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SUMMARY:Oak Book Club: August 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a welcoming book club to discuss the current novel and choose the next month’s read. \nWe meet on the first Monday of each month for a relaxed conversation\, sharing our thoughts in the friendly atmosphere amongst the bookshelves. \nThe bookshop door will be open from 6.50pm for a 7pm start in our upstairs event space. \nBook club meetings are free to attend\, and we offer a 10% discount on each month’s paperback choice. \n  \nThis Month’s Book\nThe Correspondent by Virginia Evans\nWinner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2026\nA Times Book of the Year 2025\nA BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick  \nWhat a novel! Tender\, dry\, sharp … devastating\, but still feel good — Pandora Sykes \nMasterful … I was delighted and moved — New York Times \nShows us what a glorious thing growing older can be — Florence Knapp \nSybil Van Antwerp is seventy-three\, slowly losing her sight and always writing letters…  \nTo her children. Her favourite authors. Her ex-sister-in-law. The journalist poking into her past. \nHer doctor. Suitors. Kindly neighbours. The infuriating gardening club. \nAll receive Sybil’s witty\, wise correspondence\, rich with everyday concerns. \nBut there is one letter that she has never sent. It concerns the darkest period of her life. To post it\, Sybil must find forgiveness within herself. \nThe hardest letter to write is the one you’d never dare to send. \nTremendous — Fredrik Backman \nImmensely enjoyable — Guardian \nI can’t praise it enough. It’s an absolute triumph — Clare Chambers
URL:https://www.pickeringbooktree.co.uk/event/oak-club-august-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:Daria Kulesh
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of glorious\, emotive and distinctive music-making with award-winning storytelling songstress Daria Kulesh. \nDaria’s four highly acclaimed albums to date have established her as one of the finest musicians on the folk scene. To see a Daria Kulesh gig is to experience something memorable and magical. Peter Shaw of Folk Radio UK described her live performance as “mesmerising… (with) breathtaking vocals. A true star”. \nDaria’s most recent album\, MotherLand\, won the 2025 Celtic Music Radio Album of the Year and saw Daria nominated for the FATEA Female Artist of the Year. Dai Jeffries wrote in a 5 Star review for RnR Magazine that “MotherLand finds Daria at the height of her vocal powers and is destined to be one of the albums of 2025”. \nThe gig will be in our atmospheric upstairs event space\, surrounded by the building’s old oak beams. Drinks will be available to purchase at an informal bar before the show and during the interval. \nThe bookshop door will open from 7pm\, and the show will start at 7.30pm. \n  \nAbout the Musician\nA concert in which Daria Kulesh appears is no ordinary gig… The audience were totally enthralled\, you may even say bewitched by the songs and stories — Tony Collins\, Hot Music Live (Read More) \nAn amazing album. It’s probably one of the best anti-war albums I’ve ever heard\, and beautifully produced — Hugh Taylor\, Celtic Music Radio\, on MotherLand \nDaria Kulesh has been described by Mike Harding as “one of the finest voices and one of the most intriguing and interesting songwriters on the present folk scene”. \nHer debut release Eternal Child was described as “phenomenal”\, her second album Long Lost Home has enjoyed rave reviews and multiple awards\, including LCM Album of the Year\, her third offering Earthly Delights was named “one of the year’s finest albums” by Folk Radio UK\, and her latest studio release MotherLand is “near perfect” and “astonishing”\, according to Liverpool Sound and Vision. \nDaria has toured extensively in the UK and Europe\, sharing stories and songs that are deeply personal but feel universal and timeless. Every performance is an “emotional\, compelling and uplifting experience”\, leaving the audiences “completely spellbound”. \nBorn in Russia but based in the UK for the last 15 years\, she fearlessly explores her heritage and turbulent family history in Ingushetia (North Caucasus) with songs that “aren’t just sung\, but lived” (FATEA). \nSensational Russian songstress… A tour-de-force performance… Her voice is incredibly expressive and strikingly pure\, and her songs reach deep into the emotions — Colin Bailey\, Readifolk\, on Daria in concert \nDripping with mystical power and presence… stirring and hypnotic… Daria Kulesh uses her singular voice to present thoughtful\, reflective and sometimes impassioned music that draws on the past\, the troubled present and hopes for the future — Marc Higgins\, Time Past and Time Passing\, on MotherLand \n  \nFind Out More\nRead more about Daria on her website \nFollow Daria on Facebook or Instagram \nExplore Daria’s music on YouTube or 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/daria-kulesh/
LOCATION:Pickering Book Tree\, 43a Market Place\, Pickering\, YO18 7AE
CATEGORIES:Folk,Folk at the Book Tree,Live Music,Pickering Festival: Rooted
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SUMMARY:Hawthorn Book Club: August 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. \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\nThe Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson\nAn Instant Sunday Times Bestseller\nA BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick of the Summer \nAstonishing. A rare and wonderful story — Chris Whitaker \nFiendishly clever and completely gripping — Jennie Godfrey \nLondon\, 1749. \nHannah Cole’s world shatters with her husband’s brutal murder. Her confectionery shop\, the Punchbowl and Pineapple\, teeters on the brink of ruin. \nJust as she uncovers a hidden fortune – money her husband secretly possessed – a new nightmare begins. \nMagistrate Henry Fielding\, the renowned author\, suspects illicit gains. To save her inheritance\, her shop and her very reputation\, Hannah must delve into her late husband’s secret life. But\, as she unearths a labyrinth of lies and deceit\, she finds herself entangled in a battle of wits far more dangerous than she could ever have imagined. \nFrom Sunday Times bestselling author Laura Shepherd-Robinson comes a twisty\, immersive thriller where the truth is a luxury that Hannah Cole can’t afford and every secret is a step closer to her own undoing. \nA twisty confection as subtle and delicious as one of Hannah’s iced creams. I loved it — Ruth Ware \n[Laura Shepherd-Robinson’s] best yet\, and I don’t say that lightly — Harriet Tyce
URL:https://www.pickeringbooktree.co.uk/event/hawthorn-club-august-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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SUMMARY:Naomi Kelsey
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to welcome Naomi Kelsey back to the Book Tree to discuss her atmospheric and intriguing historical fiction novel\, Pale Mistress. \nThose of you who joined us when Naomi visited with her previous novels\, or have read The Burnings and The Darkening Globe\, will know what a brilliant storyteller she is. Her books are infused with historical detail and pack a page-turning punch. Part Shakespearean retelling\, part psychological thriller\, Pale Mistress is no exception! \nAtmospheric\, immersive and engrossing\, Pale Mistress tells the story from the point of view of Bianca\, a character both dismissed and villainised in Othello\, overshadowed by the virtuous Desdemona\, the courageous Emilia\, the tragic Othello and the cunning Iago. \nThis reimagining is set before\, during and after the events of the play have unfolded\, exploring the human cost of love\, envy and ambition. The story of Iago\, one of literature’s most notorious villains\, is woven into Bianca’s as she fights to prove her innocence and save her own life. \nWe will chat with Naomi about the book\, her writing\, research and inspiration. There will be a chance for the audience to ask questions and Naomi will sign copies of the book at the end of the evening. \nThe bookshop door will be open from 7pm and complementary drinks will be available until the event starts at 7.30pm. \nThe event is free to attend\, but booking is essential. Please contact the shop or use the form below to reserve your seats. \nWe hope to see you there! \n  \nAbout the Book\nA bold and beautiful triumph. In prose as rich as Cyprus wine and as sharp as a Venetian blade\, Naomi Kelsey gives voice to the silenced and reshapes tragedy through a woman’s eyes. Lyrical\, haunting\, and breathtakingly tense\, this is historical fiction at its most electrifying — Seth Insua\, author of Human\, Animal \n“Let heaven and men and devils\, let them all\, all\, cry shame against me\, yet I’ll speak…” \nCyprus\, 16th century. Murder\, lies and vengeance has left lovers dead\, promises broken and no one to trust. Only one woman survives\, Bianca. \nThe slain? History knows their names: Emilia\, Desdemona\, Othello. \nBut why do we not know Bianca? Who was the pale mistress? Liar or lied to? Instigator or victim? In telling one woman’s story\, Naomi Kelsey dazzlingly recasts a Shakespearean tragedy as a psychological thriller of jealousy and gaslighting\, ambition and envy\, and the making and breaking of one of Shakespeare’s most notorious villains\, Iago. \nNaomi Kelsey cements her position as one of the foremost writers of historical fiction today… I could not put it down until every secret was exposed — Laura Shepperson\, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Heroines\, on The Darkening Globe \n  \nAbout the Author\nNaomi Kelsey is the winner of two Northern Writer’s Awards and the HWA Dorothy Dunnett Competition. Her fiction has been published in Mslexia magazine and shortlisted for several further awards including the Bridport Prize and the Bristol Prize. \nHer debut novel\, The Burnings\, was published to critical acclaim in 2023 and The Darkening Globe\, an Elizabethan gothic tale\, has captivated readers and booksellers alike.
URL:https://www.pickeringbooktree.co.uk/event/pale-mistress/
LOCATION:Pickering Book Tree\, 43a Market Place\, Pickering\, YO18 7AE
CATEGORIES:Book Club Fiction,Fiction,Historical Fiction,In Conversation With,Meet the Author,Psychological Thriller
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260907T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260907T200000
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SUMMARY:Oak Book Club: September 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a welcoming book club to discuss the current novel and choose the next month’s read. \nWe meet on the first Monday of each month for a relaxed conversation\, sharing our thoughts in the friendly atmosphere amongst the bookshelves. \nThe bookshop door will be open from 6.50pm for a 7pm start in our upstairs event space. \nBook club meetings are free to attend\, and we offer a 10% discount on each month’s paperback choice. \n  \nThis Month’s Book\nHelm by Sarah Hall\nWinner of the Lakeland Book of the Year Award\nShortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize\, The Gordon Burn Prize and the Winston Graham Prize\nLonglisted for the Climate Fiction Prize and the Walter Scott Prize \nI can think of no other British writer whose talent so consistently thrills\, surprises and staggers — Benjamin Myers \nI’m awed. I wouldn’t think a novel could be at once so taut and so multifarious\, expanding one’s sense of what fiction can do — Sarah Moss  \nHelm is a ferocious\, mischievous wind – a subject of folklore and wonder – who has blasted the sublime landscape of the Eden Valley since the very dawn of time. \nThis is Helm’s life story\, formed from the chronicles of those the wind enchanted: the Neolithic tribe who tried to placate it\, the Dark Age wizard priest who wanted to banish it\, the Victorian steam engineer who attempted to capture it – and the farmer’s daughter who fell in love. But now Dr Selima Sutar\, surrounded by measuring instruments\, alone in her observation hut\, fears the end is nigh. \nVital and audacious\, Helm is the elemental tale of a unique life force – and of a relationship: between nature and people\, neither of whom can weather life without the other. \nA big\, celebratory book\, in places delightfully playful\, in others as tight and breathless as a thriller — Andrew Miller \n[Hall] sweeps from the cinematic to the specific\, her prose pulsing with life and lyricism. Helm pushes both the boundaries of the novel and our relationship with nature — The Spectator
URL:https://www.pickeringbooktree.co.uk/event/oak-club-september-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:Jack Jewers
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to welcome Jack Jewers to the Book Tree to discuss his new book Seething Lane which returns to the world of his critically acclaimed historical thriller\, The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys. \nPepys’ diaries have enthralled generations of readers with their exciting and frequently hilarious confessions about day-to-day life during the Restoration.  \nPepys witnessed some of the most dramatic events in English history\, from the return of Charles II to the horrors of the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London\, but put his pen down for the last time in the early summer of 1669… or did he?! \nJack’s debut novel The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys was described as “impressive… a lively historical thriller” by The Times. The book went on to be chosen as a Sunday Times historical fiction book of the year\, and a book of the month by the Financial Times and The Independent\, who’s said that “debuts don’t come better than this”. \nHis follow up Seething Lane is a compelling and inventive theatrical drama\, bringing Pepys back to life through rich historical detail\, thrilling adventure\, and a twisting murder mystery set in the world of London theatre. \nWe will chat with Jack about the book\, his writing\, research and inspiration. There will be a chance for the audience to ask questions and Jack will sign copies at the end of the evening. \nThe bookshop door will be open from 7pm and complementary drinks will be available until the event starts at 7.30pm. \nThe event is free to attend\, but booking is essential. Please contact the shop or use the form below to reserve your seats. \nWe hope to see you there! \n  \nAbout the Book\nA thrilling and atmospheric historical adventure which brilliantly reimagines infamous diarist Samuel Pepys and conjures up the world of London theatre in 1670. Hugely entertaining — Anna Mazzola \nI loved this: a taut murder mystery set in the richly atmospheric time of Restoration London\, a period Jewers brings vividly back to life. It is a joy – compelling\, exciting\, moving and like all the best murder-mysteries\, with enough twists and turns to keep the reader guessing to the very end — James Holland \nJanuary 1670. London is enduring its worst winter in decades\, and Nell Gwyn is about to make her scandalous return to the stage. \nCalled upon to investigate the brutal murder of a libertine aristocrat\, Pepys discovers that the dead man is connected to a mysterious visitor in the most shocking way possible. The investigation leads Pepys from the glamorous world of royal mistresses to the new theatre on Drury Lane. \nFilled with real historical characters including the actress Nell Gwen\, the playwright Aphra Behn and many of King Charles II’s mistresses\, in Seething Lane Jack Jewers brings Britain’s most infamous diary back to life for a modern audience. \nReimagining one of Britain’s greatest historical figures through a 21st century lens\, Seething Lane is a gripping new mystery from the author of the critically acclaimed historical thriller The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys. \nHard to imagine Samuel Pepys being any more interesting than he already was\, but Jack Jewers has done it for him\, imaginatively\, brilliantly and convincingly — Rev. Richard Coles \nAn action-packed\, thoroughly entertaining read\, full of adventure and amazing historical detail — My Weekly on The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys \n  \nAbout the Author\nJack Jewers is a filmmaker and writer. His 2022 debut\, The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys\, was named one of the Sunday Times’ historical fiction books of the year\, and a book of the month by The Independent and Financial Times. He regularly appears at literary festivals including Chalk\, Cheltenham and Hay\, and his career has been spent telling stories across multiple media formats and his work includes film\, TV\, and digital media. \nHis films have been shown at international film festivals\, including Cannes\, New York\, Marseille\, Dublin\, and London’s FrightFest\, garnering multiple accolades\, including an award from the Royal Television Society and a nomination from BAFTA Wales for Best Short Film. Jack’s passion for history has led him to many unexpected places\, from uncovering hidden love stories in 3000-year-old poetry\, to sending a portrait of Shakespeare into space. \nSeething Lane is Jack’s second novel.
URL:https://www.pickeringbooktree.co.uk/event/jack-jewers/
LOCATION:Pickering Book Tree\, 43a Market Place\, Pickering\, YO18 7AE
CATEGORIES:Crime Fiction,Fiction,Historical Fiction,In Conversation With,Meet the Author,Mystery
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