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 with Kate Barron as she talks about her memoir Wilderness Mum, a truly inspiring story of courage, resilience and the call of the wild. Most people believe the wild years end when motherhood begins. For me, that’s when they truly started. For...
Tickets: £10 (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of Wilderness Mum) or £20 (Admits One & includes a signed copy of Wilderness Mum)
Join us for an evening with Jennie Godfrey, the Sunday Times Number One bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things, as she talks about her writing journey and her highly anticipated second novel, The Barbecue at No.9. In the summer of 1985, the entire country...
Tickets: £12 without book (Admits one, £10 redeemable against a signed copy of The Barbecue at No.9) or £19 (Admits one, includes a signed copy of The Barbecue at No.9)
Join us for a special Lunar New Year Storytime. Listen to Logan’s Lantern and take part in a Lunar New Year themed craft! Welcome to Lunar New Year Storytime at Booka! Join us on February 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM for a fun and interactive storytelling session celebrating...
Tickets: £10 to include a copy of Logan's Lantern, a drink and craft
Join us for an evening with bestselling author Elly Griffiths as she talks about her crime writing and her new her new novel The Killing Time, the follow-up to Frozen People, featuring time-travelling detective Ali Dawson Ali Dawson and her cold case team return for...
Tickets: £12 (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of The Killing Time) or £22 (Admits One & includes a signed copy of The Killing Time)
Join us in Bridgnorth for an afternoon with bestselling author Elly Griffiths as she talks about her crime writing and her new novel The Killing Time, the follow-up to Frozen People, featuring time-travelling detective Ali Dawson. Ali Dawson and her cold case team...
Tickets: £12 (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of The Killing Time) or £22 (Admits One & includes a signed copy of The Killing Time)
Join us for an evening with TV Presenter and Loose Women star Ruth Langsford as she talks about her life experiences and her debut memoir Feeling Fabulous, a collection of thoughts, recollections and tips on how to feel fabulous, no matter what life throws at you....
Tickets: £12 without book (admits one, £10 redeemable against a signed copy of Feeling Fabulous) or £24 with book (admits one, includes signed copy of Feeling Fabulous)
Join us for an evening with Tanya Sweeney as she talks about her irresistable debut novel Esther is Now Following You, a gripping darkly funny tale about obsession and celebrity fandom. You have one new follower. Esther first sees Ted walking in a park in London. They...
Tickets: £10 (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of Esther is Now Following You) or £17 (Admits One & includes a signed copy of Esther is Now Following You)
Join us in Bridgnorth for an evening with bestselling author Tim Weaver as he talks ‘in conversation’ with fellow crime writer Mark Edwards about his heart-stopping new thriller The Lost Women, the 15th David Raker novel. THE WOMEN WHO DISAPPEARED Before he was a...
Tickets: £10 (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of The Lost Women) or £20 (Admits One & includes a signed copy of The Lost Women)
On the eve of our festival, we are delighted to be hosting our very first ‘Excellent Women Dinner’: a convivial evening of delicious food, drinks and stimulating conversation about all things books. Each table will be hosted by a leading local author including, No 1...
Tickets: £35 (Includes welcome drink, canapes and two-course dinner, plus Excellent Women Festival 'Goody Bag')
Our festival opens with a unique opportunity to hear from MP, Naz Shah. In conversation with Excellent Women co-founder Caroline Lang , Naz will talk about her new book, ‘Honoured’: Strength, Survival and My Path to Politics. In Honoured, Naz Shah reveals how growing...
Tickets: £12 (Includes coffee/tea and pastry)
A diverse panel of writers reflect on the challenges of combining motherhood and the world of work, in the past and now, not least as authors. ● Rosie Kelly-Smith: as a new mum, Rosie’s Mother/daughter conversations, including with her own mum, Lorraine,...
Tickets: £10
Academic, best-selling literary biographer and novelist Dr Paula Byrne, will deliver the inaugural, Excellent Women Lecture, focusing on Oswestry’s very own literary hero, Barbara Pym. Born in Oswestry, in 1913, Barbara Pym lived through extraordinary times. She...
Tickets: £10
Join us for a fun, interactive session exploring what women want when it comes to reading fiction. We will hear from an eclectic panel of female authors, writing in a variety of genres and chaired by award winning publicist and soon to be debut novelist, Alison...
Tickets: £10
Join us for an evening with author, model, entrepreneur and women’s rights activist Charli Howard as she talks about her new book Flesh and discusses the female body, objectification and what it means to be a woman in the world we live in. Breasts. Skin....
Tickets: £10 without book (admits one, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of Flesh) or £17 with book (admits one, includes signed copy of Flesh)of Look What You Made Me Do))
Join us for an evening with much loved author Patrick Gale as he talks about his new novel Love Lane. 1950s Northern England. Three generations of men, two of women. And A Place Called Winter‘s Harry Cane has returned from Canada…. When veteran Canadian wheat farmer,...
Tickets: £12 (Admits One, £10 redeemable against a signed copy of Love Lane) or £22 (Admits One & includes a signed copy of Love Lane)
Join us for an evening with highly acclaimed author and journalist John Lanchester as he talks about his new novel Look What You Made Me Do, a blackly funny page-turner. What if the year’s most talked about tv show was all about your marriage? Kate, thirty years...
Tickets: £10 without book (admits one, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of Look What You Made Me Do) or £20 with book (admits one, includes signed copy of Look What You Made Me Do))
Join us for an evening with Sunday Times bestselling author Clare Mackintosh as she talks ‘in conversation’ about her gripping new psychological thriller, It’s Not What You Think. From crime fighter to crime writer. Drawing on her career as a former...
Tickets: £12 without book (admits one, £10 redeemable against a signed copy of It's Not What You Think) or £19 (admits one, includes signed copy of It's Not What You Think)
Join us for an evening with award-winning author Alex Preston as he talks about his new novel A Stranger in Corfu, a gripping and stylish literary thriller set on a sun-soaked isle off Corfu. On the Greek island of Vidos the past lingers like salt in the air. The...
Tickets: £10 (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of A Stranger in Corfu) or £17 (Admits One & includes a signed copy of A Stranger in Corfu)
Join us for an evening with Sunday Times bestselling author, journalist and mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon as she discusses her debut novel People Pleaser – a fiercely funny, instantly relatable, and utterly feel-good novel about the pressures women feel to...
Tickets: £12 without book (Admits one, £10 redeemable against a signed copy of People Pleaser) or £22 (Admits one, includes a signed copy of People Pleaser)
Join us for an afternoon with Sunday Times bestselling author, journalist and mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon as she discusses her debut novel People Pleaser – a fiercely funny, instantly relatable, and utterly feel-good novel about the pressures women feel to...
Tickets: £12 without book (Admits one, £10 redeemable against a signed copy of People Pleaser) or £22 (Admits one, includes a signed copy of People Pleaser)
Join us for an evening with Sian Hughes, the Booker Longlisted author of Pearl, as she talks about her new novel No Such Thing as Monday. Steffie spends her days working in a dry-cleaner’s, trying to scrub the world clean one garment at a time. But no matter how...
Tickets: £10 (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of No Such Thing as Monday) or £15 (Admits One & includes a signed copy of No Such Thing as Monday)
Join us for an evening with bestselling author Matt Haig as he talks about his new novel The Midnight Train, a heartwarming time-travel adventure with a special train that can take you to your past. When your life flashes before your eyes, where would you stop? No one...
Tickets: £12 without book (Admits one, £10 redeemable against a signed copy of The Midnight Train) or £22 (Admits one, includes a signed copy of The Midnight Train)
Booka Bookshop and Linghams Booksellers are thrilled to present an evening with bestselling author Maggie O’Farrell, to celebrate the publication of her new novel, Land. Inspired by the mapping of Ireland in the mid nineteenth century, the new novel from the author of...
Tickets: £20 (General Admission) or £35 (Admission with book included)