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 us for an evening in the company of seven times World champion and Superbike racing legend, Carl Fogarty MBE, as he talks ‘in conversation’ about his racing career, bikes and his new book The World According to Foggy. Carl Fogarty is the most...
Tickets: £20 (Includes a signed copy of The World According to Foggy). Tickets available from the bookshop, or purchase online (with booking fee).
Join actress and screenwriter Ruth Jones as talks about her debut novel, Never Greener, a heart-rending, provocative and astutely written love story about getting what you want and losing everything you need. The past has a habit of tracking us down. And tripping us...
Tickets: Tickets: £15 (With book - includes a signed copy of Never Greener) or £10 (Without book - £5 redeemable against a signed copy of Never Greener). Tickets available from the bookshop, or purchase online (with booking fee)
Join us for an evening with actress and screenwriter Ruth Jones as talks about her debut novel, Never Greener, a heart-rending, provocative and astutely written love story about getting what you want and losing everything you need. The past has a habit of tracking us...
Tickets: £15 (With book - includes a signed copy of Never Greener) or £10 (Without book - £5 redeemable against a signed copy of Never Greener). Tickets available from the bookshop, or purchase online (with booking fee)
Join us for an evening in the company of Tara Westover as she talks about her memoir, Educated, a blistering portrayal of family, hardship and brutality and a young woman’s unquenchable thirst for knowledge which leads her to break the ties that bind. Tara...
Tickets: £6 (£5 redeemable against a signed copy of Educated). Includes a glass of wine / soft drink on arrival. Tickets available from the bookshop, or purchase online (with booking fee).
Join us for an evening with the award winning and bestselling nature-writer, John Lewis-Stempel, as he talks about his new book The Wood. From ‘one of the best nature-writers of his generation’ (Country Life) and twice winner of the Wainwright Prize for...
Tickets: £6 (£5 redeemable against a signed copy of The Wood). Includes a glass of wine / soft drink on arrival. Tickets available from the bookshop, or purchase online (with booking fee).
Join us for an evening in the company of Ben Aaronovitch as he talks about his bestselling PC Grant series which started with Rivers of London and after six books sees the first novella, The Furthest Station, published in paperback on 8th March. THE FURTHEST STATION...
Tickets: £7 (£3 redeemable against a signed copy of any book in the PC Grant series). Tickets available from the bookshop, or purchase online (with booking fee).
Join us for an evening in the company of number one bestselling crime author Clare Mackintosh as she talks about her stunning, twisty new psychological thriller, Let Me Lie. The police say it was suicide. Anna says it was murder. They’re both wrong. One year ago,...
Tickets: £6 (£5 redeemable against a signed copy of Let Me Lie). Tickets available from the bookshop, or purchase online (with booking fee).
Love top notch crime fiction? Then join us for an evening ‘in conversation’ with crime writers Sarah Vaughan and Fiona Cummins as they come together to talk about their new books Anatomy of a Scandal and The Collector. Come and hear how they started their...
Tickets: £6 (£5 redeemable against a signed copy of either book) Includes a glass of wine/soft drink on arrival. Tickets available from the bookshop, or purchase online (with booking fee).
Half Term Fun! Join author Karin Celestine as she reads one of her delightful books for children – Small Finds a Home. When Small comes to live with the Tribe there aren’t enough beds to go around. But Emily has an idea… Karin Celestine describes herself as a...
Tickets: £3 (redeemable against book purchase) Available from the bookshop.
Join author and crafter Karin Celestine at this Needle Felting Workshop for adults as she teaches you how to create your very own oak leaf/acorn brooch. Karin Celestine describes herself as a writer of creatures and a felter of tales. In her garden there is a shed and...
Tickets: £30 Includes workshop and all felting materials, plus refreshments. Available from the bookshop.
Join us for an evening in the company of Neil Ansell as he talks about his new book The Last Wilderness – a mesmerising book on nature and solitude by a writer who has spent his lifetime taking solitary ventures into the wild. In The Last Wilderness the...
Tickets: £6 (£5 redeemable against a signed copy of The Last Wilderness). Includes a glass of wine / soft drink on arrival. Tickets available from the bookshop, or purchase online (with booking fee).
Discover great debut fiction! Join us for our first event of 2018 as we welcome Imogen Hermes Gowar to Booka to talk about her fabulous debut novel The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock – a spellbinding story of curiosity, love and obsession set in Georgian London. One...
Tickets: £6 (£5 redeemable against a signed copy of The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock). Includes a glass of wine / soft drink on arrival. Tickets available from the bookshop, or purchase online (with booking fee).
As Christmas approaches, come and join us for a magical and enchanting story time as Booka, in partnership with The Ballet Pod, present Ella Bella Ballerina & The Magic Toyshop. Enjoy a special interactive story time with The Ballet Pod Ballerinas followed by a 45...
Tickets: £25 - Includes Story Time, Ballet Workshop, Goody Bag plus refreshments. Tickets available from the Bookshop or purchase online (with booking fee)
Join us for an evening with Andrew Michael Hurley, author of the award-winning bestseller The Loney. as he talks about his second novel, Devil’s Day. All stories in the valley have to begin with the Devil . . . After the blizzard of 1913, it was weeks before anyone...
Tickets: £5 (redeemable against a signed copy of Devil’s Day). Includes a glass of wine / soft drink on arrival. Tickets available from the bookshop, or purchase online (with booking fee).
Join us for a daytime event with Katie Kirby, the hilariously funny author of Hurrah for Gin, as she talks about her brand new book ‘The Daily Struggles of Archie Adams Aged 2 1/4′ Hot on the heels of her best selling book ‘Hurrah for Gin’ Katie’s new book depicts the...
Tickets: Tickets: £10 (£3 redeemable against a signed copy of The Daily of Archie Adams Aged 2 1/4) Includes a Gin and Tonic cupcake & tea/coffee. Tickets available from the bookshop or purchase online (with booking fee).
Join us for an evening in the company of author and screenwriter Adam Hamdy as he talks about his new thriller, Freefall – the high octane follow-up to his first novel Pendulum. JOHN WALLACE IS A TARGET. Hiding off-grid after exposing the shadowy Pendulum conspiracy,...
Tickets: £5 (redeemable against a signed copy of Freefall). Includes a glass of wine / soft drink on arrival.
Join us for an evening in the company of chef, entrepreneur and food lover Rick Stein as he takes us on another culinary journey and talks about his new book The Road to Mexico and accompanying BBC TV series. In The Road to Mexico, Rick Stein brings his unrivalled...
Tickets: £10 without book – Admits One (£5 redeemable against a signed copy of The Road to Mexico) or £25 with book - Admits One and includes a signed hardback copy of The Road to Mexico (RRP £26)