Hosting a regular programme of author talks, book signings and themed events is an important and exciting part of what we do. We work hard to bring an exciting mix of bestselling authors and some of the best new writers to Oswestry. Booka prides itself on creating an ‘event experience’ for both audience and author. As well as the bookshop we make use of a number of outside venues for our larger events.
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.
Join bestselling author Mick Herron on publication day as he talks about his latest spy thriller Slough House. Fellow author Ann Cleeves will be chief interrogator for the evening. Slough House is the seventh instalment in Mick’s bestselling Slough House series....
Tickets: Tickets: £5 (live stream only) or £18 (live stream plus copy of book delivered to your door - UK only)
Join Twitter’s own unofficial poet Laureate, Brian Bilston, as he reads from and answers questions about his new poetry collection. Alexa, what is there to know about love? is a wonderful collection of poems about love in all its forms, covering everything from...
Tickets: £5 (live stream only) or £16 (live stream plus copy of book)
Join Kate Elizabeth Russell, in conversation with Louise O’Neil, as she talks about her novel My Dark Vanessa, one of the most talked about books of 2020 and an instant Sunday Times bestseller. An era-defining novel about the relationship between a...
Tickets: £5
Join Baroness Floella Benjamin for this special ‘Live Steam’ event to celebrate the publication of a new picture book edition of Coming to England charting her her own journey from Trinidad, to London as part of the Windrush generation, to the House of...
Tickets: £12.99 (includes a copy of Coming to England delivered to your door)
Join bestselling crime author Ian Rankin talking about his latest Rebus novel ‘A Song for the Dark Times’ in with fellow crime writer Mark Billingham. **The first 100 people to register for the event with the ‘with book’ option will receive a signed copy...
Tickets: £10 without book or £23 with book (Includes a copy of A Song for the Dark Times delivered to your door)
Join Heather Morris, author of international bestselling novels, The Tattooist of Auschwitz and Cilka’s Journey as she talks about her non-fiction debut Stories of Hope. **The first 100 people to register for the event with the ‘with book’ option...
Tickets: £10 without book or £18 with book (Includes a copy of Stories of Hope)
Join Sir Michael Morpurgo, the nation’s favourite storyteller and multi-million copy bestselling author of Warhorse as he talks about his new novel Boy Giant. in conversation with Emily Drabble. **The first 50 people to register for the event will receive a...
Tickets: £12.99 (Includes a copy of Boy Giant delivered to your door)
Join bestselling author and TV Presenter Kate Humble as she talks about her new book A Year of Living Simply. If there is one thing that most of us aspire to, it is, simply, to be happy. And yet attaining happiness has become, it appears, anything but simple. Having...
Tickets: £23 (Includes a copy of A Year of Living Simply delivered to your door)
Join Raynor Winn, the international bestselling author of The Salt Path, as she returns with her brilliant follow up The Wild Silence. **The first 100 people to register for the event will receive a signed bookplated copy of The Wild Silence. All other attendees will...
Tickets: £19 (Includes a copy of The Wild Silence delivered to your door)
Join bestselling author and the Queen of Crime Val McDermid as she talks about her latest novel Still Life. **The first 100 people to register for this event will receive a signed copy of Still Life . All others will receive an unsigned hardback copy of the book**...
Tickets: £23 (Includes a copy of Still Life delivered to your door)
Join bestselling crime writer Ann Cleeves as she talks about her new book ‘The Darkest Evening’. **Signed Independent Bookshop Exclusive editions for the first 200 people to register for the event. All others will receive an unsigned hardback copy of the...
Tickets: £22 (Includes a hardback copy of The Darkest Evening delivered to your door)
Join actress, novelist and screenwriter Ruth Jones for this exclusive online launch event as the Gavin & Stacey co-star and co-writer and bestselling author returns with her brand new novel Us Three. Packed with all the heart and empathy that made Ruth’s name as a...
Tickets: £20 (Includes a signed copy of Us Three delivered to your door)
Join much loved television presenter Richard Osman as he talks about his highly anticipated debut novel The Thursday Murder Club. **The first 100 people to register for the event will receive a signed and dedicated copy (with Bookplate) of The Thursday Murder Club....
Tickets: £19 (includes a a copy of The Thursday Murder Club delivered to your door)
Join much loved radio presenter and author Simon Mayo as he talks about his new thriller, Knife Edge. **The first 100 people to register for this event will receive a signed bookplated copy of Knife Edge . All others will receive an unsigned hardback copy of the...
Tickets: £17 (Includes a hardback copy of Knife Edge delivered to your door)
Join journalist, bestselling author and award-winning mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon as she talks about her new book Glorious Rock Bottom. **The first 150 people to register for the event will receive a signed copy (with Bookplate) of Glorious Rock Bottom. All...
Tickets: £21 (Includes a copy of Glorious Rock Bottom delivered to your door)
Join us for a virtual evening with best selling author Jane Fallon as she talk about her book Queen Bee, in conversation with Caroline Smailes. **The first 100 people to register for the event will receive a copy of Queen Bee with signed bookplate. All others will...
Tickets: £15 (Includes a copy of Queen Bee delivered to your door)
Join Matt Haig, the bestselling author of How to Stop Time and The Humans as he talks about his new novel The Midnight Library, a poignant, unique novel about regret, hope and forgiveness. **The first 200 people to register for this event will receive a signed copy of...
Tickets: £21 (Includes a copy of The Midnight Library delivered to your door)
The heart-warming truth about motherhood! We are thrilled to host a virtual event with bestselling author and Vlogger Louise Pentland talking about her new book MumLife with author, speaker and TV presenter Katie Piper. **The first 250 people to register for the...
Tickets: £20 (Includes a copy of MumLife delivered to your door)