Booka Bookshop - Independent bookshop and cafe in the border market town of Oswestry in Shropshire Booka Bookshop - Independent bookshop and cafe in the border market town of Oswestry in Shropshire

One of the 50 Best Bookshops in the Country

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Opening Times: Mon – Sat, 9.30am – 5.30pm

Open Sundays in December 11.00am - 4.00pm

Events

Hosting regular author talks, book signings and themed events is an important and exciting part of what we do.  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.

Hilary Bradt – Connemara Mollie & Dingle Peggy

Hilary Bradt – Connemara Mollie & Dingle Peggy

Travels with Hilary… Join Bradt Travel Guide founder Hilary Bradt as she talks about her journey across Ireland on horseback, featured in her books Connemara Mollie and Dingle Peggy. Connemara Mollie is an account of a journey through western Ireland made in 1984, fulfilling a childhood dream of a long-distance ride. The story centres on the…

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Kate Humble – Humble by Nature

Kate Humble – Humble by Nature

Join us for an evening ‘in conversation’ with TV presenter Kate Humble to celebrate the publication of her debut book Humble by Nature which charts the joys and perils of Kate’s move to rescue a 117 acre farm in The Wye Valley. Humble By Nature is billed as a highly personal account of Kate’s journey from…

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M.L. Stedman – The Light Between Oceans

M.L. Stedman – The Light Between Oceans

Join us for an evening with M.L. Stedman as she talks about and reads from her bestselling debut novel, The Light Between Oceans, at Booka on Tuesday 4th June – 6.30pm. M L Stedman was born and raised in Western Australia and now lives in London. The Light Between Oceans was a New York Times…

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An Evening with the History Writers

An Evening with the History Writers

Join us for an evening with the History Writers as authors M.C. SCOTT, BEN KANE & JAMES AITCHESON talk about and discuss their historical fiction and the times and people they write about. Date: Thursday 23rd – 7.00pm (for 7.30pm start) Venue: Booka Tickets: £20 (to include a signed paperback by each author, plus refreshments). Manda Scott, is the…

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Love Being Me with Julie Leoni

Love Being Me with Julie Leoni

Join author and life coach Julie Leoni on Thursday 16th May for this workshop session based on her book Love Being Me. Through discussion and practical activities Julie will show how to ‘change your life’ from the inside out, to help you move from stress to ease in simple and heart-felt ways. Venue: Booka Time:…

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World Book Night 2013

World Book Night 2013

Join us and celebrate World Book Night in your local bookshop on Tuesday 23rd April at 7.00pm We’ve lots planned including: readings from selected WBN titles, literary quiz with prizes, book blind date, noveltree book recommendations, charity book raffle and WBN Givers. Come along and celebrate all things books “in a shop with books in”…

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Easter Holiday Story Time with Jo Hodgkinson

Easter Holiday Story Time with Jo Hodgkinson

Join us for a fun packed Easter holiday story time with children’s author and illustrator Jo Hodgkinson on Thursday 11th April, 2.00pm at Booka. Jo will be reading her books The Talent Show and My Friend Nigel. Tickets £7.50 (to include story time, a signed copy of one of Jo’s books, plus  refreshments) Ages 4 –…

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Kate Atkinson – Life After Life

Kate Atkinson – Life After Life

Os Lit Fest Fringe Join us for an evening with bestselling author Kate Atkinson as she talks about her new novel, Life After Life, at The Wynnstay Hotel on Friday 22nd March 2013 at 7.00pm. What if you had the chance to live your life again and again, until you finally got it right? During…

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Oswestry Festival of the Word

Oswestry Festival of the Word

The 4th Oswestry Festival of the Word takes place over a performance packed 2 weeks from 8th to 22nd March 2013. This year’s programme includes appearances by Michael Morpurgo, Kate Atkinson, Andrew Motion, a Dalek, an Alien in Underpants, plus performances of Wind in the Willows and Bullets & Daffodils, music from The Bookshop Band, a Creative Writing…

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Ann Cleeves – Dead Water

Ann Cleeves – Dead Water

Join award winning crime writer Ann Cleeves for a Shetland themed night of crime on Wednesday 27th February as she talks about her new book, Dead Water – the latest in her Shetland series of crime novels. Ann  is the author behind ITV’s VERA and BBC One’s SHETLAND. She has written over twenty-five novels, and is the…

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