Book Clubs

We currently run eleven adult book clubs across our two bookshops, all hosted by booksellers. Six book clubs meet in Oswestry and five in Bridgnorth.

For children and young people we run book clubs in Oswestry for those aged 7+, 9+, 11+ and 13+.

You can see what book each book club is currently reading below. For further information on any of the book clubs, please call in at the shops, send us an email or give us a call.

The Keen Readers – Booka Oswestry

17th June 2026, 2.00pm at 26-28 Church Street Oswestry, SY11 2SP

Currently reading: The Eights - Joanna Miller

Oxford, 1920. For the first time in its 1,000-year history, the world’s most famous university has admitted female students. Giddy with dreams of equality, education and emancipation, four young women move into neighbouring rooms on Corridor Eight and find themselves...

Book Dragons – YA Bookclub 13+

10th June 2026, 4.00pm at 26-28 Church Street Oswestry, SY11 2SP

Currently reading: To the Death by Melissa Wellover

Welcome to Blood Island, where the struggle for survival against the bloodthirsty undead is captured on camera for entertainment. When Bloodwatch, the shadowy organisation behind the ever-watchful cameras, descends upon the island to shoot a new high-stakes reality...

Under The Covers – Booka Oswestry

9th June 2026, 7.15pm at 26-28 Church Street Oswestry, SY11 2SP

Currently reading: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid

An epic novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits. In the summer of 1980, Joan Goodwin begins training to be an astronaut at Houston’s Johnson Space Centre,...

Fluttering Pages – Booka Bridgnorth

9th June 2026, 8.00pm at 72 High Street, Bridgnorth, WV16 4DX

Currently reading: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Read

An epic novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits. In the summer of 1980, Joan Goodwin begins training to be an astronaut at Houston’s Johnson Space Centre,...

Thrills & Chills – Booka Oswestry

8th June 2026, 7.00pm at 26-28 Church Street Oswestry, SY11 2SP

Currently reading: She Didn't See it Coming by Shari Lapena

Bryden and Sam have it all: thriving careers, a smart apartment in a luxury condo, supportive friends and a cherished daughter. The perfect life for the perfect couple. Then Sam receives a call at his office. Bryden – working from home that day – has failed to...

Out of this World – Booka Oswestry

4th June 2026, 7.00pm at 26-28 Church Street Oswestry, SY11 2SP

Currently reading: Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang

  For twenty years, Sciona has devoted every waking moment to the study of magic. When she finally achieves her ambition to become the first woman admitted to the High Magistry at the University of Magics and Industry, she finds herself undermined at every turn....

Book Worms – Children’s Bookclub 9+

2nd June 2026, 4.00pm at 26-28 Church Street Oswestry, SY11 2SP

Currently reading: Nightkeeper's Apprentice by Jude Reid

When Second World War bombs start falling, twelve-year-old Eilidh Flett is evacuated to a place she’s never heard of, to live with family she’s never met. Stuck on a remote Orkney island, Eilidh’s aunt gives her just two rules: don’t touch...

Book Mice – Children’s Bookclub 7+

1st June 2026, 4.00pm at 26-28 Church Street Oswestry, SY11 2SP

Currently reading: Monster Diaries - Anne Miller

Monsters from mythology finally get to tell their side of the story, in this hilarious illustrated series for fans of Loki, Horrible Histories and Pamela Butchart. “A charming, funny and hugely enjoyable reimagining of Greek mythology. Perfect for fans of...

Cosy Book Club – Booka Bridgnorth

1st June 2026, 6.30pm at 72 High Street, Bridgnorth, WV16 4DX

Currently reading: Atmosphere by Taylor Jernkins Reid

An epic novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program about the extraordinary lengths we go to live and love beyond our limits. In the summer of 1980, Joan Goodwin begins training to be an astronaut at Houston’s Johnson Space Centre,...

Country Matters – Booka Oswestry

21st May 2026, 6.15pm at 26-28 Church Street Oswestry, SY11 2SP

Currently reading: Postal Paths by Alan Cleaver

‘Seeing the hills, the crofts, villages and ruins only tells half the story. The people who worked, walked, lived and died here are the other half.’ Postal paths span the length and breadth of Britain – from the furthermost corners of the Outer...

Thrilling Reads (The Originals) – Booka Bridgnorth

20th May 2026, 6.30pm at 72 High Street, Bridgnorth, WV16 4DX

Currently reading: The Red Shore by William Shaw

Met detective Eden Driscoll never wanted a child, but when his estranged sister vanishes from her sailboat, he is asked to look after her son Finn – the nephew he hadn’t even known existed. Resettled in the seaside town of Teignmouth, Eden adjusts to his newfound...

Thrilling Reads (The Co-Equals) – Booka Bridgnorth

20th May 2026, 6.30pm at 72 High Street, Bridgnorth, WV16 4DX

Currently reading: The Red Shore - William Shaw

Met detective Eden Driscoll never wanted a child, but when his estranged sister vanishes from her sailboat, he is asked to look after her son Finn – the nephew he hadn’t even known existed. Resettled in the seaside town of Teignmouth, Eden adjusts to his newfound...

Chapter Two – Booka Bridgnorth

19th May 2026, 6.30pm at 72 High Street, Bridgnorth, WV16 4DX

Currently reading: The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown

The world of unknowable objects – magical items that most people have no idea possess powers – has been quiet for decades . . . But three current members of a secret society have remained watchful, meeting every six months in the basement of a bookshop in...

Book Owls – Children’s Bookclub 11+

14th May 2026, 4.00pm at 26-28 Church Street Oswestry, SY11 2SP

Currently reading: Dragonborn by Struan Murray

Life is no fun for Alex Evans. Ever since her dad’s death, her overprotective mother has smothered her with unbreakable rules and unspoken fears. When the frustration inside Alex finally gets too big to bear, it rushes to the surface. And flames spill from her...