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SUMMARY:Games Night
DESCRIPTION:Love to relax & connect in person? \nThen join us for Games Night (aka Digital Detox Club) at Parade’s End Bookshop: the club usually runs every 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month – 7-9pm \nWhat to expect? No phones. No screens. Just a peaceful\, relaxed\, social evening. \nWhat we provide? Board games\, cards\, jigsaws\, a free drink & nibbles. \nWhat to bring? Just yourself\, and maybe a craft or activity of your choice – be that knitting\, a board game\, or a musical instrument! \n£12 a time or £30 for 3 nights. Either book online here\, instore or pay on the night!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/games-night-2
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Jazz Night
DESCRIPTION:Jazz Night at Parade’s End is back! Join us to welcome the fantastic Alice Black Trio for an evening of jazz favourites. Featuring Alice Black on vocals\, Dave Black on piano\, sax and flute\, and Shane Hill on guitar. \nTickets are £15 – get yours here. We’d recommend booking early as jazz evenings tend to sell out quickly!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/jazz-night-3
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Games Night
DESCRIPTION:Love to relax & connect in person? \nThen join us for Games Night (aka Digital Detox Club) at Parade’s End Bookshop: the club usually runs every 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month – 7-9pm \nWhat to expect? No phones. No screens. Just a peaceful\, relaxed\, social evening. \nWhat we provide? Board games\, cards\, jigsaws\, a free drink & nibbles. \nWhat to bring? Just yourself\, and maybe a craft or activity of your choice – be that knitting\, a board game\, or a musical instrument! \n£12 a time or £30 for 3 nights. Either book online here\, instore or pay on the night!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/games-night-4
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SUMMARY:Games Night
DESCRIPTION:Love to relax & connect in person? \nThen join us for Games Night (aka Digital Detox Club) at Parade’s End Bookshop: the club usually runs every 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month – 7-9pm \nWhat to expect? No phones. No screens. Just a peaceful\, relaxed\, social evening. \nWhat we provide? Board games\, cards\, jigsaws\, a free drink & nibbles. \nWhat to bring? Just yourself\, and maybe a craft or activity of your choice – be that knitting\, a board game\, or a musical instrument! \n£12 a time or £30 for 3 nights. Either book online here\, instore or pay on the night!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/games-night-5
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:LIVE MUSIC: The Retro Rockets
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a night of live music\, as the Retro Rockets play hits from the 50s\, 60s\, 70s and 80s. Settle in\, grab a drink\, and get ready to hear all your favourite tunes! \nTickets are £15 – get yours here.  \nLive music events tend to sell out\, so we’d recommend booking early!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/live-music-the-retro-rockets
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:THE GREAT BEAR BREAKOUT children's event
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a half-term adventure with The Great Bear Breakout\, perfect for children aged 7-12. Come along for a book reading with the author\, dressing up as Victorians (clothes provided)\, drawing\, and a bear-related quiz! \nTickets are £3\, redeemable against purchase of the book on the day. Get yours here! \nAbout the book and the author: \nCatherine Randall writes children’s historical fiction for children. Her latest book\, The Great Bear Breakout\, is inspired by real events at a long-forgotten Victorian zoo in south London. In its heyday\, the Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens was a rival to London Zoo\, home to lions\, tigers\, giraffes\, bears and many other animals. \nCatherine loves encouraging children to enjoy reading and writing as much as she does. She also loves history\, and when she is not writing\, she leads guided walks around the City of London.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/the-great-bear-breakout-childrens-event
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:An Evening with Author Jess Kidd
DESCRIPTION:Join us to welcome back the brilliant Jess Kidd to celebrate the release of her new thriller Murder at the Spirit Lounge.  Jess will tell us all about this highly-anticipated sequel to Murder at Gulls Nest (a Parade’s End favourite)\, and there will be a chance to ask all your burning questions and get a signed copy! \nTickets are £5 – get yours here. \nAbout the book: \nSharp-eyed former nun Nora Breen is back\, as the latest attraction in Gore-on-Sea turns deadly . . . \nOn a brilliant December morning\, Nora finds her customary seaside walk rudely interrupted: she’s been summoned\, with Detective Inspector Rideout\, to the home of Doreen Chimes\, Gore-on-Sea’s resident medium. Chimes would like to report a robbery – and to personally invite Rideout to that evening’s private séance. It’s an invitation he will regret accepting: the evening ends in a suspiciously spooky murder. \nAnd in the coming days\, more of the attendees will find themselves in peril. Can Nora figure out who – or what – is behind these spectral killings before it’s too late?
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/an-evening-with-author-jess-kidd-2
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Fundraiser: Songs\, Spoken Word and Musical Surprises with Chas & Jonno
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a summertime mix of songs\, spoken word and musical surprises! \nSuggested donation is £10 — all proceeds will go to the bookshop (this is a fundraising event for us) so we’ve got different ticket options if you would like to donate more. Get your ticket here or instore. We can’t wait to see you there!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/chas-jonno-music-night
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Ashes Through the Hourglass Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join us to meet Danny Lenihan\, author of Ashes Through the Hourglass. Chat with him about this new book and get your own signed copy! \nAbout the book: \nAshes Through the Hourglass is a genre-blending time travel novel; at its heart is the story of Mason Winward\, a man haunted by tragedy and driven by the question of whether the past can ever truly be changed. \nIn 1988\, Mason’s life is shattered when his older sister\, Cassie\, is killed in a devastating car accident. Consumed by anger and grief\, the teenage Mason becomes obsessed with revenge against the driver who escaped justice. Standing on the brink of committing an irreversible act of violence\, Mason is unexpectedly stopped by a mysterious stranger named Fagan. \nFagan describes himself as an “intervention specialist” and offers Mason a different path. Through a strange and profound process he calls re-alignment therapy\, Fagan helps Mason confront his grief\, compartmentalise his loss\, and step away from the destructive future he was about to create. Just as Mason begins to rebuild his life\, however\, Fagan disappears without explanation\, leaving behind a mystery that will shadow Mason for decades. \nAbout the author: \nDanny Lenihan is a British author\, former international press photographer\, and stand-up comedian. After a near-fatal motorcycle accident in 1993\, he rebuilt his life on grit\, wit\, and storytelling – touring globally for over a decade\, appearing on BBC radio\, television\, and in multiple films. \nDanny is the founder of the design brand 3 Legged Thing\, and currently splits his time between writing speculative and science fiction novels\, designing creative tools\, and hosting the comedy podcast Faces for Radio. \nHe composed the original score for British director Pat Higgins’ debut horror film TrashHouse\, and his debut novel Rogue (2021) and its follow-up Enemy (2024) have both seen strong critical and commercial success. \nBorn and raised in Kingston and Chessington\, where his new book is set\, he now lives in Northamptonshire with his partner\, four children\, two dogs\, one cat\, and two vacuum cleaners.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/ashes-through-the-hourglass-book-launch
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Watercolour Botanical Art Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join us as the wonderful Sarah Howard\, author of RHS Watercolour Botanical Art\, will demonstrate how to paint botanically. Materials are provided for you to try it out yourself! \nTickets are £5 for a half-hour session (numbers are limited) – see all tickets here or just click on your preferred time below to get your ticket: \nSession 1: 5-5.30pm. \nSession 2: 5.30-6pm. \nSession 3: 6-6.30pm. \nSession 4: 6.30-7pm.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/watercolour-botanical-art-workshop
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: The Parent Carer
DESCRIPTION:Join us in person to celebrate the launch of The Parent Carer – a heartfelt journey and guide! \n\n\n\nYou’re warmly invited to an inspiring and uplifting evening celebrating the launch of The Parent Carer – a powerful new book exploring the realities\, resilience\, love\, exhaustion\, advocacy\, and invisible labour of parent carers. \nThis special in-person event is an opportunity to meet author Natalie Hay\, connect with fellow parent carers\, educators\, professionals\, and supporters\, and hear readings and reflections from the book itself. \nWhether you are a parent carer yourself\, work with families\, or simply want to better understand the journey\, this promises to be a meaningful and memorable evening. \nGet your ticket here. Ticket entitles you to £5 off the book if you order a copy on the night!
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/book-launch-the-parent-carer
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:'On Thin Ice': author event with Charlie Walker
DESCRIPTION:Parade’s End Books is excited to welcome Charlie Walker\, author of On Thin Ice: An Explorer’s Memoir of Siberia\, Surveillance and Survival. Charlie will talk about his book and his thrilling Siberian experiences\, and there will be a Q&A and a chance to get a signed copy. \nTickets are £5 – get yours here.  \nAbout the book: \nIn early 2022\, Charlie Walker set out to hike 600 miles along the frozen rivers of Siberia. He hoped to cut through the myth of the gulag and the permafrost to understand who its people are and how they reckon with their haunted past\, as well as what the future might hold for this remote corner of our world. But on 24 February\, Russia invaded Ukraine\, with devastating consequences. What had begun as an adventure swiftly descended into a paranoid nightmare\, as Walker began to suspect he was being monitored by the Russian authorities. Shortly afterwards he was arrested and imprisoned. \nOn Thin Ice juxtaposes the harsh beauty of a Siberian winter with a thriller-like series of events that exposes the dark heart of Putin’s propaganda machine. It is both the extraordinary record of one man’s walk through the most inhospitable place on earth and a powerful insight into a deeply troubled – and troubling – nation.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/on-thin-ice-author-event-with-charlie-walker
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Evening with Author Sean Gilbert
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an unmissable evening with Sean Gilbert\, to celebrate the release of his new novel I’ll Be the Monster. There will be a discussion of this darkly funny thriller\, followed by a Q&A where you can ask Sean all of your burning questions\, and the chance to get a signed copy of the book. You’ll also be able to purchase alcoholic and soft drinks on the night. \nTickets are £5 – get yours here.  \nAbout the book: \n‘The White Lotus meets My Sister\, the Serial Killer: I’ll Be The Monster is a menacingly funny\, daring debut that deserves a spot at the top of every 2026 TBR pile. With humour so biting and unease this sun soaked\, this brilliantly vile pager turner cements Sean Gilbert as a bold new voice in literary fiction‘ Lucy Rose\, author of The Lamb \nA homicidal couple embarks on a luxury holiday to save their marriage. \nAfter years of secrets and self-restraint\, they’ve reached breaking point. But three days into the trip\, they run into Benny\, an acquaintance from their Cambridge days. And Benny is desperate to reminisce about a time – and a person – they would rather forget. \nDarkly funny and razor-sharp\, I’ll Be The Monster follows a dangerous game of cat and mouse as it plays out under the stifling heat of the Mediterranean sun. From a major new talent in literary fiction\, this gripping debut is a love story about the worst people you know – and of what happens when a change of heart occurs too late.
URL:https://paradesendbooks.co.uk/event/evening-with-author-sean-gilbert
LOCATION:Parade’s End Books\, 406 Richmond Road\, KT2 5QF\, United Kingdom
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