Once Upon a Time
There was a bookshop in the beautiful Market Town of Pickering, North Yorkshire…
Nestled in the heart of the Market Place, the old building with an upstairs space framed by original oak beams is the perfect place to discover your next read in a calm and welcoming environment.
Community is important to us, and we host regular events in the warm and atmospheric upstairs space. Having a positive impact both locally and globally —in our small way — is at the heart of what we do!
Coming Up Next
Events
Events
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Ryedale Festival: Pre-Concert Conversation with Edward Dusinberre
Pickering Book Tree 43a Market Place, PickeringRyedale Festival’s 2026 programme launches with the world-renowned Takács Quartet performing in St Peter’s and St Paul’s Church. This pre-concert conversation in the Book Tree is an exciting opportunity to hear from multi-award winning first violinist of the Quartet, Edward Dusinberre, who will discuss his writing and his music-making with interviewer Katy Hamilton.
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Ava Glass
Pickering Book Tree 43a Market Place, PickeringJoin us in conversation with Ava Glass, author of perfectly paced thrillers who has been dubbed “The new Queen of Spy Fiction” by The Guardian and whose earlier book The Traitors “Delivers everything fans of spy fiction could want: an absorbing plot, shadowy characters, page-gripping tension” according to The Washington Post, who chose it as a Book of the Year. Ava’s latest book, The Hiding Season, is an unputdownable novel that explores the collateral damage of an FBI operation gone wrong.
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Anne Gair
Pickering Book Tree 43a Market Place, PickeringAnne Gair is singer-songwriter, guitarist and dulcimer player from Scotland who is a rising star on the folk scene with “a voice that just soothes your soul” (Rambling Folk). Anna Foster (BBC Radio) has described Anne’s music as “beautiful storytelling and gorgeous melodies” and her voice as “stunning … very Joni Mitchell-esque”. She has toured widely throughout the UK and abroad both as a solo artist and with her ensemble, The Anne Gair Band.
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Kate Gray
Pickering Book Tree 43a Market Place, PickeringJoin us to celebrate the publication of the brand-new and completely addictive psychological thriller from acclaimed author Kate Gray. Welcome to the Family transports readers to beautiful Tuscany in this pacy destination page-turner simmering with tension. Nikki Smith describes the characters as “brilliantly drawn and I never knew quite who to trust” with twists which are “whip smart and kept me guessing until the very last page”, and we totally agree!
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Three Acres and a Cow
Pickering Memorial Hall Potter Hill, PickeringA history of land rights and protest in folk song, story and poem. "Everyone should see this show" — George Monbiot. Three Acres And A Cow connects the Norman Conquest and Peasants’ Revolt to contemporary issues via the Enclosures and Industrial Revolution, drawing a compelling narrative through the people’s history of England. Come and share in these tales as they have been shared for generations.
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43a Market Place
Pickering
North Yorkshire
YO18 7AE
enquiries@pickeringbooktree.co.uk
01751 469715
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SUMMER OPENING HOURS
| Monday | 10.00 – 16.00 |
| Tuesday | 10.00 – 16.00 |
| Wednesday | 10.00 – 16.00 |
| Thursday | 10.00 – 16.00 |
| Friday | 10.00 – 16.00 |
| Saturday | 10.00 – 16.00 |
| Sunday | 10.30 – 15.30 |