This month we’re reading The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey The 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 …

We're unbelievably excited to be hosting an evening at the bookshop with Booker Prize-nominated local author Mary Lawson!  Join 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 …

This month we’re reading Slow Horses by Mick Herron  The 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 – …

This month we’re reading The Island of Missing Trees by Elif Shafak  Shortlisted 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. It is set between present-day London and 1974 on the island of Cyprus. Two teenagers, …

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 …

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 …

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 …