Join us for a captivating evening in conversation with Katie Carr, when she will discuss her forthcoming memoir Thundery at Times. Katie’s story is beautifully realised on the page — she has created a hopeful and honest, yet uplifting account, of her attempt to finish the challenge left to her by her brother Toby, whose story is so poignantly told in her first book Moderate Becoming Good Later.
Our next Monday book club is on 1st June when we’ll discuss The Director by Daniel Kehlmann, translated by Ross Benjamin. The book is shortlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize and has been selected as a 2025 Book of the Year by the Times Literary Supplement and the Observer, among others. Salman Rushdie has described The Director as “a dazzling performance and a real page turner”, while the Wall Street Journal said that it’s “nothing short of brilliant”.
We’re excited to announce a new festival for Pickering… save the dates to get involved, and join us around the Summer Solstice for a long weekend of books, music, performance and more!
From the lonely heights of mountains to the womblike depths of caves, from sacred monuments and pilgrimage sites, to art made by our Neolithic ancestors and today's sculptors, stone has always drawn us in. In The Spirit of Stone, Wyl Menmuir brings together social history, folklore and encounters with the landscapes to explore the many ways in which rock and earth ground us and form part of our identities, histories and futures.
Music of social conscience and love of the natural world. Toni's original songs in the traditional style, accompanied on guitar, dulcimer, hurdy gurdy and bouzouki, bring audiences and communities together with her rousing performances. 100% of all ticket sales will be donated to Protect the Wild.
