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.
Join us in conversation with Grace Olson about her work healing hearts and minds with the gentle help of sheep, horses and stories. Grace works as a therapist alongside her rescued animals and the peaceful power of nature. Her uplifting books for adults and children talk about difficult things with warmth and honesty. Based in the beautiful Yorkshire countryside, Grace and her flock of therapy sheep regularly appear on the popular Channel 5 series, The Yorkshire Vet!
Join us in conversation with Elizabeth O’Connor about her beautifully evocative debut novel Whale Fall, a book which saw fantastic media reviews and is now out in paperback.
Set on a remote island off the coast of Wales on the cusp of the Second World War, this is a haunting and atmospheric story of change, longing and rural community.
A Folk at the Book Tree event! Described by Nanci Griffith as 'the sweetest voice in England', Edwina Hayes brings together English folk, Americana and the rich Northern singer/songwriter tradition to create a sound that’s truly her own.
A Folk at the Book Tree event: Yvonne Lyon and Boo Hewerdine are touring their incredible collaborative album, Things Found in Books, which is couldn't be more apt for a bookshop performance! Both highly acclaimed singer-songwriters individually, Boo and Yvonne have joined together to create an album full of hope and longing, telling beautifully human stories of lives hinted at in items which have been lost and found between the pages of secondhand books.
