring to computer sales in the 1980s\, IT consultancy\, special projects\, management\, mentor and sales training. After 33 years and retirement\, he is still working with their education team as a sales advisor.\nGraham spent his first 25 years in Ham before moving to Richmond for 5 years and then returning to live in Lock Road until the late 1980s. He now lives in Ascot. Berkshire with his wife Kathy and has raised two daughters\, Katie\, Ellie and Schnauzers Winnie and Vera (named after lyrics in The Beatles – When I’m 64!).
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-launch-and-signing-with-graham-clark-author-of-coronation-baby-council-house-kid
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Author Signings @ Latchmere Christmas Market
DESCRIPTION:Fancy some festive fun for all the family? Join us for author book signings on our stall at Latchmere Christmas Market! \nLocal authors who’ll be bringing and signing their books include Booker-nominated Mary Lawson (“A Town Called Solace”)\, local historian and writer Gordon Elsden (“People of the Latchmere”) and fantastic children’s writer Zoe Antoniades (“Invincible Voices” and the “Cally & Jimmy” series). \nBooks\, authors\, hot chocolate\, mulled wine\, craft and carols… it promises to be a lovely festive evening. See you there!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/latchmere-christmas-market
LOCATION:Latchmere Recreation Ground\, 118 Latchmere Road\, Kingston upon Thames\, KT2 5TT
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SUMMARY:Book club meeting 9
DESCRIPTION:This month we’re reading a novella for our festive December book club: Love by Hanne Ørstavik. \nLove is the story of Vibeke and Jon\, a mother and son who have just moved to a small place in the north of Norway. It’s the day before Jon’s birthday\, and a travelling carnival has come to the village. Jon goes out to sell lottery tickets for his sports club\, and Vibeke is going to the library. From here on we follow the two individuals on their separate journeys through a cold winter’s night – while a sense of uneasiness grows. Love illustrates how language builds its own reality\, and thus how mother and son can live in completely separate worlds… \nTo find out more about the book and purchase it on our website\, click here. \nIf you would like to become a member of our book club\, please email orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk. \nOur book club meets monthly in the book store to discuss recent works of fiction. We welcome newcomers\, whether you are a fiction fanatic or a casual reader.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-9
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Ann Patchett in conversation with Daisy Buchanan
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an online evening featuring novelist (and bookshop owner!) Ann Patchett in conversation with author Daisy Buchanan. This event is to coincide with the publication of These Precious Days\, an irresistible collection of essays from Patchett\, the internationally bestselling\, Women’s Prize-winning author of The Dutch House and Commonwealth. \nPatchett will discuss her new essay collection\, which ranges from the personal – her portrait of the three men she called her fathers; how a chance encounter with Tom Hanks led to one of the most important friendships of her life; how to answer when someone asks why you don’t have children – to the sublime – the unexpected influence of Snoopy; the importance of knitting; the pleasure to be found in children’s books. \nThis event is free to all those that buy/pre-order These Precious Days’. \nYou will receive a link to attend on the day. \nIf you have already bought a copy of These Precious Days\, please email us at orders@paradesendbook.co.uk and we will add you to the list.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/ann-patchett-in-conversation-with-daisy-buchanan
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:An evening with Ellen Alpsten\, author of Tsarina and The Tsarina's Daughter
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the bookshop for an enchanting evening with local bestselling fiction author Ellen Alpsten\, author of Tsarina and The Tsarina’s Daughter. \nOozing with elegance and atmosphere\, Alpsten’s alluring debut novel Tsarina reimagines the rags-to-riches journey of Catherine I of Russia\, from lowly birth and work in servitude to becoming the second wife of Peter the Great\, Russia’s great moderniser. Her lauded second novel The Tsarina’s Daughter follows Catherine’s daughter Elizabeth\, whose idyllic world is upended when Russia is torn by the struggle for succession; as times change like quicksand and Elizabeth is left penniless and powerless\, she must decide whether she is willing to take up her role as Russia’s ruler\, and what she’s willing to do for her country. \nAfter discussing her experiences researching and writing to create her rich\, sweeping novels\, 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 refreshments in true Russian style! \nRegistration required:  \nIn order to attend the event\, you will have to register in advance. \nYou can register and purchase a ticket to the event here. \nAlternately\, to order you can email us on orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk\, call us on 020 85495425 (during opening hours)\, or come into the store. \nTickets are £3 – ticket includes Tsarina-themed nibbles and drinks. \nThe event is first come first serve and there is limited space\, so please contact us as soon as possible to ensure that you aren’t disappointed!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-ellen-alpsten-author-of-tsarina-and-the-tsarinas-daughter
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Yotam Ottolenghi and Noor Murad
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exclusive online event with Yotam Ottolenghi\, world-renowned chef and food writer\, and Noor Murad\, to discuss their latest book Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Shelf Love. \nYotam and Noor will be taking the audience through the ingredients and elements behind Shelf Love\, sharing the secrets of the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen and discussing how it is possible to cook with less stress and less fuss\, but with all the ‘wow’ of an Ottolenghi meal. \nThis event is free to all those that buy/or have bought ‘Test Kitchen: Shelf Love’. \nYou will receive a link to attend on the day. \nIf you have already bought a copy of Test Kitchen\, please email us at orders@paradesendbook.co.uk and we will add you to the list.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-yotam-ottolenghi-and-noor-murad
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Book club meeting 8
DESCRIPTION:For this month’s book club we will be reading Tsarina by Ellen Alpsten. \nTsarina is an epic\, rags to riches tale inspired by the story of Catherine I\, who was the second wife of Peter the Great and Empress of Russia. Spring 1699: illegitimate\, destitute and strikingly beautiful\, Marta has survived the brutal Russian winter in her remote Baltic village. Sold by her family into household labour at the age of fifteen\, Marta survives by committing a crime that will force her to go on the run. Relying on her wits and her formidable courage\, and fuelled by ambition\, desire and the sheer will to live\, Marta will become Catherine I of Russia. \nWe will be hosting an in-person event with the author Ellen Alpsten in November\, where she will discuss the book and its sequel\, so this is the perfect chance to read it before then! \nTo find out more about the book and purchase it on our website\, click here. \nIf you would like to become a member of our book club\, please email orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk. \nOur book club meets monthly in the book store to discuss recent works of fiction. We welcome newcomers\, whether you are a fiction fanatic or a casual reader.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-8
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Chas Warlow Gig
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our first LIVE music event\, a free evening gig with satiric singer-songwriter Chas Warlow. \nThe gig will start at 7 and will go on until 9 pm – there will be a break where you can buy books\, relax\, and soak up the Friday night atmosphere. \nAbout Chas: \nChas has produced 3 albums of original music\, ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous – from songs about love and vulnerability to songs about taxing Apple (or not taxing them) and eating messy food on the tube. He has played his music in the UK and abroad\, most recently in a pre-pandemic North America. His website is chaswarlow.com and his albums are available at https://chaswarlow.bandcamp.com/. \nRegistration required:  \nIn order to attend the event\, you will have to register in advance. To register please book your online ticket here\, call us on 020 85495425 (during opening hours)\, or come into the store and tell us in person. The event is first come first serve and there is limited space\, so please contact us as soon as possible to ensure that you aren’t disappointed!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/chas-warlow-gig
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Book club meeting 7
DESCRIPTION:For this month’s book club we will be reading The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai. \nThe Mountains Sing is an intimate\, stirring portrait of a country at war and a family’s battle to survive. One family\, two generations of women and a war that will change their lives forever. \nHa Noi\, 1972. Huong and her grandmother\, Tran Dieu Lan\, cling to one another in their improvised shelter as American bombs fall around them. \nFor those who loved Pachinko\, you are bound to love this book! \nTo find out more about the book and purchase it on our website\, click here. \nIf you would like to become a member of our book club\, please email orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk. \nOur book club meets monthly in the book store to discuss recent works of fiction. We welcome newcomers\, whether you are a fiction fanatic or a casual reader.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-7
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210917T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210917T203000
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Local Authors
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening at the store with three of our favourite local fiction authors: \nLouise Fein\, author of People like us and the upcoming The Hidden Child\nMolly Gartland\, author of The Girl from the Hermitage\nAndy Howden\, author of Melting in the middle  \nAfter a discussion about their experiences brainstorming\, researching and writing to create these wonderful novels\, there will be an opportunity for you to ask all of your burning questions. Each author will then give us a tantalising taste of their novel with a short reading\, followed by a chance for you to buy the books and get them signed while enjoying a glass of wine and some nibbles. \nRegistration required:  \nIn order to attend the event\, you will have to register in advance. To register please email us on orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk\, call us on 020 85495425 (during opening hours)\, or come into the store and tell us in person. The event is first come first serve and there is limited space\, so please contact us as soon as possible to ensure that you aren’t disappointed!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-local-authors
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210713T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210713T193000
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CREATED:20210705T131701Z
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SUMMARY:The Vanishing Half's Brit Bennett\, in conversation with author Yvonne Battle-Felton
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an event with Brit Bennett\, author of ‘The Vanishing Half’ \nWe invite you to take part in an online event with bestselling author Brit Bennett\, author of The Vanishing Half. \n‘The Vanishing Half’ weaves together multiple strands and generations of the Vignes family\, from the Deep South to California\, from the 1950s to the 1990s. Brit Bennett has produced a story that is at once a riveting\, emotional family story and a brilliant exploration of the American history of passing. Looking well beyond issues of race\, The Vanishing Half considers the lasting influence of the past as it shapes a person’s decisions\, desires\, and expectations\, and explores some of the multiple reasons and realms in which people sometimes feel pulled to live as something other than their origins. \nDescribed as an ‘utterly mesmerising novel’ by Bernadino Evaristo\, Brit will discuss the influences that helped shape the book\, and her own upbringing in Southern California.   \nAccess to the event is free when you buy (or have already bought) a copy of ‘The Vanishing Half’ – you can buy a copy here. If you have already bought a copy – please email orders@paradesendbook.co.uk.  \nOnce you have purchased the book\, you will be emailed an invitation to the event on the day\, save the date and time in the meantime!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/the-vanishing-halfs-brit-bennett-in-conversation-with-author-yvonne-battle-felton
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:People of the Latchmere Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Discover local history! Support a local author! Patronise a local business!\n \nLocal author Gordon Elsden has teamed up with us to throw a public launch event for the release of Elsden’s latest local history book: People of the Latchmere.\n\nOn Saturday\, July 3rd\, from 10am – 4pm not only will the riveting read go on sale exclusively at Parade’s End Books\, Elsden will be here to sign books and answer any questions.\n\n\n\n\nIn ancient times\, the Latchmere Brook made its slow\, almost lethargic way to the Thames through the present-day districts of Canbury\, Tudor\, Ham and Petersham. \nThis book endeavours to tell some of the stories of a remarkable group of people\, who either lived\, worked or went to school in the vicinity of the Latchmere\, in the early to mid-20th century. Closer inspection reveals an enthralling period of local history that deserves a wider audience and a group of people from whom we can gain some inspiration and a little entertainment. \nReserve your copy and read more about the book here: People of the Latchmere – *Pre-order* \n\nFrom the proceeds £250 have been donated to the National Trust Tree planting programme and £255 to the National Forest Tree planting programme to support the environment. 50 trees have already been planted to celebrate the book’s launch!  
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/people-of-the-latchmere-book-launch
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210624T190000
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SUMMARY:Grace Dent and Lemn Sissay in conversation
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday 24th June (7pm)\, non-fiction authors Grace Dent and Lemn Sissay will be discussing their memoirs Hungry and My name is why in a virtual panel event on the subject of “Childhood”. The chair for the event will be bookseller Betsy Tobin from Ink@84 bookshop in London. \nAccess to the event is free when you buy (or have already bought) a copy of either book from us. \nOnce you have purchased the book\, you will be emailed an invitation to the event on the day – save the date and time in the meantime! \nIf you have already bought a copy of either book from us\, please email orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk so that we can add you to the list.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/grace-dent-and-lemn-sissay-in-conversation
LOCATION:Online
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210622T200000
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SUMMARY:An evening with Sarah Moss and Ingrid Persaud
DESCRIPTION:As part of #IBW2021\, join Indie Book Award shortlisted authors Sarah Moss and IngridPersaud in conversation at a special online event on June 22nd at 7pm\, chaired by bookseller Sally Pattle from Far From the Madding Crowd in Linlithgow. \nThe event will be on the theme of “Family”. Sarah Moss and Ingrid Persaud will be talking about their books Summerwater and Love After Love. \nThis event is free to all those that buy/or have bought ‘Summerwater’ or ‘Love After Love’. \nYou will receive a link to attend on the day. \nIf you have already bought a copy of Love After Love\, please email us at orders@paradesendbook.co.uk and we will add you to the list.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-sarah-moss-and-ingrid-persaud
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210607T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210607T200000
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SUMMARY:Meet the masterminds behind QI: the QI Elves
DESCRIPTION:If you’ve ever wondered why dads make such bad jokes\, or why there is an Essex\, a Wessex\, a Sussex but no Nossex\, this is the event for you! Join Andrew Hunter Murray\, Anne Miller and James Rawson for an evening online that will be unashamedly brainy\, intriguing and funny. \nEntrance to the event is free when you buy Funny You Should Ask from us – to purchase the book click here. Once you have purchased the book\, you will be emailed an invitation to the event on the day – 7 June 2021 @ 7pm – save the date and time in the meantime! \n  \n \nDive into this splendid collection of listeners’ unusual questions and some unexpected answers that are sure to make your head spin on topics ranging from goosebumps to grapefruit\, pizza to pirates and everything in-between. Generously sprinkled with extra facts and questions from the Elves\, Funny You Should Ask is essential reading for the incurably curious.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/meet-the-masterminds-behind-qi-the-qi-elves
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Book Club meeting 3
DESCRIPTION:For those of you who have joined our book club – our second meeting will be held on May 12th at 7pm. \nThis month’s book is: \nLove After Love : Winner of the 2020 Costa First Novel Award  \n \n\nIf you are interested in joining\, please email: orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-3
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210506T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210506T200000
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SUMMARY:Emily St. John Mandel in conversation with Anna James
DESCRIPTION:Join internationally bestselling author Emily St. John Mandel for this exclusive event on 6th May\, where she will be speaking to author and journalist Anna James to launch the paperback of The Glass Hotel. Emily will discuss the inspiration behind her novels\, writing dystopias\, and the role of fiction during a pandemic. From the author of Station Eleven\, The Glass Hotel is the story of the lives caught up in two very different tragedies: a woman disappearing from a container ship off the coast of Mauritania and a massive Ponzi scheme imploding in New York\, dragging countless fortunes with it.\n\nThe virtual event is free when you order a paperback copy of The Glass Hotel. \nTo order this title\, please follow this link: The Glass Hotel – *Pre-Order* – Parade’s End Books
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/emily-st-john-mandel-in-conversation-with-anna-james
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210422T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210422T193000
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SUMMARY:The Environmental Future of Business with Richard Walker and Chris Packham
DESCRIPTION:Join us online this Earth Day (April 22) as Iceland MD Richard Walker – author of The Green Grocer – is joined by naturalist and broadcaster Chris Packham to discuss the role corporate activism should play in the fight against climate change. \nEntrance to the event is free when you buy The Green Grocer : One man’s manifesto for corporate activism from us.  \nOnce you have purchased the book\, you will be emailed an invitation to the event on the day\, 22 April March 2021 – save the date in the meantime! \n  \nAbout the Speakers \nRichard Walker is the managing director of Iceland Foods\, a company that has led the way with ethical and eco business practices in the UK since the 1980s\, including replacing CFC gases\, recycling\, and launching eco-friendly “greenfreeze” technology. Richard is at the forefront of the sustainable business conversation\, being a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader\, a member of the DEFRA Council for Sustainable Business\, a Sustainable Business Ambassador for the HRH the Prince of Wales\, and a trustee of several leading environmental charities. He is a panellist on BBC’s Question Time and star of Channel 5’s recent TV series Inside Iceland.  \nChris Packham is one of the UK’s most popular TV naturalists and an award-winning conservationist\, photographer and author. He has always been fascinated by wildlife and\, as a young scientist at the zoology department of Southampton University\, he studied kestrels\, shrews\, and badgers. His TV career began with the award-winning Really Wild Show. His more recent work includes the critically acclaimed global series Secrets of our Living Planet\, and he is co-presenter of Springwatch\, Autumnwatch\, and Winterwatch. His 2017 memoir Fingers in the Sparkle Jar was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller. His most recent book\, written with Megan McCubbin\, Back to Nature: How to Love Life – and Save It published in November 2020. \nAbout the Host \nGeorgina Wilson Powell is on a mission to reduce overconsumption through positive storytelling. As the founder of pebble\, she has been inspiring consumer change through her much-loved magazine\, events\, and community for the last 4 years. She has 17 years’ experience as a magazine publisher and editor\, has worked with corporations and charities as an editorial and comms strategist and her first book\, Is It Really Green? Was published in
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/the-environmental-future-of-business-with-richard-walker-and-chris-packham
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210414T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210414T200000
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SUMMARY:Book Club meeting 2
DESCRIPTION:For those of you who have joined our book club – our second meeting will be held on April 14th at 7pm. \nThis month’s book is: \nBefore the coffee gets cold: Tales from the Cafe – Parade’s End Books \n \nIf you are interested in joining\, please email: orders@paradesendbooks.co.uk
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-club-meeting-2
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20210323T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210323T200000
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SUMMARY:Klara and the Sun - an evening with Kazuo Ishiguro
DESCRIPTION:Klara and The Sun is the latest work of fiction by Kazuo Ishiguro – and we are delighted to be able to be holding this event\, giving us all an opportunity to discover the genius behind this gripping novel. \nKazuo Ishiguro will be in conversation with bookseller and former BA President Nic Bottomley to discuss Klara and the Sun\, and its themes of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the essence of humanity. \n  \nThis event is FREE to all people who have bought a copy of Klara and the Sun through us – if you have already purchased a copy\, please contact us and we will send you a link on the day of the event. If you are yet to have bought a copy and want to attend the event\, please do so here: Klara and the Sun – Parade’s End Books
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/klara-and-the-sun-an-evening-with-kazuo-ishiguro
LOCATION:Online
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