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 …

Join us for an engaging evening talk with incredible local author Rosamund Bartlett, on Saturday 5 November, 7-9pm. Tolstoy 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 …

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! In 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 …