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.
Come and meet the man behind the books! Bestselling author, best known for his Detective Superintendent Roy Grace series, Peter James, will be signing copies of his new book One of us is Dead at Booka on Thursday 19th September 1.30pm – 2.30pm. Creator of Her...
Tickets: £22 (Admits One and includes a signed copy of One of Us is Dead)
Join one of the great Welsh Rugby players of all time as Dan Biggar talks about his incredible career and his new autobiography, The Biggar Picture There are few more iconic jerseys in British sport than that of the Welsh fly-half and no one has worn it more often...
Tickets: £32 (includes a signed copy of The Biggar Picture)
Calling all crime fiction fans! Join us for a very special evening with bestselling crime author Ann Cleeves and special guest, Forensic Pathologist Prof James Grieve, as they talk about Ann’s new book The Dark Wives ‘live’ on stage with TV presenter...
Tickets: £30 All tickets include a signed copy of The Dark Wives plus the exclusive short story, Stranded.
Join us for an evening with Amy Jeffs, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Storyland and Wild as she talks about her new book Saints, delving deep into the history of Britain’s past through the tales that captured the medieval imagination. Numerous saints...
Tickets: £12 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of Saints) or £30 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of Saints)
Join us for an afternoon with Liane Moriarty, author of bestselling phenomenon Big Little Lies comes a compelling novel of family and fate, as a mysterious old woman shows confusion and paranoia in the lives of a disparate group of individuals. We’re all so busy,...
Tickets: £15 (admits one, redeemable against a hardback copy of 'Here One Moment' or £25 (admits one, includes a hardback copy of 'Here One Moment')
We are delighted to be working with Linghams Booksellers to host this event with Tim Spector at St George’s Hall in Liverpool. Join bestselling author of The Diet Myth, Spoon-Fed and Food for Life, Tim Spector, talks about his new book The Food For Life Cookbook In:...
Tickets: £35 (admits 1, includes a signed copy of The Food for Life Cookbook) or £45 (admits 2, includes a signed copy of The Food for Life Cookbook)
Join us for an evening with highly acclaimed nature writer John Lewis-Stempel as he talks about his new book England: A Natural History. Our countryside is iconic: a series of distinctive habitats that unite to create a landscape that is unique for the rich diversity...
Tickets: £15 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of England) / £25 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of England)
Welcome to Vlad The Fabulous Vampire – Sunday Crafternoon! Join us for a fang-tastic afternoon of crafting and creativity with Vlad the vampire. Get ready for a spooktacular time as we make spooky decorations and creepy crafts together. This event is perfect for...
We are delighted to be working with Linghams Booksellers to host this event with Ian Rankin at St George’s Hall in Liverpool, who will be interviewed by Louise Minchin. From the iconic crime writer and number one bestseller Ian Rankin comes a brand new John...
Tickets: £35 (Admits One & includes a signed hardback copy of Midnight and Blue) or £45 (Admits Two & includes one signed hardback copy of Midnight and Blue)
Join us for an evening with Tracy Chevalier, the globally bestselling author of Girl With a Pearl Earring, as she talks about her new book The Glassmaker. Vivid, inventive, spellbinding: a virtuoso portrait of a woman, a family and a city that are as everlasting as...
Tickets: £15 (admits one, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of The Glassmaker) or £20 (admits one & includes one signed copy of The Glassmaker)
We are delighted to be working with Linghams Booksellers to host this event with Jodi Picoult at Chester Racecourse. From the bestselling author of Mad Honey comes a sweeping and insightful novel of female identity and inequality set in both Elizabethan England and...
Tickets: £32 (admits 1 includes signed copy of By Any Other Name) or £42 (admits 2 includes 1 signed copy of By Any Other Name)
Join us for an evening with TV presenter, writer and broadcaster Kate Humble as she talks about her latest cookbook Home Made: Recipes from the Countryside. Featuring inspiring stories from 20 people, Home Made celebrates everyone who makes and grows the food we eat....
Tickets: £12 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of Home Made) or £26 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of Home Made)
Booka Bookshop and Lingham’s Booksellers are thrilled to present an evening with much loved comedian, writer and actress Miranda Hart, who will be joining us to talk about her new book I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest with You. A note from Miranda: ”Hello to...
Tickets: £35 (Admits One & includes copy of I Haven't Been Entirely Honest with You)
Join us for an evening with bestselling author, broadcaster and all-around national treasure, the Reverend Richard Coles, as he talks about his new novella Murder Under The Mistletoe, a cosy Christmas sequel in his Canon Clement series. It is Christmas Day and at...
Tickets: £15 (admits one & includes a signed copy of Murder Under the Mistletoe)
Come and meet The Reverend Richard Coles! Bestselling author, broadcaster and all-around national treasure, the Reverend Richard Coles, will be signing copies his new novella Murder Under The Mistletoe at Booka Bridgnorth on Wednesday 23rd October 1.30 – 2.30pm....
Tickets: £12.99 (Admits One and includes a signed copy of Murder Under the Mistletoe)
Join us for an evening with bestselling author Kate Mosse to celebrate her new novel The Map of Bones. The Map of Bones is an epic story of adventure and hardship, dispossession and injustice. The sequel to the No. 1 bestselling The Ghost Ship – this epic adventure...
Tickets: £15 without book (admits one, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of The Map of Bones) or £25 with book (admits one, ticket includes a signed copy of The Map of Bones)
Mackenzie Crook ; BAFTA award-winning writer, comedian, actor, and director in conversation. A collaboration event with Linghams Booksellers and Chester Storyhouse. Mackenzie will be interviewed about his new book, his first for adults . The first book for adults by...
Tickets: £28 (Admits One & includes a hardback copy of If Nick Drake Came to My House) or £37 (Admits two & includes one hardback copy of If Nick Drake Came to My House. Use promocode: PAIR)
Join us for an unforgettable evening with YA thriller icons Karen M. McManus (One of Us is Lying) and Jennifer Lynn Barnes (The Inheritance Games). Hear these masters of the thriller genre discuss their favourite thriller tropes, their writing processes and what...
Tickets: £10 (Admits One, ticket redeemable against book purchase)
Booka Bookshop and Linghams Booksellers are delighted to present an evening with much loved actor and TV presenter Martin Clunes as he talks ‘in conversation’ about his new book Meetings with Remarkable Animals. Martin Clunes combines personal memories of...
Tickets: £30 Admits One and includes a signed copy of Meetings with Remarkable Animals or £40 Admits Two and include One signed copy of Meetings with Remarkable Animals
Join star author and stonemason Andrew Ziminski, talking about their new book: Church Going. Enjoy a talk, Q&A, tour of local St Oswald’s Church in Oswestry, and book signing at Booka. Church Going is an insightful and charming history of Britain’s churches...
Tickets: £5 (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a hardback copy of Church Going)