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SUMMARY:Booker Prize Party 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Book Tree Booker Party is back for 2026! \nThe shortlist has been announced\, and now it’s time to delve into this especially varied Booker Prize list…  \n“Spanning a range of genres – from dystopian fiction to contemporary realism\, from campus satire to historical fiction – the shortlisted books explore what it means to be human in an ever-changing world and the communities and events that shape us. Both intimate and epic\, personal and political\, they provide meditations on familial bonds\, identity\, shame\, love\, loneliness\, survival and the  ultimate unknowability of others.” — The Booker Prize website (explore more here). \nThis year’s Booker Prize Party will be held on the evening of the winner announcement in our beautiful\, beamed event space. There will be plenty of time to browse the shelves while socialising with likeminded readers and the Book Tree team. What better way to spend an evening than with good friends\, good books and a glass of wine? \nThe ceremony in London will be live-streamed on the Booker Prize YouTube channel here.
URL:https://www.pickeringbooktree.co.uk/event/booker-party-2026/
LOCATION:Pickering Book Tree\, 43a Market Place\, Pickering\, YO18 7AE
CATEGORIES:Bookish Socialising,Fiction,Literary Fiction,Prize Shortlist Celebration
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SUMMARY:Oak Book Club: November 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a welcoming book club to discuss the current novel and choose the next month’s read. \nWe usually meet on the first Monday of each month for a relaxed conversation\, sharing our thoughts in the friendly atmosphere amongst the bookshelves. This month the meeting is postponed to Monday 16th November due to bookshop events in the previous two weeks. \nThe bookshop door will be open from 6.50pm for a 7pm start in our upstairs event space. \n  \nThis Month’s Book\nThe Artist by Lucy Steeds\nA furiously romantic\, sun-drenched mystery … The Artist will leave you yearning in every sense of the word — Yael van der Wouden\, author of The Safekeep \nThe Artist is a lush\, impressive debut; the writing is rich and sensuous\, especially in descriptions of food\, the landscape and the act of creation. Lucy Steeds is one to watch — Sunday Times\, Book of the Year \nDextrous and powerful … a hugely accomplished portrait of ambition and self-fulfilment — Guardian \nThe year’s most lauded debut novelist … A sultry\, headily perfumed portrait of monstrous male egos and oppressed overlooked women … The Artist uncovers its secrets by stealth — Telegraph \nEnthralling … the descriptions of the landscape\, the meals they eat and the art created are so rich and evocative it’s as if you’re there — Good Housekeeping \nPROVENCE\, 1920 \nEttie moves through the remote farmhouse\, silently creating the conditions that make her uncle’s artistic genius possible. \nJoseph\, an aspiring journalist\, has been invited to the house. He believes he’ll make his name by interviewing the reclusive painter\, the great Edouard Tartuffe. \nBut everyone has their secrets. And\, under the cover of darkness\, Ettie has spent years cultivating hers. \nOver this sweltering summer\, everyone’s true colours will be revealed. \nBecause Ettie is ready to be seen.\nEven if it means setting her world on fire. \nAn intoxicating tale of creativity\, possession and freedom. An impressively assured debut which asks questions about all those who are painted over by history — Joanna Quinn\, author of The Whalebone Theatre \nI could not love this beautiful novel more … the final chapters left me with that delicious heart-bursting feeling\, full of hope and delight — Florence Knapp\, author of The Names \nGorgeous … Steeped in the heat and atmosphere of 1920s Provence\, this novel brims with intrigue\, hope and yearning — Elizabeth Macneal\, author of The Doll Factory and The Burial Plot \nPhenomenal … beautiful\, pacey historical fiction\, vividly realised. It drifts with the scent of summer\, the land lit up and throbbing\, the food piled high and richly painted\, the paint as thick and buttery as food. I wanted to eat it. Yes\, I even wanted to eat the paint. Read this book! — Seth Insua\, author of Human\, Animal
URL:https://www.pickeringbooktree.co.uk/event/oak-club-november-2026/
LOCATION:Pickering Book Tree\, 43a Market Place\, Pickering\, YO18 7AE
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Meet at the Book Tree,Oak Club
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SUMMARY:Oh\, Whistle…
DESCRIPTION:Two ghost stories by M R James\nPerformed by R M Lloyd Parry\nStorytelling at its finest… — The Stage \nAs the nights draw in\, join us for a chilling evening of classic ghost stories with Robert Lloyd Parry. \nThe quietly terrifying tales of M.R. James have become a pre-Christmas tradition\, reaching into timeless fears which do not need cinematic effects to unsettle. These are tales written to be told aloud\, by candlelight\, on long winter evenings. \nRobert will perform two perfectly paired stories\, taking us back to the Cambridge study of M.R. James whose friends gathered on evenings just like this to hear his haunting tales. At this event\, with the electric lights off\, we will bridge a time of more than a hundred years to hang on the very same words. \nThe event will be held in our atmospheric upstairs events space\, surrounded by the building’s old oak beams. Drinks will be available at an informal bar. \nThe bookshop door and bar will be open from 7pm\, and the performance will start at 7.30pm. \n  \nOh\, Whistle…\nLloyd Parry catches the sense of dread that gives James his originality — The Times \nM R James is acknowledged as the master of the English Ghost Story. He first performed his supernatural tales to friends at Christmas in King’s College\, Cambridge. Now Nunkie Theatre Company have brought two of these unforgettable spinechillers back to life. \nOh\, Whistle\, and I’ll Come to You\, My Lad – a tale of nocturnal horror on the Suffolk coast – is considered by many to be James’s masterpiece. It is beautifully complemented here by The Ash Tree\, a story of witchcraft and vengeance down the generations. \n  \nRobert Lloyd Parry\nOne of the country’s most idiosyncratic and underrated performers — Times Literary Supplement \nSince 2006 Robert Lloyd Parry has toured the planet retelling classic tales of horror\, fantasy and detection. \nThough the stories he tells are based on established\, classic texts\, he never reads straight from a book. Each performance or  livestreamed telling involves careful preparation\, editing and rehearsal. \nI’ve seen Lloyd Parry twice and he is absolutely\, utterly mesmerizing — The Washington Post \n  \nFind Out More\nRead more about Robert Lloyd Parry\, Nunkie Theatre and the M R James project on the Nunkie website \nWatch online stories and documentaries from Nunkie on YouTube\, or access supporter exclusive content via Patreon \nFollow Nunkie on Facebook or listen to a sample of Robert’s performances on Bandcamp \n  \nTickets\n£12 from the bookshop counter or online from the Pickering Festival: Rooted Ticket Source page \n \nDirect link to the event booking page here
URL:https://www.pickeringbooktree.co.uk/event/oh-whistle/
LOCATION:Pickering Book Tree\, 43a Market Place\, Pickering\, YO18 7AE
CATEGORIES:Classic,Fiction,Pickering Festival: Rooted,Storytelling,Supernatural,Theatre
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SUMMARY:Winter Spirits 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the perfect combination on a Friday evening in December! \nSample delicious locally made spirits and learn about the botanicals that make them so special\, alongside relaxed festive book browsing in the cosy atmosphere of the Book Tree. \nSloemotion Distillery is a local business with sustainability and nature at the heart of what they do. We’re excited to partner with them again for another fantastic event in the bookshop. \nAs well as a bar serving cocktails\, there’ll be a pop-up shop so you’ll have the opportunity to buy a full bottle of your favourite\, including a tempting range of seasonal liqueurs. The bookshop will be open exclusively for those at the event so you can enjoy delving into the world of botanical spirits alongside relaxed book browsing in the cosy atmosphere of the Book Tree. \nBook clubs are very welcome to use this evening in the bookshop to meet. Just let us know if your group would like to do this and we’ll put out chairs for you. \nThe bookshop will be open from 7pm\, when the bar will also open. \nThe event is free to attend\, but please RSVP using the form below or by contacting the bookshop. While walk-ins on the night are very welcome\, space in the shop is limited and priority will be given to those who have booked in advance. \n  \nFrom Sloemotion Distillery:\nFounded in 2002\, Sloemotion Distillery is an artisan business creating great tasting spirits and liqueurs. We are based at Green Farm\, in the village of Barton-le-Willows\, just north of York and near to the market town of Malton\, Yorkshire’s food capital. \nThe business began almost by accident\, when a farming initiative to improve wildlife habitats resulted in an abundance of sloes. To Joff Curtoys\, an ecologist by training\, who had grown up drinking his father’s home-made Sloe Gin\, an idea began to take shape and Sloemotion was born. \nThe fields\, rich meadows\, woodlands and especially the tangled hedgerows in North Yorkshire provided the inspiration for the business and are still at the heart of every decision made. \nYou can read more about Sloemotion Distillery on their website.\nYou can also find them on Instagram and Facebook.
URL:https://www.pickeringbooktree.co.uk/event/winter-spirits-2026/
LOCATION:Pickering Book Tree\, 43a Market Place\, Pickering\, YO18 7AE
CATEGORIES:Bookish Socialising,Food and Drink,Gin and Books,Late Night Bookshop
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SUMMARY:Hawthorn Book Club: December 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next Thursday book club! \nWe meet on the second Thursday of each month for a relaxed and friendly conversation about the current book. As our schedule has been pushed back due to author events and other clashes\, we’re skipping November and next meeting in December for a final book club of 2026. The usual schedule will resume in 2027! \nThe bookshop door will be open from 6.50pm for a 7pm start in our atmospheric upstairs space. \nOur book club meetings are free to attend\, and we offer a 10% discount on each month’s paperback choice. \n  \nThis Month’s Book\nVulture by Phoebe Greenwood\nA novel of honesty\, humour and sadness told with great verve — Fergal Keane\, author of The Madness \nA darkly funny\, heart-wrenching satire that tears through the guts of the war news industry \nCatch-22 on speed and set in the Middle East\, Vulture is a fast-paced satire of the war news industry and its moral blind spots\, and a tragi-comic coming-of-age novel. \nAn ambitious young journalist\, Sara is sent to cover a war from the Beach Hotel in Gaza\, a global hub with hotel staff catering tirelessly to the needs of the world’s media\, even as their own homes and family are under threat. Sara will stop at nothing to prove herself\, even if it means bringing disaster upon those around her.  \nBrave\, funny and beautifully written — Martin McDonagh\, writer and director \nMartha Gelhorn meets Martin Amis — Michael Hodges\, writer and journalist
URL:https://www.pickeringbooktree.co.uk/event/hawthorn-club-december-2026/
LOCATION:Pickering Book Tree\, 43a Market Place\, Pickering\, YO18 7AE
CATEGORIES:Book Club,Hawthorn Club,Meet at the Book Tree
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