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.
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)
Join us during Independent Bookshop Week for an evening ‘walk-and-talk’ with writer and storyteller Kim Willis to celebrate the publication of her debut book No Fair Maidens. No Fair Maidens is a blend of memoir, mythology, and landscape writing,...
Tickets: £10 (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of No Fair Maidens) or £20 (Admits One & includes a signed copy of No Fair Maidens)
Independent Bookshop Week 2026 Join us in Bridgnorth for an evening with bestselling crime writer Mark Edwards as he talks about his brand new psychological thirller, One of the Family. One of the family is dead. One of the family is missing. And one of the family...
Tickets: £10 (Admits One, £8 of ticket price redeemable against a signed copy of One of the Family) or £19 (Admits One & includes a signed copy of One of the Family)
Independent Bookshop Week 2026 Join us in Bridgnorth for a fun evening with artist, author and illustrator Matt Sewell as he talks about his art, his new book A Little Bird Told Me and hosts a fun quiz on bird phrases A Little Bird Told Me features 52 beautiful and...
Tickets: £11 (Admits One, includes a signed copy of A Little Bird Told Me)
Join us during Independent Bookshop Week for an evening with award winning writer and mentor Adam Farrer as talks about his bold, witty and tender book, Broken Biscuits: And Other Male Failures. Broken Biscuits vividly recounts Adam’s struggles to live up to masculine...
Tickets: £10 (includes a paperback copy of Broken Biscuits)
Two Booksellers Talking! Join us during Independent Bookshop Week as Carrie talks to writer and fellow bookseller Katie Clapham about her new book Receipts from the Bookshop: A Bookseller’s Year Many of us dream of owning a bookshop but for Katie Clapham it...
Tickets: £8 without book (ticket redeemable against a signed copy of Receipts from the Bookshop) or £19 with book ( includes signed copy of Receipts from the Bookshop)
Join us for an evening with Wyl Menmuir as he talks about his new book The Spirit of Stone. Following on from The Draw of The Sea and The Heart of the Woods, The Spirit of Stone completes Wyl’s trilogy of books reflecting on landscapes and place. From the lonely...
Tickets: £10 without book (£8 redeemable against a signed copy of The Spirit of Stone) or £17 with book (includes a signed copy of The Spirit of Stone)
Calling all food lovers! Join us for an evening with Nisha Katona, entrepreneur, author, TV presenter and founder of the Mowgli restaurant group, as she talks she about her new book, The Curry Bible – the only curry cookbook you will ever need! Nisha Katona’s...
Tickets: £12 without book (£10 redeemable against a signed copy of The Curry Bible) or £28 with book (Includes a signed copy of The Curry Bible)
Join us in Oswestry for an evening with bestselling crime writer Mark Edwards as he talks about his brand new psychological thirller, One of the Family. One of the family is dead. One of the family is missing. And one of the family might just be the killer… Patrick...
Tickets: Tickets: £10 (Admits One, £8 of ticket price redeemable against a signed copy of One of the Family) or £19 (Admits One & includes a signed copy of One of the Family)
Pride Storytime Join us at Booka for a special Pride Storytime event celebrating diversity and inclusion through the magic of stories. The Glamorous Grandmas by Jodie Lancet-Green and illustrated by Rose Gerrard is a stunningly stylish celebration of grandmas,...
Tickets: Free event
Join us for an evening with nature writer and author Jay Griffiths as she talks about her book How Animals Heal Us, published in paperback this July. From celebrated author Jay Griffiths comes a unique and heartfelt insight into the healing nature of our relationship...
Tickets: £10 without book (£6 redeemable against a paperback copy of How Animals Heal Us) or £14 with book (includes a paperback copy of How Animals Heal Us)
Join us in Bridgnorth for an evening with bestselling crime writers Shari Lapena and Claire Douglas as they talk ‘in conversation’ about their writing and their latest thrillers, Getting Away with Murder and The Family Friend. Shari Lapena Shari Lapena is...
Tickets: £12 without book (£10 redeemable against purchase of either book) or £20 with book (inc copy of Getting Away with Murder) / £20 with book (inc a copy of The Family Friend)
Join us in Oswestry for an afternoon with bestselling crime writers Shari Lapena and Claire Douglas as they talk ‘in conversation’ about their writing and their latest thrillers, Getting Away with Murder and The Family Friend. Shari Lapena Shari Lapena is the...
Tickets: £12 without book (£10 redeemable against purchase of either book) or £20 with book (inc a copy of Getting Away with Murder) / £20 with book (inc a copy of The Family Friend)
Booka Bookshop and Linghams Booksellers are thrilled to announce an event with comedian, broadcaster and author Mel Giedroyc to mark the publication of her new novel The Comeback The brand new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Mel Giedroyc is a funny,...
Tickets: £31 (Admits One, includes a copy of The Comenback) or £41 (Admits Two, with One copy of The Comeback)