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Hosting regular author talks, book signings and themed events is an important and exciting part of what we do. We’ve held some great events with the likes of Ann Cleeves, Phil Jupitus, Elly Griffiths, Ian Whybrow, Katharine Swift, Simon Thirsk, Kate Long, Mavis Nicholson, Mike Parker, Phil Rickman, Jon Mayhew, to name but a few. In addition to our own events, we also provide bookselling services to support the appearance of authors and celebrities at a number of Festivals and Shows.
National Reading Group Day – 30th June 2012 Celebrating National Reading Group Day, Booka Bookshop and Oswestry Library present An Evening with Gaynor Arnold and Wendy Jones on Saturday 30th June – 7pm at Oswestry Library. Gaynor Arnold’s first novel, Girl in a Blue Dress, based on the marriage of Charles Dickens, was longlisted for…
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Join the Bread Revolution – Rise Up and Bake! In association with the Oswestry Food & Drink Festival, we invite you to an Evening of Bread (accompanied by cheese and wine!) with Duncan Glendinning of the award winning artisan bakery, The Thoughtful Bread Company. The Bread Revolution is a call to arms, encouraging all of…
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Manda Scott, author of the bestselling Boudica series and now the acclaimed sequence of Rome novels, will be talking about and signing copies of her new book, Rome: The Eagle of the Twelfth, at Booka on Thursday 7th June (7.00pm) Rome: The Eagle of the Twelfth is a breathtakingly compelling story of a legion at…
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Join us for a World Book Night Party at Booka on Monday 23rd April 2012 at 7.00pm. Celebrate all things books with Candlelit Readings, Literary Quiz with prizes, World Book Night Givers, Book Giving and lots more. Come dressed as your favourite book character. Refreshments provided. Let us know if you can make it!
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Come along and meet Maisy Mouse and help celebrate her birthday at Booka on Thursday 12th May at 11.00am and 2.00pm. Enjoy story time with Maisy, say hello, sing Happy Birthday and have pictures taken. Tickets £7.50 – to include a Maisy book of your choice and refreshments (Maisy Cupcake). Suitable for children aged 2-5. Please…
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Oswestry Festival of the Word 2012 An Evening with Peter James 7.00pm The Walls Restaurant The Walls Restaurant hosts this evening with the international best-selling crime thriller novelist and creator of the award- winning DS Roy Grace crime series. Peter’s work has been published in 34 languages. He is one of those authors who retain…
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Oswestry Festival of the Word 2012 Lunch with David Nobbs The Walls Restaurant – 1.00pm Creator of one of UK TV’s best loved comic characters, Reggie Perrin, David Nobbs is guest of honour at what promises to be a hugely entertaining and intellectually stimulating luncheon at Oswestry’s The Walls. With humour, wit and intelligence on…
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Oswestry Festival of the Word 2012 An Audience with Gillian Clarke, Welsh Poet Laureate Peter Humphrey’s Centre, Oswestry School – 7.00m The signature event of this year’s Festival of the Word, Welsh Poet Laureate, Gillian Clarke, is certain to engage and inspire all those lucky enough to secure a ticket. Gillian Clarke will talk about her…
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Oswestry Festival of the Word 2012 Vanessa Diffenbaugh – The Language of Flowers 2.00pm Oswestry Library A true coup for the OsLitFest this year is the visit to Oswestry by highly acclaimed US novelist, Vanessa Diffenbaugh, whose internationally best-selling debut novel, The Language of Flowers was inspired by Kate Greenaway’s Victorian book of the same…
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Ordnance Survey will be delivering a practical ‘hands on’ Map Reading Workshop focussing on basic paper map reading skills and compass navigation using OS Explorer Mapping. Tickets £4.00 (redeemable against the cost of an OS Explorer Map). Refreshments provided. Please note that places are limited – so book early to avoid disappointment.
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