Celebrate the night sky and the creatures who thrive in darkness at this fascinating evening with Dark Sky Officer and author Dani Robertson! The event ties in with the North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales Dark Skies Fringe Festival 2025 and the publication of Dani’s second nature writing book, Creatures of Darkness.
Katie Grace Harris is a multi-tasking, foot tapping, piano, dulcimer and accordion playing singer and story-weaver. Inspired by real stories of social injustice and with a fast-growing reputation in the UK Folk world, her sound has been described as 'boot-thumping, heart filling contemporary British folk’.
Join us for a wonderful evening listening to Isabelle Broom in conversation with Kate Gray. Isabelle will chat about her forthcoming novel The French Guesthouse, a deeply poignant, compelling story of complex relationships, generational trauma, and our capacity for forgiveness. The event is on the day of publication, so join us to celebrate and be one of the first to read a signed copy!
The Book Tree Booker Party is back for a second year by popular demand! Join us for a relaxed evening of bookish chat about the exceptional longlist and shortlisted books, enjoy a glass of wine, and watch the winner announcement together. Whether you’ve read one book from this year’s longlist, have challenged yourself to the full Booker 13, or want to know which to pick up first, everyone’s welcome to explore the Booker Prize with us!
Steve Pledger is one of the finest protest singer/songwriters of his generation (Folk & Tumble). On record as well as on stage, his songs connect, with RnR Magazine describing his music as having "a direct route to the heart". Now more than ever, his live shows and his latest album, What Tomorrow Knows, would seem to confirm that statement. For him, that's very much what it's all about.
